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What it is

bitdrift Capture is a mobile observability platform that lets engineering teams tune telemetry collection remotely. Its SDK stores telemetry on the device and selectively uploads it under real-time control from bitdrift’s control plane. Capture detects and groups fatal issues, with session context that can include network activity, logs, feature flags, and user interactions. Instant Insights presents 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 Android and iOS; supported platforms also include React Native. Logging integrations include Timber on Android and CocoaLumberjack and SwiftyBeaver on iOS. Other listed integrations include OpenTelemetry, AWS CloudWatch, PagerDuty, Slack, and a public API. Jira, Linear, Grafana, and Runway are marked as coming soon. The free tier includes five users, 100,000 crash reports per month, 14-day retention, and three custom workflows.

Spec sheet

What it does
bitdrift Capture is a mobile observability platform that stores high-volume telemetry on devices and selectively uploads data through a real-time control plane.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.bitdrift.io
Product
bitdrift Capture is a dynamic observability platform for mobile applications that lets teams tune data collection remotely.Read 29 Sep 2026 · docs.bitdrift.io
Intended users
The maker says Capture focuses on mobile engineering teams seeking on-device telemetry, real-time control and session context.Read 29 Sep 2026 · bitdrift.io
Integrations
Available integrations include ClickHouse ClickStack, OpenTelemetry, AWS CloudWatch, AWS SNS, Datadog On-Call, HTTPS webhooks, PagerDuty and Slack.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bitdrift.io
Security
bitdrift states that it is SOC 2 certified and offers additional security features for customers.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bitdrift.io
Support
The free tier lists community Slack support, while Enterprise lists dedicated 24/7 support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bitdrift.io
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United StatesRead 23 Sep 2026 · bitdrift.io
Alerts
Alerts can notify Slack, PagerDuty or AWS SNS through configurable notification groups.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.bitdrift.io
Android requirement
The Android SDK requires minimum API level 23.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.bitdrift.io
API authentication
Direct API calls use an x-bitdrift-api-key header; JWT-authenticated direct API requests are not supported.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.bitdrift.io
Available integrations
Listed integrations include a public API, ClickHouse ClickStack, OpenTelemetry, AWS CloudWatch, AWS SNS, Datadog On-Call, HTTPS webhooks, PagerDuty and Slack.Read 29 Sep 2026 · bitdrift.io
Coming-soon integrations
Atlassian Jira, Linear, Grafana and Runway are marked as coming soon.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bitdrift.io
Company founding and size
LinkedIn lists bitdrift as founded in 2023, headquartered in San Francisco and sized at 11–50 employees.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Company legal name
Crunchbase identifies the legal entity as bitdrift, Inc.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com
Crash and issue context
Capture detects and groups fatal issues and can provide session context including network activity, logs, feature flags and user interactions.Read 29 Sep 2026 · docs.bitdrift.io
Crash context
Fatal issues are automatically detected and grouped, with context such as network activity, logs, feature flags and user interactions.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.bitdrift.io
Deployment options
Deployment models are SaaS, Bring Your Own Bucket and Bring Your Own Cloud running in a customer AWS environment.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bitdrift.io
Documentation
Documentation includes quickstarts, SDK configuration, product guides, API services, API calling instructions, integrations, alerts and feature references.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.bitdrift.io
Dynamic collection
Engineers can change telemetry collection and workflow behavior remotely without waiting for a mobile release.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.bitdrift.io
Funding
Amplify Partners announced that it led bitdrift’s $15 million Series A in December 2023.Read 15 Oct 2026 · amplifypartners.com
Google Play availability
BitDrift’s Google Play developer page lists unrelated tracker and roster apps, but no bitdrift Capture app.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
Independent company description
Crunchbase describes Capture as a mobile observability SDK that logs telemetry locally and uploads relevant data under real-time rules.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com
Independent company facts
LinkedIn lists Peter Morelli, Martin Conte Mac Donell and other employees and identifies the company as privately held.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Independent repository evidence
GitHub shows the Capture SDK repository as public, with Kotlin, Rust and Swift-related source and 13 forks.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
Instant Insights
Instant Insights provides real-time charts for application health, user experience, resources, network performance and device metrics.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.bitdrift.io
