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Blackfire Profiler Chrome Extension Analysis

Developer & Designer Tools

Chrome extension ID: miefikpgahefdbcgoiicnmpbeeomffld

A developer utility that enables users to profile web applications directly from their browser. It focuses on identifying performance bottlenecks and visualizing code hot spots with low overhead.

Developer:Blackfire.io
Version:2026.8.0
Size:921KiB
Last updated:

Overview

Installs

10K+

Rating

4.6

26 reviews

Languages

1 locales

Includes English

Market analysis

Review-backed positioning, friction, and market signals for this Chrome extension.

Backed by review samples

Macro category

Developer & Designer Tools

Pricing friction

Low review signal

Complaint intensity

Moderate review signal

Listing & review signals
Observed signals from store listing text and review samples.

Listing positioning

Blackfire positions its extension as a browser-based companion for monitoring web application performance. It is designed to help developers visualize and identify code hot spots during both development and production stages.

Inferred product pattern

A professional developer utility acting as a browser interface for a specialized backend profiling service.

Review-backed pain points

Users expressed frustration regarding the requirement to create an account and reported encountering vague 'internal browser extension errors.'

Observed feature gaps

No feature gaps identified from reviews.

Tags
Performance ProfilerWeb DevelopmentApplication Monitoring
Target users

- Web Developers

- PHP Developers

- DevOps Engineers

Primary use cases

- Application performance profiling

- Identifying code hot spots

- Production server monitoring

Positive themes

- Effective for PHP application analysis

- Intuitive and simple to use

Negative themes

- Mandatory account creation

- Internal extension errors

Observed friction

- Account blocking complaints detected

- Performance complaints detected

- No specific pricing complaints were found in the reviews.

Evidence boundary: Evidence extracted from store listing descriptions and user reviews concerning performance monitoring utility and account/technical friction. The sample size is limited to 26 reviews.
Complaint summaries
Review-backed complaint signals grouped by operational area.

Support

No support-related complaints were found in the reviews.

Reliability

Users reported encountering 'internal browser extension error' messages without additional diagnostic information.

Privacy

No privacy-specific complaints were observed.

Access & pricing

- No clear monetization signal

- Account required for core usage

- No clear pricing signal

Store listing facts

Listing assets

- Screenshots: 1

- Videos: 1

- Languages: 1

Trust signals

- Privacy policy

- Developer contact

- Official website

Store metadata

- Version: 2026.8.0

- Size: 921KiB

- Last updated:

Listing SEO keywords

Search intent keywords
Keyword signals for evaluating how users may discover, compare, or search for this extension category.

Core discovery

web application profilingPHP performance monitoringcode hot spot analysis

Comparison

Blackfire vs XdebugXdebug alternative

Problem

web application performance bottlenecksslow PHP performance

Alternative

Application Performance MonitoringAPM tools

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Screenshots

Blackfire Profiler screenshot

Links

Website: blackfire.io

Privacy policy: https://blackfire.io/privacy

Videos: Watch

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