diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bb82d1bfdba..686f2d778bd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 ### Breaking Changes
 
+- `SentryOptions.getIgnoredErrors()`, `getIgnoredTransactions()`, `getIgnoredCheckIns()` and `getIgnoredSpanOrigins()` now return `List<String>` instead of `List<FilterString>`, matching their setters ([#6489](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/6489))
 - The SDK is now compiled for Java 11 instead of Java 8. JVM applications need Java 11 or newer ([#6459](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/6459))
 - Default trace context status to `ok` when an active span has no explicit status ([#6418](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/6418))
 - Remove the deprecated user feedback APIs ([#6337](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/6337))
diff --git a/sentry-android-core/src/test/java/io/sentry/android/core/ManifestMetadataReaderTest.kt b/sentry-android-core/src/test/java/io/sentry/android/core/ManifestMetadataReaderTest.kt
index a32abe4befd..d7481c22b25 100644
--- a/sentry-android-core/src/test/java/io/sentry/android/core/ManifestMetadataReaderTest.kt
+++ b/sentry-android-core/src/test/java/io/sentry/android/core/ManifestMetadataReaderTest.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import android.os.Bundle
 import androidx.core.os.bundleOf
 import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4
 import com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat
-import io.sentry.FilterString
 import io.sentry.HttpBodyType
 import io.sentry.ILogger
 import io.sentry.KeyValueCollectionBehavior
@@ -2083,7 +2082,7 @@ class ManifestMetadataReaderTest {
 
     // Assert
     assertEquals(
-      listOf(FilterString("Some error"), FilterString("Another .*")),
+      listOf("Some error", "Another .*"),
       fixture.options.ignoredErrors,
     )
   }
diff --git a/sentry-apollo-3/src/main/java/io/sentry/apollo3/SentryApollo3HttpInterceptor.kt b/sentry-apollo-3/src/main/java/io/sentry/apollo3/SentryApollo3HttpInterceptor.kt
index 53e48657393..b9fdd060c3e 100644
--- a/sentry-apollo-3/src/main/java/io/sentry/apollo3/SentryApollo3HttpInterceptor.kt
+++ b/sentry-apollo-3/src/main/java/io/sentry/apollo3/SentryApollo3HttpInterceptor.kt
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ constructor(
   }
 
   private fun isIgnored(): Boolean =
-    SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOrigins(), TRACE_ORIGIN)
+    SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOriginFilters(), TRACE_ORIGIN)
 
   private fun removeSentryInternalHeaders(headers: List<HttpHeader>): List<HttpHeader> =
     headers.filterNot {
diff --git a/sentry-apollo-4/src/main/java/io/sentry/apollo4/SentryApollo4HttpInterceptor.kt b/sentry-apollo-4/src/main/java/io/sentry/apollo4/SentryApollo4HttpInterceptor.kt
index aea5d6691c4..c39638bac58 100644
--- a/sentry-apollo-4/src/main/java/io/sentry/apollo4/SentryApollo4HttpInterceptor.kt
+++ b/sentry-apollo-4/src/main/java/io/sentry/apollo4/SentryApollo4HttpInterceptor.kt
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ constructor(
   }
 
   private fun isIgnored(): Boolean =
-    SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().ignoredSpanOrigins, TRACE_ORIGIN)
+    SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().ignoredSpanOriginFilters, TRACE_ORIGIN)
 
   private fun removeSentryInternalHeaders(headers: List<HttpHeader>): List<HttpHeader> =
     headers.filterNot { header ->
diff --git a/sentry-apollo-5/src/main/java/io/sentry/apollo5/SentryApollo5HttpInterceptor.kt b/sentry-apollo-5/src/main/java/io/sentry/apollo5/SentryApollo5HttpInterceptor.kt
index f74d0fec111..b0c4aadae1d 100644
--- a/sentry-apollo-5/src/main/java/io/sentry/apollo5/SentryApollo5HttpInterceptor.kt
+++ b/sentry-apollo-5/src/main/java/io/sentry/apollo5/SentryApollo5HttpInterceptor.kt
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ constructor(
   }
 
   private fun isIgnored(): Boolean =
-    SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().ignoredSpanOrigins, TRACE_ORIGIN)
+    SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().ignoredSpanOriginFilters, TRACE_ORIGIN)
 
   private fun startChild(
     request: HttpRequest,
diff --git a/sentry-apollo/src/main/java/io/sentry/apollo/SentryApolloInterceptor.kt b/sentry-apollo/src/main/java/io/sentry/apollo/SentryApolloInterceptor.kt
index 907217bea7f..c50d85a05eb 100644
--- a/sentry-apollo/src/main/java/io/sentry/apollo/SentryApolloInterceptor.kt
+++ b/sentry-apollo/src/main/java/io/sentry/apollo/SentryApolloInterceptor.kt
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class SentryApolloInterceptor(
   }
 
   private fun isIgnored(): Boolean =
-    SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOrigins(), TRACE_ORIGIN)
+    SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOriginFilters(), TRACE_ORIGIN)
 
