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EAS Observe vs Sentry Continuous Profiling

Both stand on mobile app monitoring. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

EAS Observe

Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb

EAS Observe focuses on performance timing and release comparisons for Expo apps. Check the SDK, build, and usage requirements before choosing a plan.

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Sentry Continuous Profiling

Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+6

Sentry offers continuous backend profiling alongside UI profiling for mobile and browser applications. Teams should account for the performance-monitoring prerequisite and profile-hour billing model.

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The facts

	EAS Observe	Sentry Continuous Profiling
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Android, iPhone, Web	Android, API, Extension, iPhone, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows
Lowest paid plan	Starter: $19 a month	Not published
Plans published	4	None
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	expo.dev	sentry.io
On mobile app monitoring	#8 of 25	#17 of 25

EAS Observe: what it does well

Tracks launch, render, and interaction timings
Compares metrics across app versions and OTA updates
Custom events can be analyzed with performance data
Free plan includes 100K events per month

What to know first

Requires Expo SDK 55 or later
Not available in Expo Go
Error and crash reporting are preview features
Starter plan has additional usage costs

Sentry Continuous Profiling: what it does well

Finds bottlenecks at function and code-line level
Continuous profiles have no fixed duration limit
Aggregate Flamegraph summarizes project performance
UI Profiling covers mobile and browser runtimes
Integrates with tools including GitHub and Jira

What to know first

Performance monitoring must be enabled first
Continuous profiling availability depends on the SDK
Profiling is billed by profile hours

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