Integration limitation
The integrations page lists Atlassian Jira, Linear, Grafana and Runway as coming soon.Read 29 Sep 2026 · bitdrift.io
iOS requirement
The iOS SDK requires minimum iOS version 15.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.bitdrift.io
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.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
Limit: enterprise price opacity
Enterprise pricing is contact-only, so the public page does not state a paid dollar amount.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bitdrift.io
Limit: free-tier exclusions
The free tier excludes spans, session replay, SLOs, resource utilization, custom dimensions, custom reports, SSO, RBAC, data integrations and bring-your-own-bucket storage.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bitdrift.io
Limit: workflow deprecation
The changelog says viewing captured data for deactivated workflows was removed and workflows must be deployed to view matching sessions.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bitdrift.io
Logging integrations
The Capture SDK documentation describes integrations for Timber on Android and CocoaLumberjack and SwiftyBeaver on iOS.Read 29 Sep 2026 · docs.bitdrift.io
Mobile SDK platforms
The maker describes lightweight native SDK layers for iOS and Android.Read 29 Sep 2026 · bitdrift.io
Notable news: AWS Marketplace
bitdrift announced AWS Marketplace availability on April 13, 2026 and said the SDK had appeared in more than one billion distinct app installs.Read 15 Oct 2026 · blog.bitdrift.io
Notable news: changelog
The October 15, 2026 changelog added multiple chart types for exploring workflow data.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bitdrift.io
On-device telemetry
The Capture SDK stores telemetry locally and selectively uploads data under real-time control from bitdrift’s control plane.Read 29 Sep 2026 · docs.bitdrift.io
Privacy design
The company says Capture is designed by default not to collect, store or process personal information, while customer configuration can enable personal-data processing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bitdrift.io
Public API
The public API supports gRPC, Connect, gRPC-over-JSON and CLI access for automation, signal export and custom tooling.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bitdrift.io
React Native requirement
The React Native SDK requires iOS 15 and Android API level 23.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.bitdrift.io
Review-site availability
TrustRadius’s public homepage lists featured products and review counts but does not show a bitdrift Capture profile or rating.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com
SDK data-loss tradeoff
Workflow processing runs on a background thread and logs may be dropped rather than blocking application threads when processing cannot keep up.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.bitdrift.io
SDK performance
The maker says the compiled SDK is under 1 MB and supports configurable memory, disk and CPU use.Read 29 Sep 2026 · bitdrift.io
SDK resource use
The default SDK configuration uses about 156 bytes/minute download bandwidth, 250 bytes/minute upload bandwidth, 5 MiB disk storage and 2 MiB RAM for log buffers.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.bitdrift.io
SDKs
Official SDK integration paths cover Android, iOS and React Native, with Android Maven, iOS Swift Package Manager or CocoaPods, and npm distribution.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.bitdrift.io
Security and privacy
The maker states that bitdrift has SOC 2 Type II certification and that the SDK and SaaS are designed not to collect PII directly.Read 29 Sep 2026 · blog.bitdrift.io
Session replay
Session Replay is available as an Enterprise capability and is included in the product’s session investigation tooling.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bitdrift.io
Session timeline
Timeline presents captured logs and session context for detailed investigation of individual sessions.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.bitdrift.io
Workflows
Workflows deploy targeting and data-selection rules from the control plane to individual devices or large fleets.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.bitdrift.io

Plans and prices

Free tier Free 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 Read 15 Oct 2026 · bitdrift.io
Enterprise Priced on request 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 Read 15 Oct 2026 · bitdrift.io

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Real-time control of selective telemetry uploads
  • Groups fatal issues with session context
  • Free tier includes 100,000 crash reports monthly
  • Supports Android, iOS, and React Native

Limits

  • Free tier is limited to five users
  • Free tier retains data for 14 days
  • Several integrations are marked coming soon

Who it suits

Capture suits mobile engineering teams seeking remote control over on-device telemetry and context around app issues. The free tier has defined user, report, retention, and workflow limits.

Verdict

Capture combines on-device data collection with issue context and real-time app health views. Review the free-tier limits and the status of integrations you need before evaluating a paid plan.

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