   private fun startChild(request: InterceptorRequest, activeSpan: ISpan): ISpan {
     val operation = request.operation.name().name()
diff --git a/sentry-kafka/src/main/java/io/sentry/kafka/SentryKafkaConsumerTracing.java b/sentry-kafka/src/main/java/io/sentry/kafka/SentryKafkaConsumerTracing.java
index a45505f1019..15e97b3663d 100644
--- a/sentry-kafka/src/main/java/io/sentry/kafka/SentryKafkaConsumerTracing.java
+++ b/sentry-kafka/src/main/java/io/sentry/kafka/SentryKafkaConsumerTracing.java
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ private static <T extends Throwable> void throwUnchecked(final @NotNull Throwabl
   }
 
   private boolean isIgnored() {
-    return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOrigins(), TRACE_ORIGIN);
+    return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOriginFilters(), TRACE_ORIGIN);
   }
 
   private <K, V> @Nullable ITransaction startTransaction(
diff --git a/sentry-kafka/src/main/java/io/sentry/kafka/SentryKafkaProducer.java b/sentry-kafka/src/main/java/io/sentry/kafka/SentryKafkaProducer.java
index 312faabbb42..4ea3853977e 100644
--- a/sentry-kafka/src/main/java/io/sentry/kafka/SentryKafkaProducer.java
+++ b/sentry-kafka/src/main/java/io/sentry/kafka/SentryKafkaProducer.java
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ private void finishWithError(final @NotNull ISpan span, final @NotNull Throwable
     }
 
     private boolean isIgnored() {
-      return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOrigins(), traceOrigin);
+      return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOriginFilters(), traceOrigin);
     }
 
     private void maybeInjectHeaders(final @NotNull Headers headers, final @Nullable ISpan span) {
diff --git a/sentry-ktor-client/src/main/java/io/sentry/ktorClient/SentryKtorClientPlugin.kt b/sentry-ktor-client/src/main/java/io/sentry/ktorClient/SentryKtorClientPlugin.kt
index 0e4538fb418..a400a64762a 100644
--- a/sentry-ktor-client/src/main/java/io/sentry/ktorClient/SentryKtorClientPlugin.kt
+++ b/sentry-ktor-client/src/main/java/io/sentry/ktorClient/SentryKtorClientPlugin.kt
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public val SentryKtorClientPlugin: ClientPlugin<SentryKtorClientPluginConfig> =
 
       if (
         !SpanUtils.isIgnored(
-          effectiveScopes.options.getIgnoredSpanOrigins(),
+          effectiveScopes.options.getIgnoredSpanOriginFilters(),
           TRACE_ORIGIN,
         )
       ) {
diff --git a/sentry-okhttp/src/main/java/io/sentry/okhttp/SentryOkHttpInterceptor.kt b/sentry-okhttp/src/main/java/io/sentry/okhttp/SentryOkHttpInterceptor.kt
index f29396d1068..1cfe0ae1da7 100644
--- a/sentry-okhttp/src/main/java/io/sentry/okhttp/SentryOkHttpInterceptor.kt
+++ b/sentry-okhttp/src/main/java/io/sentry/okhttp/SentryOkHttpInterceptor.kt
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ public open class SentryOkHttpInterceptor(
   }
 
   private fun isIgnored(): Boolean =
-    SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOrigins(), TRACE_ORIGIN)
+    SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOriginFilters(), TRACE_ORIGIN)
 
   private fun sendBreadcrumb(
     request: Request,
diff --git a/sentry-openfeign/src/main/java/io/sentry/openfeign/SentryFeignClient.java b/sentry-openfeign/src/main/java/io/sentry/openfeign/SentryFeignClient.java
index 25c93a15640..96f40814587 100644
--- a/sentry-openfeign/src/main/java/io/sentry/openfeign/SentryFeignClient.java
+++ b/sentry-openfeign/src/main/java/io/sentry/openfeign/SentryFeignClient.java
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public Response execute(final @NotNull Request request, final @NotNull Request.O
   }
 
   private boolean isIgnored() {
-    return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOrigins(), TRACE_ORIGIN);
+    return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOriginFilters(), TRACE_ORIGIN);
   }
 
   private void addBreadcrumb(final @NotNull Request request, final @Nullable Response response) {
diff --git a/sentry-opentelemetry/sentry-opentelemetry-bootstrap/src/main/java/io/sentry/opentelemetry/OtelSpanFactory.java b/sentry-opentelemetry/sentry-opentelemetry-bootstrap/src/main/java/io/sentry/opentelemetry/OtelSpanFactory.java
index f64d07e8c3c..0e28cedf177 100644
--- a/sentry-opentelemetry/sentry-opentelemetry-bootstrap/src/main/java/io/sentry/opentelemetry/OtelSpanFactory.java
+++ b/sentry-opentelemetry/sentry-opentelemetry-bootstrap/src/main/java/io/sentry/opentelemetry/OtelSpanFactory.java
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ public OtelSpanFactory() {
       final @NotNull SpanOptions spanOptions,
       final @NotNull SpanContext spanContext,
       final @Nullable ISpan parentSpan) {
-    if (SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOrigins(), spanOptions.getOrigin())) {
+    if (SpanUtils.isIgnored(
+        scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOriginFilters(), spanOptions.getOrigin())) {
       return NoOpSpan.getInstance();
     }
 
