GDB vs TRACE32
GDB
sourceware.org
TRACE32
lauterbach.comSide by side
| Figure | GDB | TRACE32 |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Debuggers | 8.0 (#9) | 7.1 (#23) |
| Purpose | GDB lets users inspect what another program is doing while it executes or after it crashes. | TRACE32 connects to embedded processor debug ports to control cores, inspect data, set breakpoints, and diagnose software failures and memory corruption. |
| Support | The project provides mailing lists for announcements, discussion, patches, bug reports, and testing. | Lauterbach provides a technical help desk, knowledge base, worldwide sales and support engineers, and an engineering support team. |
Plans
In their own words
GDB
GDB is a free debugger for inspecting a program as it runs or after it crashes. It can launch programs, stop execution under specified conditions, examine the stopped state, and change program state for experimentation. A target can run on the same machine, remotely, or in a simulator. GDB runs on popular UNIX variants, Microsoft Windows, and macOS, and supports languages including C, C++, Rust, Go, Ada, Fortran, Assembly, and others. Debugging options include conditional and exception breakpoints, core dump debugging, and record-and-replay with forward and reverse execution on supported platforms. For remote debugging, gdbserver connects a program to GDB. The console interpreter and GDB/MI are available, while Python extensions and the Debugger Adapter Protocol require Python support at build time. GDB is part of the GNU Project and is free software under the GNU General Public License, which allows copying, adaptation, and redistribution with source access. Official releases are available from GNU and Sourceware, with signature verification through the GNU keyring. Version 18.1 was released on September 25, 2026.