🐶Datadog vs New Relic📊
Datadog and New Relic both watch your infrastructure, apps and logs. The big divide is pricing philosophy: Datadog meters by module, New Relic by data and users.
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🐶Datadog
- ✓Huge breadth of integrations across the stack
- ✓Polished dashboards and powerful alerting
- ✓Strong infrastructure, APM, log and security modules
- ✓Mature, feature-rich, enterprise-trusted platform
📊New Relic
- ✓Simple usage pricing: pay for data plus full users
- ✓Generous free tier with 100GB of data monthly
- ✓All capabilities included without per-module fees
- ✓Predictable bills for variable workloads
Verdict
Datadog wins on feature depth and integration breadth for large teams. New Relic wins for predictable, all-inclusive pricing that avoids surprise per-module charges.
Frequently asked
Which is cheaper, Datadog or New Relic?+
New Relic's data-plus-users model is often cheaper and more predictable than Datadog's modular billing.
Does New Relic have a free tier?+
Yes, New Relic offers a free tier with 100GB of monthly data and one full user.
Which has more integrations?+
Datadog is known for its very large catalog of integrations across the stack.
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