New Relic
Full-stack observability platform with APM, infrastructure monitoring, logs, browser monitoring, and synthetic checks. Generous free tier with 100GB/month of data ingest.
Overview
| Category | Monitoring |
| Compliance | SOC2, HIPAA, GDPR, PCI-DSS |
| Self-Hostable | No |
| On-Prem | No |
| Best For | startup, growth, enterprise |
| Last Verified | 2026-02-18 |
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths:- dx
- cost
- customization
- Per-user pricing can be expensive for large teams
- UI complexity — many features can overwhelm
- Agent overhead for some language runtimes
When to Use
Best when:- Need full-stack observability in one platform
- Want generous free tier to start
- Enterprise APM with distributed tracing
- Solo developer who only needs error tracking
- Budget-constrained team with many developers
- Prefer lightweight/targeted monitoring tools