Top 20 Crash Reporting and Performance SDKs Used in Android Apps on Google Play
We at 42matters have identified the 20 most popular Crash Reporting and Performance SDKs leveraged by Android apps available on the Android app market.
Crash Reporting and Performance SDKs help developers monitor the performance of their mobile apps. By integrating these SDKs into their products, developers can leverage the crash detection, error reporting, performance monitoring, real-time analytics, and other related capabilities that they offer.
This list is based on our analysis of the millions of mobile applications – and the 2,300+ SDKs they use – that constitute the vast inventory of the Google Play Store. The accompanying data provides readers with a glimpse into the rich mobile application insights generated by the 42matters technology. This data is also available via our APIs, file dumps, Explorer, and SDK Explorer.
The intended purpose of this article is to assist app builders in their search for the perfect Crash Reporting and Performance SDK to leverage in their app, as well as to give SDK developers insight into their biggest competitors and potential customers. This data collected by our technology may also serve as a useful tool for folks researching the wider mobile app market.
The 20 most widely-integrated crash reporting and performance SDKs:
Google Firebase
Check “Google Firebase” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, 99.28% have integrated Google Firebase. This accounts for 98.98% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.
Firebase is Google's mobile platform SDK that helps you quickly develop high-quality apps and grow your business.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Google Firebase.
Firebase Crashlytics Fabric
Check “Firebase Crashlytics Fabric” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, 34.60% have integrated Firebase Crashlytics Fabric. This accounts for 43.16% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.
Firebase Crashlytics is an app that helps you track, prioritize, and fix stability issues that erode app quality, in realtime. Spend less time triaging and troubleshooting crashes and more time building app features that delight users.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Firebase Crashlytics Fabric.
Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, 8.81% have integrated Sentry. This accounts for 3.64% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.
The official Sentry SDK for iOS, tvOS, macOS, watchOS. This SDK is written in Objective-C, but also provides a nice Swift interface.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Sentry.
Firebase Performance Monitoring
Check “Firebase Performance Monitoring” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, 7.85% have integrated Firebase Performance Monitoring. This accounts for 11.54% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Firebase Performance Monitoring.
Firebase Crashlytics NDK
Check “Firebase Crashlytics NDK” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, 7.52% have integrated Firebase Crashlytics NDK. This accounts for 17.60% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Firebase Crashlytics NDK.
CodePush by Microsoft
Check “CodePush by Microsoft” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, 3.16% have integrated CodePush by Microsoft. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use CodePush by Microsoft.
Opencensus OpenTelemetry
Check “Opencensus OpenTelemetry” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, 1.37% have integrated Opencensus OpenTelemetry. This accounts for 4.35% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.
Opencensus OpenTelemetry is an SDK that makes robust, portable telemetry a built-in feature of cloud-native software.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Opencensus OpenTelemetry.
Datadog
Check “Datadog” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, 1.25% have integrated Datadog. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Datadog.
Bugsnag
Check “Bugsnag” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, 1.07% have integrated Bugsnag. This accounts for 2.20% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.
The Bugsnag SDK monitors application stability so you can make data-driven decisions on whether you should be building new features, or fixing bugs.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Bugsnag.
Huawei AppGallery Connect
Check “Huawei AppGallery Connect” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, 1.02% have integrated Huawei AppGallery Connect. This accounts for 1.45% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.
Huawei AppGallery Connect is your one-stop open platform covering the entire app lifecycle: innovation, development, distribution, operation, and analysis. Build and run your apps faster and better, while growing your experience and revenue.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Huawei AppGallery Connect.
New Relic Mobile
Check “New Relic Mobile” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, <1% have integrated New Relic Mobile. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.
New Relic One is an observability platform SDK built to help engineers create more perfect software.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use New Relic Mobile.
Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, <1% have integrated ACRA. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.
ACRA's SDK is a library that enables Android applications to automatically post their crash reports to a report server.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use ACRA.
Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, <1% have integrated Bugly. This accounts for 1.32% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.
The Tencent Bugly SDK provides mobile developers with professional reports and operation statistics, helping developers to quickly find and solve issues. At the same time it grasps product operation dynamics, and follows-up user feedback in a timely manner.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Bugly.
Dynatrace
Check “Dynatrace” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, <1% have integrated Dynatrace. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Dynatrace.
Among all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, <1% have integrated UXCam. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.
UXCam is an experience analytics solution for mobile apps. The UXCam SDK captures every micro interaction on your app, allowing you to replay, analyze and optimize the User Experience.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use UXCam.
Smartlook
Check “Smartlook” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, <1% have integrated Smartlook. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.
Smartlook is an SDK that records users on websites and in mobile apps. It has features that allow you to find useful information, even in thousands of recordings, in no time.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Smartlook.
FindBugs
Check “FindBugs” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, <1% have integrated FindBugs. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.
FindBugs is an SDK that uses static analysis to look for bugs in Java code.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use FindBugs.
LeakCanary
Check “LeakCanary” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, <1% have integrated LeakCanary. This accounts for 1.09% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.
LeakCanary is a a memory leak detection SDK for Android.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use LeakCanary.
Umeng Common ASMS
Check “Umeng Common ASMS” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, <1% have integrated Umeng Common ASMS. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.
Common is a Umeng Analytics SDK. It's a leading mobile app analytical platform in China.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Umeng Common ASMS.
Bugfender
Check “Bugfender” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing crash reporting and performance SDKs, <1% have integrated Bugfender. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the crash reporting and performance SDK category.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Bugfender.
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