# Front-End Observability

[Introduction to Front-end Observability](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/_E12CszfTGc?rel=0&showinfo=0&modestbranding=1&autoplay=0)

Blackfire's frontend observability gives you clear, actionable insights into how your application performs in real-world browsers so you can identify bottlenecks early, improve user experience, and ship confidently.

[Browser Monitoring](browser-monitoring) helps you understand how your users truly experience your site by breaking down the page load into precise metrics.

[Analytics](analytics) gives you the insights you need to understand how users interact with your application.

## Privacy-First by Design

> **Note**
>
> Blackfire Monitoring and Analytics respects your users' privacy. We do **not** track individual users, set cookies, nor store personally identifiable information (PII).

That means:

- No cookie banner needed
- Fully GDPR-compliant by default
- No impact on user consent flows

You get actionable insights about how your app is used without compromising user trust or compliance.

- [Browser Monitoring ](browser-monitoring)

      [Requires Production](https://www.blackfire.io/pricing)
- [Browsing Browser Traces](browse-traces)
- [Analytics ](analytics)

      [Requires Production](https://www.blackfire.io/pricing)
- [Alerting](alerting)
- [Configuring Front-End Observability](configuration)
- [Usage](front-end-usage)