diff --git a/sentry-spring-7/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring7/kafka/SentryKafkaRecordInterceptor.java b/sentry-spring-7/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring7/kafka/SentryKafkaRecordInterceptor.java
index dca7c7d61dd..abae5b44cb6 100644
--- a/sentry-spring-7/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring7/kafka/SentryKafkaRecordInterceptor.java
+++ b/sentry-spring-7/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring7/kafka/SentryKafkaRecordInterceptor.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public void clearThreadState(final @NotNull Consumer<?, ?> consumer) {
   }
 
   private boolean isIgnored() {
-    return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOrigins(), TRACE_ORIGIN);
+    return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOriginFilters(), TRACE_ORIGIN);
   }
 
   private @Nullable ConsumerRecord<K, V> delegateIntercept(
diff --git a/sentry-spring-7/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring7/tracing/SentrySpanClientHttpRequestInterceptor.java b/sentry-spring-7/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring7/tracing/SentrySpanClientHttpRequestInterceptor.java
index d0d0923a42b..d468d43ccec 100644
--- a/sentry-spring-7/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring7/tracing/SentrySpanClientHttpRequestInterceptor.java
+++ b/sentry-spring-7/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring7/tracing/SentrySpanClientHttpRequestInterceptor.java
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ private void maybeAddTracingHeaders(
   }
 
   private boolean isIgnored() {
-    return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOrigins(), traceOrigin);
+    return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOriginFilters(), traceOrigin);
   }
 
   private void addBreadcrumb(
diff --git a/sentry-spring-7/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring7/tracing/SentrySpanClientWebRequestFilter.java b/sentry-spring-7/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring7/tracing/SentrySpanClientWebRequestFilter.java
index df3cd548218..9ab8520484d 100644
--- a/sentry-spring-7/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring7/tracing/SentrySpanClientWebRequestFilter.java
+++ b/sentry-spring-7/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring7/tracing/SentrySpanClientWebRequestFilter.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public SentrySpanClientWebRequestFilter(final @NotNull IScopes scopes) {
   }
 
   private boolean isIgnored() {
-    return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOrigins(), TRACE_ORIGIN);
+    return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOriginFilters(), TRACE_ORIGIN);
   }
 
   private void addBreadcrumb(
diff --git a/sentry-spring-7/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring7/tracing/SentryTracingFilter.java b/sentry-spring-7/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring7/tracing/SentryTracingFilter.java
index 048d1b584c1..a978c57d9c3 100644
--- a/sentry-spring-7/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring7/tracing/SentryTracingFilter.java
+++ b/sentry-spring-7/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring7/tracing/SentryTracingFilter.java
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ protected void doFilterInternal(
   }
 
   private boolean isIgnored() {
-    return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOrigins(), TRACE_ORIGIN);
+    return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOriginFilters(), TRACE_ORIGIN);
   }
 
   private void doFilterWithTransaction(
diff --git a/sentry-spring-7/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring7/webflux/AbstractSentryWebFilter.java b/sentry-spring-7/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring7/webflux/AbstractSentryWebFilter.java
index 488d0ab4816..898c9fd5937 100644
--- a/sentry-spring-7/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring7/webflux/AbstractSentryWebFilter.java
+++ b/sentry-spring-7/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring7/webflux/AbstractSentryWebFilter.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ && shouldTraceRequest(requestScopes, request)) {
   }
 
   private boolean isIgnored(final @NotNull IScopes scopes, final @NotNull String origin) {
-    return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOrigins(), origin);
+    return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOriginFilters(), origin);
   }
 
