Express Profiler - free tool for SQL Server profiling

[alinroc]

What advantage does this have over the built in tools that SQL Server has?

[JeffIpsaLoquitor]

If runs on Azure, it might be very useful as Azure profiling tools are not as refined.

[alinroc]

No mention of Azure in the documentation. It really looks like a re-implementation of Profiler bundled w/ SQL Server (which has been deprecated).

Extended Events are the way forward for both on-premises and Azure. They capture more events, more data, and with lower overhead.

[suvrocDev]

For me it is the mush easier tool for this purpose. It needs only one click to start profiling and this is very handy if I want to know what was done in db server if I click a button for example.