New Relic Review
IT & DEVELOPMENT SOFTWAREChoose New Relic when unified observability billed on ingest + users is the job — not Datadog host packs and not ITSM.
Starting price
$10.00/user/month
Free plan
Yes
Free trial
No
Best for
Teams that want APM + logs + infra in one ingest bill
SoftwareGlimpse review
8/10
Good
- ease of use7
- it job fit9
- workflow depth9
- integrations8
- admin security8
- scalability9
New Relic vs top IT & Development
Detailed head-to-head comparisons to help you choose the right option.
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New Relic vs Datadog
Same-cluster observability peer comparison. Choose New Relic when unified observability billed on ingest + users is the job — not Datadog host packs and not ITSM. Choose Datadog when observability — infrastructure, APM, and logs — is the primary job and you can model module/consumption TCO. Overall: New Relic 8 vs Datadog 8.6. Not hands-on lab tested; confirm live pricing and packaging. Compare published pricing, ITSM, observability, source control, hosting, web data, security, and integrations.
- Teams that want APM + logs + infra in one ingest bill
- Orgs that can live with 1–5 Standard full users
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New Relic vs Dynatrace
Same-cluster observability peer comparison. Choose Dynatrace when enterprise full-stack observability with a DPS commit is the job — not Datadog host modules by default, and not PagerDuty. Choose New Relic when unified observability billed on ingest + users is the job — not Datadog host packs and not ITSM. Overall: Dynatrace 8.2 vs New Relic 8. Not hands-on lab tested; confirm live pricing and packaging. Compare published pricing, ITSM, observability, source control, hosting, web data, security, and integrations.
- Teams that want APM + logs + infra in one ingest bill
- Orgs that can live with 1–5 Standard full users
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New Relic vs Grafana Cloud
Managed Grafana observability — Free 10k series / 50 GB logs; Pro from $19/mo platform fee + usage ($6.50/1k series, $8/user).
- Features comparison
- Pricing & plans
Compare key capabilities side-by-side
Verified pricing and capability signals only — no invented third-party ratings.
| Feature | New Relic | Datadog | Dynatrace | Grafana Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $10.00/user/month | $15.00/user/month | $58.00/user/month | $19.00/user/month |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Free trial | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Key takeaways
Teams that want APM + logs + infra in one ingest bill
SRE/platform teams needing unified infra + APM + logs
Enterprises that will sign a DPS commit and deploy OneAgent broadly
Teams that want ready-made or custom Actors rather than raw proxy ops