   protected void doFinally(
diff --git a/sentry-spring-boot-4/src/test/kotlin/io/sentry/spring/boot4/SentryAutoConfigurationTest.kt b/sentry-spring-boot-4/src/test/kotlin/io/sentry/spring/boot4/SentryAutoConfigurationTest.kt
index 9aa8cb006d1..7f15669b104 100644
--- a/sentry-spring-boot-4/src/test/kotlin/io/sentry/spring/boot4/SentryAutoConfigurationTest.kt
+++ b/sentry-spring-boot-4/src/test/kotlin/io/sentry/spring/boot4/SentryAutoConfigurationTest.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import com.acme.MainBootClass
 import io.opentelemetry.api.OpenTelemetry
 import io.sentry.Breadcrumb
 import io.sentry.EventProcessor
-import io.sentry.FilterString
 import io.sentry.Hint
 import io.sentry.IContinuousProfiler
 import io.sentry.IProfileConverter
@@ -279,12 +278,9 @@ class SentryAutoConfigurationTest {
           .containsOnly("localhost", "^(http|https)://api\\..*\$")
         assertThat(options.isEnabled).isEqualTo(false)
         assertThat(options.isSendModules).isEqualTo(false)
-        assertThat(options.ignoredCheckIns)
-          .containsOnly(FilterString("slug1"), FilterString("slugB"))
-        assertThat(options.ignoredErrors)
-          .containsOnly(FilterString("Some error"), FilterString("Another .*"))
-        assertThat(options.ignoredTransactions)
-          .containsOnly(FilterString("transactionName1"), FilterString("transactionNameB"))
+        assertThat(options.ignoredCheckIns).containsOnly("slug1", "slugB")
+        assertThat(options.ignoredErrors).containsOnly("Some error", "Another .*")
+        assertThat(options.ignoredTransactions).containsOnly("transactionName1", "transactionNameB")
         assertThat(options.isEnableBackpressureHandling).isEqualTo(false)
         assertThat(options.isEnableDatabaseTransactionTracing).isEqualTo(true)
         assertThat(options.isEnableCacheTracing).isEqualTo(true)
diff --git a/sentry-spring-boot-jakarta/src/test/kotlin/io/sentry/spring/boot/jakarta/SentryAutoConfigurationTest.kt b/sentry-spring-boot-jakarta/src/test/kotlin/io/sentry/spring/boot/jakarta/SentryAutoConfigurationTest.kt
index c3a8fd2506b..1b46809b3f3 100644
--- a/sentry-spring-boot-jakarta/src/test/kotlin/io/sentry/spring/boot/jakarta/SentryAutoConfigurationTest.kt
+++ b/sentry-spring-boot-jakarta/src/test/kotlin/io/sentry/spring/boot/jakarta/SentryAutoConfigurationTest.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import io.opentelemetry.api.OpenTelemetry
 import io.sentry.Breadcrumb
 import io.sentry.DataCategory
 import io.sentry.EventProcessor
-import io.sentry.FilterString
 import io.sentry.Hint
 import io.sentry.IContinuousProfiler
 import io.sentry.IProfileConverter
@@ -284,12 +283,9 @@ class SentryAutoConfigurationTest {
           .containsOnly("localhost", "^(http|https)://api\\..*\$")
         assertThat(options.isEnabled).isEqualTo(false)
         assertThat(options.isSendModules).isEqualTo(false)
-        assertThat(options.ignoredCheckIns)
-          .containsOnly(FilterString("slug1"), FilterString("slugB"))
-        assertThat(options.ignoredErrors)
-          .containsOnly(FilterString("Some error"), FilterString("Another .*"))
-        assertThat(options.ignoredTransactions)
-          .containsOnly(FilterString("transactionName1"), FilterString("transactionNameB"))
+        assertThat(options.ignoredCheckIns).containsOnly("slug1", "slugB")
+        assertThat(options.ignoredErrors).containsOnly("Some error", "Another .*")
+        assertThat(options.ignoredTransactions).containsOnly("transactionName1", "transactionNameB")
         assertThat(options.isEnableBackpressureHandling).isEqualTo(false)
         assertThat(options.isEnableDatabaseTransactionTracing).isEqualTo(true)
         assertThat(options.isForceInit).isEqualTo(true)
diff --git a/sentry-spring-boot/src/test/kotlin/io/sentry/spring/boot/SentryAutoConfigurationTest.kt b/sentry-spring-boot/src/test/kotlin/io/sentry/spring/boot/SentryAutoConfigurationTest.kt
index 315a3c1449b..9b9501246e5 100644
--- a/sentry-spring-boot/src/test/kotlin/io/sentry/spring/boot/SentryAutoConfigurationTest.kt
+++ b/sentry-spring-boot/src/test/kotlin/io/sentry/spring/boot/SentryAutoConfigurationTest.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import io.opentelemetry.api.OpenTelemetry
 import io.sentry.Breadcrumb
 import io.sentry.DataCategory
 import io.sentry.EventProcessor
-import io.sentry.FilterString
 import io.sentry.Hint
 import io.sentry.IContinuousProfiler
 import io.sentry.IProfileConverter
@@ -282,12 +281,9 @@ class SentryAutoConfigurationTest {
           .containsOnly("localhost", "^(http|https)://api\\..*\$")
         assertThat(options.isEnabled).isEqualTo(false)
         assertThat(options.isSendModules).isEqualTo(false)
-        assertThat(options.ignoredCheckIns)
-          .containsOnly(FilterString("slug1"), FilterString("slugB"))
-        assertThat(options.ignoredErrors)
-          .containsOnly(FilterString("Some error"), FilterString("Another .*"))
-        assertThat(options.ignoredTransactions)
-          .containsOnly(FilterString("transactionName1"), FilterString("transactionNameB"))
+        assertThat(options.ignoredCheckIns).containsOnly("slug1", "slugB")
+        assertThat(options.ignoredErrors).containsOnly("Some error", "Another .*")
+        assertThat(options.ignoredTransactions).containsOnly("transactionName1", "transactionNameB")
         assertThat(options.isEnableBackpressureHandling).isEqualTo(false)
         assertThat(options.isEnableDatabaseTransactionTracing).isEqualTo(true)
         assertThat(options.isForceInit).isEqualTo(true)
diff --git a/sentry-spring-jakarta/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/jakarta/kafka/SentryKafkaRecordInterceptor.java b/sentry-spring-jakarta/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/jakarta/kafka/SentryKafkaRecordInterceptor.java
index 4d5abda711f..32db2eea846 100644
--- a/sentry-spring-jakarta/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/jakarta/kafka/SentryKafkaRecordInterceptor.java
+++ b/sentry-spring-jakarta/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/jakarta/kafka/SentryKafkaRecordInterceptor.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public void clearThreadState(final @NotNull Consumer<?, ?> consumer) {
   }
 
