New Relic Alternatives
New Relic (newrelic.com) — one of the oldest APM providers (2008). In 2020 moved to usage-based pricing: 100GB ingest free, then $0.30/GB. Easy setup, but billing unpredictable on log-volume spikes. Alternatives: Datadog (similar price), Elastic APM (self-hostable), Grafana Cloud, Enterno.io for simple observability + uptime.
Below: competitor overview, feature comparison, when Enterno.io wins, FAQ.
About the Competitor
New Relic founded 2008 in San Francisco. Public (NEWR). Full-stack: APM, infra, logs, synthetics, RUM, mobile. Since 2020: 100GB free, $0.30/GB ingest. "Full stack observability" plan $49/user/mo + usage. 1 free user for Home.
Enterno.io vs Competitor — Feature Comparison
| Feature | Enterno.io | Competitor |
|---|---|---|
| APM deep tracing | ❌ | ✅ |
| Log aggregation | ❌ | ✅ usage-based |
| RUM | ✅ | ✅ |
| Synthetic monitoring | ✅ | ✅ |
| AI-powered anomaly detection | ⚠️ | ✅ |
| Language support | Generic HTTP | 18 languages |
| Free tier | 5 monitors | 100GB ingest + 1 user |
| Price (medium team) | ₽490/mo | $49+/user/mo |
When to Pick Enterno.io
- Deep APM needed (multiple languages, microservices) — New Relic is stronger
- Budget control — Enterno simple monitoring
- Free 100GB tier enough — New Relic Home can be free
- RU data — Enterno only, New Relic does not reach
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is New Relic free tier really free?
Yes, 100GB ingest and 1 user free forever. But on growth (2+ users or > 100GB logs) — $49+/mo.
How to control log spending?
Log filters in the agent, dropping low-value logs, sampling. Or a separate log aggregator (Loki, CloudWatch).
New Relic vs Datadog?
New Relic cheaper at low volume, more aggressive pricing at scale. Datadog — deeper integrations + better UI. Both enterprise-grade.
Self-host alternative?
Elastic APM (open-source ELK stack). But operational burden is high.