What are the differences between JVisualVM and Java Mission Control?

Question

Other than the more \'advanced\' GUI from Java mission control, how are they different?

At first glance they seem to offer very similar functionality (Interpreting JMX d

Answer 1

One important point is that Mission Control is potentially not free to use on production environments. It is free for applications running in DEV & QA and Oracle are not currently enforcing the charges for production applications (as of Nov 2014). However, their executives have made it clear this may change in time.