   private boolean isIgnored() {
-    return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOrigins(), TRACE_ORIGIN);
+    return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOriginFilters(), TRACE_ORIGIN);
   }
 
   private @Nullable ConsumerRecord<K, V> delegateIntercept(
diff --git a/sentry-spring-jakarta/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/jakarta/tracing/SentrySpanClientHttpRequestInterceptor.java b/sentry-spring-jakarta/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/jakarta/tracing/SentrySpanClientHttpRequestInterceptor.java
index 8a5d1db3e05..7f0c23f714f 100644
--- a/sentry-spring-jakarta/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/jakarta/tracing/SentrySpanClientHttpRequestInterceptor.java
+++ b/sentry-spring-jakarta/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/jakarta/tracing/SentrySpanClientHttpRequestInterceptor.java
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ private void maybeAddTracingHeaders(
   }
 
   private boolean isIgnored() {
-    return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOrigins(), traceOrigin);
+    return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOriginFilters(), traceOrigin);
   }
 
   private void addBreadcrumb(
diff --git a/sentry-spring-jakarta/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/jakarta/tracing/SentrySpanClientWebRequestFilter.java b/sentry-spring-jakarta/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/jakarta/tracing/SentrySpanClientWebRequestFilter.java
index 1920a8f6ea2..1a0238e5be0 100644
--- a/sentry-spring-jakarta/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/jakarta/tracing/SentrySpanClientWebRequestFilter.java
+++ b/sentry-spring-jakarta/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/jakarta/tracing/SentrySpanClientWebRequestFilter.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public SentrySpanClientWebRequestFilter(final @NotNull IScopes scopes) {
   }
 
   private boolean isIgnored() {
-    return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOrigins(), TRACE_ORIGIN);
+    return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOriginFilters(), TRACE_ORIGIN);
   }
 
   private void addBreadcrumb(
diff --git a/sentry-spring-jakarta/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/jakarta/tracing/SentryTracingFilter.java b/sentry-spring-jakarta/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/jakarta/tracing/SentryTracingFilter.java
index f32dcb3b873..4832e1c21ff 100644
--- a/sentry-spring-jakarta/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/jakarta/tracing/SentryTracingFilter.java
+++ b/sentry-spring-jakarta/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/jakarta/tracing/SentryTracingFilter.java
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ protected void doFilterInternal(
   }
 
   private boolean isIgnored() {
-    return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOrigins(), TRACE_ORIGIN);
+    return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOriginFilters(), TRACE_ORIGIN);
   }
 
   private void doFilterWithTransaction(
diff --git a/sentry-spring-jakarta/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/jakarta/webflux/AbstractSentryWebFilter.java b/sentry-spring-jakarta/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/jakarta/webflux/AbstractSentryWebFilter.java
index da7be16d9af..a3edfd54c83 100644
--- a/sentry-spring-jakarta/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/jakarta/webflux/AbstractSentryWebFilter.java
+++ b/sentry-spring-jakarta/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/jakarta/webflux/AbstractSentryWebFilter.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ && shouldTraceRequest(requestScopes, request)) {
   }
 
   private boolean isIgnored(final @NotNull IScopes scopes, final @NotNull String origin) {
-    return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOrigins(), origin);
+    return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOriginFilters(), origin);
   }
 
   protected void doFinally(
diff --git a/sentry-spring/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/kafka/SentryKafkaRecordInterceptor.java b/sentry-spring/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/kafka/SentryKafkaRecordInterceptor.java
index ed26e2ee795..bf65b64f950 100644
--- a/sentry-spring/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/kafka/SentryKafkaRecordInterceptor.java
+++ b/sentry-spring/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/kafka/SentryKafkaRecordInterceptor.java
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public void clearThreadState(final @NotNull Consumer<?, ?> consumer) {
   }
 
   private boolean isIgnored() {
-    return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOrigins(), TRACE_ORIGIN);
+    return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOriginFilters(), TRACE_ORIGIN);
   }
 
