Blackfire.io vs Raygun

Blackfire.io vs Raygun: What are the differences?

Blackfire.io: Blackfire Profiler automatically instruments your code to gather data about consumed server resources like memory, CPU time, and I/O. Blackfire achieves a new level of accuracy by aggregating several profile samples and getting rid of non relevant data. Get even deeper and review the interactions with your entire stack (SQL database engines, cache servers, ...); Raygun: Use Raygun to track, manage, and report your software errors. Raygun gives you a window into how users are really experiencing your software applications. Detect, diagnose and resolve issues that are affecting end users with greater speed and accuracy.

Blackfire.io and Raygun are primarily classified as "Performance Monitoring" and "Exception Monitoring" tools respectively.

Some of the features offered by Blackfire.io are:

• Profile a page at a mouse click thanks to the Blackfire web browser extension
• Browse through the function calls and identify performance bottlenecks thanks to the Blackfire intuitive UI
• Because Blackfire is only triggered when you profile a request, there is no overhead for other requests

On the other hand, Raygun provides the following key features:

• Error, crash and performance monitoring, in one platform
• Support for every major programming language and platform
• Minutes to set up

"Deep insights into PHP request cycle" is the top reason why over 4 developers like Blackfire.io, while over 29 developers mention "Easy setup and brilliant features" as the leading cause for choosing Raygun.

Sellsuki, Olo, and GoFormz are some of the popular companies that use Raygun, whereas Blackfire.io is used by Blackfire.io, Showpad, and Basharsoft. Raygun has a broader approval, being mentioned in 44 company stacks & 6 developers stacks; compared to Blackfire.io, which is listed in 7 company stacks and 4 developer stacks.