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Crashpad vs Firebase Crashlytics
Both stand on game crash reporting software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
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Crashpad provides client-side capture and configurable report uploads, with options for diagnostic dumps and application-specific metadata. Its privacy responsibilities and platform-specific behavior matter when planning an integration.
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Free plan iPhoneAndroid
Visit Firebase Crashlytics The facts
| Crashpad | Firebase Crashlytics | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not published | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Android, iPhone, Linux, Mac, Windows | iPhone, Android |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Free or on request |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Maker | Not published | |
| Website | chromium.googlesource.com | firebase.google.com |
| On game crash reporting software | #22 of 26 | #18 of 26 |
Crashpad: what it does well
- Captures crash dumps and on-demand diagnostics
- Applications can add annotations and custom streams
- Supports Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows
- Reports use the Windows minidump format
- Free and open source
What to know first
- Client applications must obtain and honor upload consent
- iOS handler cannot catch some crash groups
- A crash-report processor is planned, with no timeline
Firebase Crashlytics: what it does well
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