   private @Nullable ConsumerRecord<K, V> delegateIntercept(
diff --git a/sentry-spring/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/tracing/SentrySpanClientHttpRequestInterceptor.java b/sentry-spring/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/tracing/SentrySpanClientHttpRequestInterceptor.java
index 3a0bd6fc8cb..bdf2613540c 100644
--- a/sentry-spring/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/tracing/SentrySpanClientHttpRequestInterceptor.java
+++ b/sentry-spring/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/tracing/SentrySpanClientHttpRequestInterceptor.java
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ private void maybeAddTracingHeaders(
   }
 
   private boolean isIgnored() {
-    return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOrigins(), TRACE_ORIGIN);
+    return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOriginFilters(), TRACE_ORIGIN);
   }
 
   private void addBreadcrumb(
diff --git a/sentry-spring/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/tracing/SentrySpanClientWebRequestFilter.java b/sentry-spring/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/tracing/SentrySpanClientWebRequestFilter.java
index eda50c41af2..5eeb0604463 100644
--- a/sentry-spring/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/tracing/SentrySpanClientWebRequestFilter.java
+++ b/sentry-spring/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/tracing/SentrySpanClientWebRequestFilter.java
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ private ClientRequest maybeAddHeaders(
   }
 
   private boolean isIgnored() {
-    return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOrigins(), TRACE_ORIGIN);
+    return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOriginFilters(), TRACE_ORIGIN);
   }
 
   private void addBreadcrumb(
diff --git a/sentry-spring/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/tracing/SentryTracingFilter.java b/sentry-spring/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/tracing/SentryTracingFilter.java
index 941e160153e..02da16feaca 100644
--- a/sentry-spring/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/tracing/SentryTracingFilter.java
+++ b/sentry-spring/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/tracing/SentryTracingFilter.java
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ protected void doFilterInternal(
   }
 
   private boolean isIgnored() {
-    return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOrigins(), TRACE_ORIGIN);
+    return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOriginFilters(), TRACE_ORIGIN);
   }
 
   private void doFilterWithTransaction(
diff --git a/sentry-spring/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/webflux/SentryWebFilter.java b/sentry-spring/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/webflux/SentryWebFilter.java
index 36e431dc124..031f579d4e4 100644
--- a/sentry-spring/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/webflux/SentryWebFilter.java
+++ b/sentry-spring/src/main/java/io/sentry/spring/webflux/SentryWebFilter.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ isTracingEnabled && shouldTraceRequest(requestScopes, request)
   }
 
   private boolean isIgnored(final @NotNull IScopes scopes) {
-    return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOrigins(), TRACE_ORIGIN);
+    return SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOriginFilters(), TRACE_ORIGIN);
   }
 
   private boolean shouldTraceRequest(
diff --git a/sentry/api/sentry.api b/sentry/api/sentry.api
index 8a08b2133be..f5dba14a31a 100644
--- a/sentry/api/sentry.api
+++ b/sentry/api/sentry.api
@@ -3551,10 +3551,14 @@ public class io/sentry/SentryOptions : io/sentry/transport/RateLimiterConfig {
 	public fun getGestureTargetLocators ()Ljava/util/List;
 	public fun getHostnameCache ()Lio/sentry/HostnameCache;
 	public fun getIdleTimeout ()Ljava/lang/Long;
+	public fun getIgnoredCheckInFilters ()Ljava/util/List;
 	public fun getIgnoredCheckIns ()Ljava/util/List;
+	public fun getIgnoredErrorFilters ()Ljava/util/List;
 	public fun getIgnoredErrors ()Ljava/util/List;
 	public fun getIgnoredExceptionsForType ()Ljava/util/Set;
+	public fun getIgnoredSpanOriginFilters ()Ljava/util/List;
 	public fun getIgnoredSpanOrigins ()Ljava/util/List;
+	public fun getIgnoredTransactionFilters ()Ljava/util/List;
 	public fun getIgnoredTransactions ()Ljava/util/List;
 	public fun getInAppExcludes ()Ljava/util/List;
 	public fun getInAppIncludes ()Ljava/util/List;
diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/Scopes.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/Scopes.java
index 1f3581d2af0..618c9c212a8 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/Scopes.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/Scopes.java
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ public void flush(long timeoutMillis) {
               "Instance is disabled and this 'startTransaction' returns a no-op.");
       transaction = NoOpTransaction.getInstance();
     } else if (SpanUtils.isIgnored(
-        getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOrigins(), transactionContext.getOrigin())) {
+        getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOriginFilters(), transactionContext.getOrigin())) {
       getOptions()
           .getLogger()
           .log(
diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryClient.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryClient.java
index 22d330587c9..e0b1901f9b8 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryClient.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryClient.java
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ private boolean shouldApplyScopeData(final @NotNull CheckIn event, final @NotNul
         return SentryId.EMPTY_ID;
       }
 
