Best Mobile App Monitoring in 2026
Updated
In short: Guance Container Monitoring is ranked #1 of 22 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of BugSnag and Middleware. The best-ranked option with a free plan is BugSnag. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Alibaba Cloud ARMS RUM at $0.02/mo.
For teams investigating issues in mobile apps, the ranked options give you several monitoring signals to compare: ANR monitoring, app performance monitoring, network request tracing and session replay. Check supported platforms against the apps you work with, and consider data retention when reviewing how long information is kept. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add plan and cost details. Guance Container Monitoring appears first, followed by BugSnag and Middleware; Sentry Continuous Profiling is also among the first entries. The comparison criteria can help you focus on the monitoring coverage and platform support relevant to your work.
22 mobile app monitoring ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
#1 Guance Container Monitoring Top pick · 8.3 Free plan · Free
#2 BugSnag Runner-up · 8.1 Free plan · Free
#3 Middleware Also great · 8.1 Free plan · $0.30/mo
- Free planFree trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- ANR monitoring
- Yes
- Network request tracing
- Yes
- App performance monitoring
- Yes
- Session replay
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free planFree trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free planFree trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$0.30/mofirst paid tier About MiddlewareVisit site - Free planFree trial AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Network request tracing
- Yes
- App performance monitoring
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trialCHF 16.67/mofirst paid tier About AppeliumVisit site - Free planFree trial AndroidapiextensioniOSself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 199 /mo
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free planFree trial AndroidiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 99 /mo
- Network request tracing
- Yes
- App performance monitoring
- Yes
- Session replay
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$8.25/mofirst paid tier About BugseeVisit site - AndroidapiextensioniOSLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 26 /mo
- Session replay
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free planFree trial AndroidapiiOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- ANR monitoring
- Yes
- Network request tracing
- Yes
- App performance monitoring
- Yes
- Session replay
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 80 /mo
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$120/mofirst paid tier About Raygun Application Performance MonitoringVisit site - Free plan AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Network request tracing
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$39/mofirst paid tier About BugfenderVisit site - Free plan AndroidiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 19 /mo
- ANR monitoring
- No
- Network request tracing
- Yes
- App performance monitoring
- Yes
- Session replay
- No
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$19/mofirst paid tier About EAS ObserveVisit site - Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Network request tracing
- Yes
- App performance monitoring
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free trial AndroidiOSmacOSWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 250 /mo
- ANR monitoring
- Yes
- Network request tracing
- Yes
- App performance monitoring
- Yes
- Session replay
- No
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$250/mofirst paid tier About Scout by base14Visit site - Free plan AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 50 /mo
- Session replay
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$50/mofirst paid tier About MeasureVisit site - AndroidiOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- ANR monitoring
- Yes
- Network request tracing
- Yes
- App performance monitoring
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - AndroidiOSWeb
- Free plan
- No
- ANR monitoring
- Yes
- Network request tracing
- Yes
- App performance monitoring
- Yes
- Session replay
- No
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$0.02/mofirst paid tier About Alibaba Cloud ARMS RUMVisit site - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 176 /mo
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 57 /mo
- Network request tracing
- Yes
- Session replay
- No
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Session replay
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 15 /mo
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - iOSAndroid
- Free plan
- No
- Session replay
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial
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Questions about this list
Which mobile app monitoring is ranked first on Specifiction?
Guance Container Monitoring is ranked #1 of 22 with a score of 8.3. BugSnag is second and Middleware third.
How many of these have a free plan?
11 of the 22 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Alibaba Cloud ARMS RUM has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.02/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing. Paid placements never change a rank.