Topological indices are numerical parameters calculated on the molecular graph of chemical structures which do not depend on the method the molecular graph is labelled or depicted and have no need of energy minimisation of the molecular structure. The Sombor index is a recently established topological index possessing the ability to predict the enthalpy of vaporisation and entropy of octane isomers. Here, we apply the edge-partition technique to study the Sombor index and some of its variants namely delta Sombor index, reduced Sombor index, increased Sombor index, modified Sombor index, reverse Sombor index and Kulli-Gutman Sombor index for four types of dendrimers with porphyrin core. Our results could be helpful in better understanding the physico-chemical characteristics of this family of macromolecules.