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bitdrift Capture
What bitdrift Capture is
bitdrift Capture is a mobile observability platform that lets teams adjust telemetry collection remotely. Its SDK keeps telemetry on the device and selectively uploads it under real-time control. Capture detects and groups fatal issues, with session context that can include network activity, logs, feature flags and user interactions. Instant Insights provides real-time views of app health, user experience, resource use and network performance. The maker says the compiled SDK is under 1 MB and supports configurable memory, disk and CPU use. Native SDK layers are described for iOS and Android, and supported platforms include React Native. Logging integrations include Timber, CocoaLumberjack and SwiftyBeaver; other listed options include OpenTelemetry, AWS CloudWatch, Datadog On-Call, PagerDuty and Slack. Jira, Linear, Grafana and Runway are marked as coming soon. The free tier costs nothing and includes five users, 100,000 crash reports per month, 50,000 active applications per month, 14-day data retention and three custom workflows.
Who it suits
Capture suits mobile engineering teams looking for on-device telemetry, remote collection controls and session context. Its free tier may suit teams within the listed user, application and report limits.
What it does well
- Groups fatal issues and adds session context.
- Instant Insights shows app and network performance.
- Compiled SDK is under 1 MB, according to the maker.
- Free tier includes three custom workflows.
What to know first
- Free tier is limited to five users.
- Free tier retains data for 14 days.
- Jira, Linear, Grafana and Runway are coming soon.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | 5 users · 100,000 crash reports/month · unlimited devices · 50,000 active applications/month · 14-day retention · 3 custom workflows · Slack alerting · basic mobile health metrics | Free |
| Enterprise | Unlimited users and active applications · configurable retention · unlimited workflows, crashes and exceptions · advanced performance monitoring · custom dimensions · session replay · custom integrations · SSO · dedicated 24/7 support | On request |
As bitdrift.io lists them, read 15 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Capture combines mobile issue context with real-time control over telemetry uploads. Check the free-tier limits and whether its listed integrations meet your needs before choosing a plan.
Facts from bitdrift Capture's own pages
- Alerts
- Alerts can notify Slack, PagerDuty or AWS SNS through configurable notification groups. · docs.bitdrift.io, 15 Oct 2026
- Android requirement
- The Android SDK requires minimum API level 23. · docs.bitdrift.io, 15 Oct 2026
- API authentication
- Direct API calls use an x-bitdrift-api-key header; JWT-authenticated direct API requests are not supported. · docs.bitdrift.io, 15 Oct 2026
- Available integrations
- Listed integrations include a public API, ClickHouse ClickStack, OpenTelemetry, AWS CloudWatch, AWS SNS, Datadog On-Call, HTTPS webhooks, PagerDuty and Slack. · bitdrift.io, 29 Sept 2026
- Coming-soon integrations
- Atlassian Jira, Linear, Grafana and Runway are marked as coming soon. · bitdrift.io, 15 Oct 2026
- Company founding and size
- LinkedIn lists bitdrift as founded in 2023, headquartered in San Francisco and sized at 11–50 employees. · linkedin.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Company legal name
- Crunchbase identifies the legal entity as bitdrift, Inc. · crunchbase.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Crash and issue context
- Capture detects and groups fatal issues and can provide session context including network activity, logs, feature flags and user interactions. · docs.bitdrift.io, 29 Sept 2026
- Crash context
- Fatal issues are automatically detected and grouped, with context such as network activity, logs, feature flags and user interactions. · docs.bitdrift.io, 15 Oct 2026
- Deployment options
- Deployment models are SaaS, Bring Your Own Bucket and Bring Your Own Cloud running in a customer AWS environment. · bitdrift.io, 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- Documentation includes quickstarts, SDK configuration, product guides, API services, API calling instructions, integrations, alerts and feature references. · docs.bitdrift.io, 15 Oct 2026
- Dynamic collection
- Engineers can change telemetry collection and workflow behavior remotely without waiting for a mobile release. · docs.bitdrift.io, 15 Oct 2026
- Funding
- Amplify Partners announced that it led bitdrift’s $15 million Series A in December 2023. · amplifypartners.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Google Play availability
- BitDrift’s Google Play developer page lists unrelated tracker and roster apps, but no bitdrift Capture app. · play.google.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California, United States · bitdrift.io, 23 Sept 2026
- Independent company description
- Crunchbase describes Capture as a mobile observability SDK that logs telemetry locally and uploads relevant data under real-time rules. · crunchbase.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Independent company facts
- LinkedIn lists Peter Morelli, Martin Conte Mac Donell and other employees and identifies the company as privately held. · linkedin.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Independent repository evidence
- GitHub shows the Capture SDK repository as public, with Kotlin, Rust and Swift-related source and 13 forks. · github.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Instant Insights
- Instant Insights provides real-time charts for application health, user experience, resources, network performance and device metrics. · docs.bitdrift.io, 15 Oct 2026
- Integration limitation
- The integrations page lists Atlassian Jira, Linear, Grafana and Runway as coming soon. · bitdrift.io, 29 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- Available integrations include ClickHouse ClickStack, OpenTelemetry, AWS CloudWatch, AWS SNS, Datadog On-Call, HTTPS webhooks, PagerDuty and Slack. · bitdrift.io, 15 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker says Capture focuses on mobile engineering teams seeking on-device telemetry, real-time control and session context. · bitdrift.io, 29 Sept 2026
- iOS requirement
- The iOS SDK requires minimum iOS version 15. · docs.bitdrift.io, 15 Oct 2026
- Licence
- The public shared-core repository states that packages use either Apache License 2.0 or PolyForm Shield 1.0.0; the Capture SDK repository is public but the product itself is a hosted commercial service. · github.com, 15 Oct 2026
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