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DirectAdmin vs New Relic

Compare DirectAdmin and New Relic on features, pricing, and buyer fit using the same researched criteria.

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DirectAdmin

6.8/10

Hosting control panel — Personal Plus $5/mo; Lite $15; Standard $29 unlimited accounts/domains. Does not outrank Plesk 7.4.

Best for

• Admins who want a cheap panel licence on VPS/dedicated they already run
• Buyers comparing Personal Plus $5 to Plesk Web Admin or cPanel Solo
• Hosts that need Standard unlimited accounts/domains at $29

Starting from $5.00/user/mo

No free plan

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Our verdict

No universal winner

No universal winner. Choose based on which criteria matter most for your team.

DirectAdmin is better for

✓ Starting pricing

New Relic is better for

✓ Free plan
✓ Integrations
✓ Security & admin

Choose DirectAdmin if: Admins who want a cheap panel licence on VPS/dedicated they already run

Choose New Relic if: Teams that want APM + logs + infra in one ingest bill

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New Relic

8/10

Observability — Free 100 GB ingest + 1 full user; Standard from $10 first full user then $99; data $0.40/GB after 100 GB; Pro $349/full user annual.

Best for

• Teams that want APM + logs + infra in one ingest bill
• Orgs that can live with 1–5 Standard full users
• Buyers comparing usage-based observability to Datadog hosts

Starting from $10.00/user/mo

Free plan available

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Comparison scorecard

Criterion-by-criterion results for DirectAdmin and New Relic. Numeric bars appear only when both products have approved scores.

Starting pricing
Published floor price and what that floor actually includes.
DirectAdmin
DirectAdmin publishes a lower researched starting floor ($5/mo vs $10/mo for New Relic). Confirm currency, renewals, and add-ons — not a total TCO winner.
DirectAdminStronger
New RelicWeaker
Free plan
Whether a usable free plan is published, and what it gates.
New Relic
DirectAdmin does not research a free plan; New Relic researches a free plan.
DirectAdminWeaker
New RelicStronger
User / licence minimum
Seat floors, per-employee minimums, and small-team pricing traps.
Depends
Check seat, agent, or licence minimums for DirectAdmin and New Relic on current vendor packaging.
DirectAdminDepends
New RelicDepends
Integrations
Important third-party integrations.
New Relic
New Relic leads on integrations (6/10 vs 8/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
DirectAdmin6/10
New Relic8/10
Security & admin
Admin controls, access, compliance posture, and security packaging.
New Relic
New Relic leads on security admin (7/10 vs 8/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
DirectAdminWeaker
New RelicStronger

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