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

The JMX Console part of Java Mission Control is just like any other JMX console. I'm of course biased, but in my opinion it's one of the more feature rich consoles available. The more unique part of JMC is the Java Flight Recorder part.

JMC is targeting production systems, and is very careful to avoid introducing unnecessary overhead. With the Java Flight Recorder you can do production time profiling and diagnostics with an almost unmeasurable overhead.