-      if (ErrorUtils.isIgnored(options.getIgnoredErrors(), event)) {
+      if (ErrorUtils.isIgnored(options.getIgnoredErrorFilters(), event)) {
         options
             .getLogger()
             .log(
@@ -1006,7 +1006,8 @@ public void captureSession(final @NotNull Session session, final @Nullable Hint
         .getLogger()
         .log(SentryLevel.DEBUG, "Capturing transaction: %s", transaction.getEventId());
 
-    if (TracingUtils.isIgnored(options.getIgnoredTransactions(), transaction.getTransaction())) {
+    if (TracingUtils.isIgnored(
+        options.getIgnoredTransactionFilters(), transaction.getTransaction())) {
       options
           .getLogger()
           .log(
@@ -1165,7 +1166,7 @@ public void captureSession(final @NotNull Session session, final @Nullable Hint
       checkIn.setRelease(options.getRelease());
     }
 
-    if (CheckInUtils.isIgnored(options.getIgnoredCheckIns(), checkIn.getMonitorSlug())) {
+    if (CheckInUtils.isIgnored(options.getIgnoredCheckInFilters(), checkIn.getMonitorSlug())) {
       options
           .getLogger()
           .log(
diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryOptions.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryOptions.java
index 7c0da8f89c5..71dd4588e33 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryOptions.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryOptions.java
@@ -2032,11 +2032,23 @@ boolean containsIgnoredExceptionForType(final @NotNull Throwable throwable) {
    * `{event.throwable.class.name}: {event.throwable.message}` are checked against to determine if
    * an event shall be sent to Sentry or ignored.
    *
+   * <p>The returned list is a copy. Use the setter or adder to change the configured values.
+   *
    * @return the list of strings/regex patterns that `event.message`, `event.formatted`, and
    *     `{event.throwable.class.name}: {event.throwable.message}` are checked against to determine
    *     if an event shall be sent to Sentry or ignored
    */
-  public @Nullable List<FilterString> getIgnoredErrors() {
+  public @Nullable List<String> getIgnoredErrors() {
+    return toFilterStrings(ignoredErrors);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the compiled filters for {@link #getIgnoredErrors()}.
+   *
+   * @return the compiled filters
+   */
+  @ApiStatus.Internal
+  public @Nullable List<FilterString> getIgnoredErrorFilters() {
     return ignoredErrors;
   }
 
@@ -2959,9 +2971,21 @@ public void setSendModules(boolean sendModules) {
    * Returns the list of strings/regex patterns the origin of a new span/transaction will be tested
    * against to determine whether the span/transaction shall be created.
    *
+   * <p>The returned list is a copy. Use the setter or adder to change the configured values.
+   *
    * @return the list of strings or regex patterns
    */
-  public @Nullable List<FilterString> getIgnoredSpanOrigins() {
+  public @Nullable List<String> getIgnoredSpanOrigins() {
+    return toFilterStrings(ignoredSpanOrigins);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the compiled filters for {@link #getIgnoredSpanOrigins()}.
+   *
+   * @return the compiled filters
+   */
+  @ApiStatus.Internal
+  public @Nullable List<FilterString> getIgnoredSpanOriginFilters() {
     return ignoredSpanOrigins;
   }
 
@@ -3002,9 +3026,21 @@ public void setIgnoredSpanOrigins(final @Nullable List<String> ignoredSpanOrigin
   /**
    * Returns the list of monitor slugs for which captured check-ins should not be sent to Sentry.
    *
+   * <p>The returned list is a copy. Use the setter or adder to change the configured values.
+   *
    * @return the list of monitor slugs
    */
-  public @Nullable List<FilterString> getIgnoredCheckIns() {
+  public @Nullable List<String> getIgnoredCheckIns() {
+    return toFilterStrings(ignoredCheckIns);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the compiled filters for {@link #getIgnoredCheckIns()}.
+   *
+   * @return the compiled filters
+   */
+  @ApiStatus.Internal
+  public @Nullable List<FilterString> getIgnoredCheckInFilters() {
     return ignoredCheckIns;
   }
 
@@ -3045,12 +3081,36 @@ public void setIgnoredCheckIns(final @Nullable List<String> ignoredCheckIns) {
    * Returns the list of strings/regex patterns that captured transaction names are checked against
    * to determine if a transaction shall be sent to Sentry or ignored.
    *
+   * <p>The returned list is a copy. Use the setter or adder to change the configured values.
+   *
    * @return the list of strings/regex patterns
    */
-  public @Nullable List<FilterString> getIgnoredTransactions() {
+  public @Nullable List<String> getIgnoredTransactions() {
+    return toFilterStrings(ignoredTransactions);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the compiled filters for {@link #getIgnoredTransactions()}.
+   *
+   * @return the compiled filters
+   */
+  @ApiStatus.Internal
+  public @Nullable List<FilterString> getIgnoredTransactionFilters() {
     return ignoredTransactions;
   }
 
