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Feedi vs. Instabug
Feedi and Instabug both collect feedback from inside your app, but they sit at opposite ends of the weight scale. Instabug is a rich diagnostics SDK that captures screenshots, device logs, and session data; Feedi is a headless, privacy-first SDK that collects feedback text with no screenshots or device tracking. This page helps you choose.
Which one fits your app
Choose Feedi when you
- Want lightweight in-app feedback without bloating your app or audit surface.
- Do not want screenshots, device identifiers, session replay, or analytics-style capture.
- Need EU or US data residency, chosen at the region level.
- Want flat indie pricing and a free plan rather than team-tier pricing.
Instabug may fit better when you
- Need rich bug reports with screenshots, annotations, and device logs.
- Want crash reporting and session diagnostics tied to feedback.
- Run a QA-heavy team and accept a larger SDK and more captured data.
Feedi vs. Instabug at a glance
| Dimension | Feedi | Instabug |
|---|---|---|
| SDK weight | Dependency-light SDKs with a thin networking layer — easy to read and audit. | A full-featured SDK that bundles bug reporting, crash reporting, and diagnostics capture. |
| In-app UI | Headless. You design the feedback moment in your own screens; nothing is rendered for you. | Ships built-in reporting UI, shake-to-report, and annotation flows. |
| Data captured | Only the feedback text you submit and metadata you choose. No screenshots, device IDs, or tracking. | Designed to capture rich diagnostics: screenshots, screen recording, device logs, and session data. |
| Privacy posture | Privacy-first by design, with EU or US data residency you choose at the region level. | Powerful diagnostics, but more data leaves the device by default; review its privacy controls carefully. |
| Best at | Lightweight in-app feedback that reaches a practical triage workflow without bloating your app. | Deep QA and crash debugging where screenshots and device context matter. |
| Pricing shape | Free Starter plan plus a flat, low-cost Indie plan, aimed at indie developers. | Team-oriented pricing that climbs with usage and seats. |
Instabug is a strong product for diagnostics-heavy workflows; this page frames it against Feedi’s lightweight, privacy-first approach rather than disputing its strengths. Review each provider’s current capabilities and pricing for specifics.
How integration looks with Feedi
Add Feedi through Swift Package Manager (github.com/getfeedi/feedi-ios-sdk, iOS 18+) or Gradle (Android API 26+), then submit feedback from your own UI. There is no widget to theme and no diagnostics to configure — just a small call that sends the feedback you collect to your inbox and any webhooks you set up.
Frequently asked
- Is Feedi a good Instabug alternative for an indie app?
- For lightweight feedback, yes. Instabug is a rich in-app SDK built for QA and crash debugging — it captures screenshots, device logs, and session data, which is powerful but heavy and team-priced. Feedi is the opposite trade-off: a tiny, headless, privacy-first SDK that collects the feedback text you ask for and routes it to a triage inbox, with no screenshots or device tracking. If you want diagnostics-heavy bug reporting, Instabug fits; if you want lightweight feedback that keeps your app small, Feedi fits.
- Does Feedi capture screenshots or device logs like Instabug?
- No, by design. Feedi takes no screenshots, captures no device identifiers, and records no session data. It stores only the feedback your app explicitly submits and the metadata you attach. That is a core part of keeping the SDK lightweight and the trust model easy to inspect.
- Is Feedi lighter to integrate than Instabug?
- Generally yes. Feedi's SDKs are dependency-light and headless — a thin networking layer with no bundled UI, image capture, or analytics — so there is less to add to your app and less to audit. Instabug bundles more capability, which is the point of it, but also more weight.
- Will I be locked in if I start with Feedi?
- No. You can export your feedback at any time, and signed webhooks let you mirror every submission into your own backend as it arrives, so you can switch providers by changing a single endpoint.
Get started
Read the integration docs, compare the free and Indie plans, or see the full headless feedback SDK comparison. Other comparisons: Feedi vs. Web3Forms and Feedi vs. Canny.