New Relic Alternative
Your search for a New Relic alternative is finally over.
Looking for a New Relic alternative? AppSignal has simple and affordable pricing, great technical support, and a beautiful interface.
AppSignal makes monitoring simple
- Simple pricing
- Free dev-to-dev support
- Unlimited users
- Relaxed upgrade policy
- Beautiful, clutter-free UI
New Relic is cluttered and costly
- Complex pricing
- Paid-for support
- Pay up to $99 per user
- No flexibility
- Complex, cluttered UI
APM tools comparison
Why developers choose AppSignal over New Relic.
AppSignal APM is the all-in-one New Relic alternative that helps teams focus on writing great code. Your team will have all the tools they need in one easy-to-use interface.
Features | New Relic | AppSignal |
|---|---|---|
| Error tracking | Complex analysis-focused interface. | A simple solution-focused UI with all the bug-fixing data you need. |
| Performance monitoring | ||
| Host monitoring | ||
| Anomaly detection | ||
| Uptime monitoring | Don't ping us, we'll ping you. Easily add monitors via our app with a simple, beautiful overview. | |
| Metric dashboards | ||
| Log management | ||
| Automated dashboards | Referred to as pre-built dashboards, you need to specify your stack for accurate suggestions. | Generated automatically based on the data you send us. |
| Background job and process monitoring | Monitor cron jobs, background processes and more with Check-ins. |
Core functionality | New Relic | AppSignal |
|---|---|---|
| Deploy markers | Not universally supported; usually requires notifying New Relic's API. | Universally supported. |
| Namespace monitoring | Split your application up with "Workloads". | Simple, no-fuss namespace set-up for all of our packages. |
| Tagging | You must query your tags using NRQL (New Relic Query Language). | Easy set-up, intuitive filtering, and querying. |
| Filter data | Use regex to sanitize data. | No regex required: configured via denylist. |
| Custom metrics | Referred to as custom attributes, You must use NRQL (New Relic Query Language) to query your data. |
Benefits | New Relic | AppSignal |
|---|---|---|
| EU based hosting | Must be configured and depends on agent versions. | The only EU-based APM. |
| Free 30-day trial | 14 day APM trial. | Includes all of our features. |
| Free plan | Limited "full platform users" (admins) and limited feature access. | Access to all features, including 1GB of logging and 50K requests per month. |
| Simple pricing | Optional extras and additional fees for users. | Flat, predictable pricing. |
| Relaxed upgrade policy | Complex billing based on usage, commitments, team size, and more. | No surprise bills; we'll reach out when you're due an upgrade and make upgrading easy. |
| Free support | Support plan is needed. | Always talk to a real human! |
| Straightforward docs | Multiple conditions, clauses, and 5-minute videos. | Written by devs, for devs. |
| Free stroopwaffles | You send us metrics, we send you stroopwaffles. |
Simple Pricing with AppSignal
Straightforward all-in-one pricing.
Simply pay per request and get unlimited users, apps, teams, and all of our features in one easy-to-use tool. No subscription or "edition" tiers, no "commitment contracts" and no billing surprises.
Free plan
Our free plan is perfect for startups, hobby, or side-projects
- 50K requests
- 1GB logging
- 5-day retention
Unlimited free users
At AppSignal, free accounts are standard, unlike New Relic. Prioritize security, stop sharing logins, and start collaborating.
Free human support
New Relic charges for support, but at AppSignal, all customers receive free, unlimited dev-to-dev support, helping you get the most out of your metrics.
Flexible fair billing
Unlike New Relic's long-term "commitment contracts", AppSignal offers a flexible upgrade policy with plans tailored to your usage.
Customer Stories
What our customers think
We love our customers, and they love us back. Over 1500+ development teams rely on AppSignal to ship code with confidence. Here's why AppSignal is a great alternative to New Relic if you ask our customers.
Read customer stories →Daniel
VP of Engineering, KairosI used to nearly dread going into New Relic, whereas AppSignal is friendlier. It's like a companion you want to put your arm around.
Devan
CTO and co-founder, HR PartnerIn New Relic, if you want more features, you have to upgrade to this plan, then move to that plan. AppSignal's pricing was easier to understand, and you get all the features for one price.
Stefan
Developer, givveWe switched from New Relic and we're really happy with AppSignal :)
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