+  private static @Nullable List<String> toFilterStrings(
+      final @Nullable List<FilterString> filters) {
+    if (filters == null) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    final @NotNull List<String> strings = new ArrayList<>(filters.size());
+    for (final @NotNull FilterString filter : filters) {
+      strings.add(filter.getFilterString());
+    }
+    return strings;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Adds an element the list of strings/regex patterns that captured transaction names are checked
    * against to determine if a transaction shall be sent to Sentry or ignored.
diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryTracer.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryTracer.java
index 0c6c1106041..ad130ac55a9 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryTracer.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryTracer.java
@@ -426,7 +426,8 @@ private ISpan createChild(
       return NoOpSpan.getInstance();
     }
 
-    if (SpanUtils.isIgnored(scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOrigins(), spanOptions.getOrigin())) {
+    if (SpanUtils.isIgnored(
+        scopes.getOptions().getIgnoredSpanOriginFilters(), spanOptions.getOrigin())) {
       return NoOpSpan.getInstance();
     }
 
diff --git a/sentry/src/test/java/io/sentry/SentryOptionsTest.kt b/sentry/src/test/java/io/sentry/SentryOptionsTest.kt
index e8e9046cfe1..2a33e9b53f1 100644
--- a/sentry/src/test/java/io/sentry/SentryOptionsTest.kt
+++ b/sentry/src/test/java/io/sentry/SentryOptionsTest.kt
@@ -626,13 +626,13 @@ class SentryOptionsTest {
     assertFalse(options.isEnabled)
     assertFalse(options.isEnablePrettySerializationOutput)
     assertFalse(options.isSendModules)
-    assertEquals(listOf(FilterString("slug1"), FilterString("slug-B")), options.ignoredCheckIns)
+    assertEquals(listOf("slug1", "slug-B"), options.ignoredCheckIns)
     assertEquals(
-      listOf(FilterString("transactionName1"), FilterString("transaction-name-B")),
+      listOf("transactionName1", "transaction-name-B"),
       options.ignoredTransactions,
     )
     assertEquals(
-      listOf(FilterString("Some error"), FilterString("Another .*")),
+      listOf("Some error", "Another .*"),
       options.ignoredErrors,
     )
     assertFalse(options.isEnableBackpressureHandling)
@@ -1049,13 +1049,45 @@ class SentryOptionsTest {
     assertEquals(SentryOptions().initPriority, InitPriority.MEDIUM)
   }
 
+  @Test
+  fun `ignored filter getters return the strings that were set`() {
+    val options = SentryOptions()
+    options.ignoredErrors = listOf("error", "")
+    options.ignoredTransactions = listOf("transaction.*")
+    options.ignoredCheckIns = listOf("slug")
+    options.ignoredSpanOrigins = listOf("auto.http.*")
+    options.addIgnoredSpanOrigin("manual")
+
+    assertEquals(listOf("error"), options.ignoredErrors)
+    assertEquals(listOf("transaction.*"), options.ignoredTransactions)
+    assertEquals(listOf("slug"), options.ignoredCheckIns)
+    assertEquals(listOf("auto.http.*", "manual"), options.ignoredSpanOrigins)
+
+    assertEquals(listOf(FilterString("error")), options.ignoredErrorFilters)
+    assertEquals(listOf(FilterString("transaction.*")), options.ignoredTransactionFilters)
+    assertEquals(listOf(FilterString("slug")), options.ignoredCheckInFilters)
+    assertEquals(
+      listOf(FilterString("auto.http.*"), FilterString("manual")),
+      options.ignoredSpanOriginFilters,
+    )
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `ignored filter getters return null when unset`() {
+    val options = SentryOptions()
+    assertNull(options.ignoredErrors)
+    assertNull(options.ignoredTransactions)
+    assertNull(options.ignoredCheckIns)
+    assertNull(options.ignoredSpanOrigins)
+  }
+
   @Test
   fun `merging options when ignoredErrors is not set preserves the previous value`() {
     val externalOptions = ExternalOptions()
     val options = SentryOptions()
     options.setIgnoredErrors(listOf("error1", "error2"))
     options.merge(externalOptions)
-    assertEquals(listOf(FilterString("error1"), FilterString("error2")), options.ignoredErrors)
+    assertEquals(listOf("error1", "error2"), options.ignoredErrors)
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -1065,7 +1097,7 @@ class SentryOptionsTest {
     options.setIgnoredTransactions(listOf("transaction1", "transaction2"))
     options.merge(externalOptions)
     assertEquals(
-      listOf(FilterString("transaction1"), FilterString("transaction2")),
+      listOf("transaction1", "transaction2"),
       options.ignoredTransactions,
     )
   }
@@ -1077,7 +1109,7 @@ class SentryOptionsTest {
     options.setIgnoredCheckIns(listOf("checkin1", "checkin2"))
     options.merge(externalOptions)
     assertEquals(
-      listOf(FilterString("checkin1"), FilterString("checkin2")),
+      listOf("checkin1", "checkin2"),
       options.ignoredCheckIns,
     )
   }