New Relic alternatives
On the evidence we track, the strongest alternative to New Relic is Blackfire at 64/100. New Relic itself ranks #17 of 19 in apm tools. Every product below is scored on the same independent signals, so the ranking is comparable rather than a matter of opinion.
Ranked alternatives to New Relic
- 1vs New Relic →
- 2Pyroscopevs New Relic →medium · 59%
- 3AppDynamicsvs New Relic →
Monitor and optimize application performance across hybrid and on-premises environments
medium · 71% - 4vs New Relic →
- 5Azure Application Insightsvs New Relic →
Monitor your complete technology stack across applications, infrastructure, and networks
low · 39% - 6Dynatracevs New Relic →
A software intelligence platform providing unified monitoring, security investigations, and compliance tracking for cloud-native applications and infrastructure
low · 39% - 7Lumigovs New Relic →medium · 73%
- 8Kamonvs New Relic →low · 21%
- 9vs New Relic →
- 10Datadog APMvs New Relic →
Cloud-based monitoring and observability platform for applications and infrastructure
medium · 61% - 11Apache SkyWalkingvs New Relic →
Observability platform that unifies service performance, infrastructure, and AI monitoring across distributed cloud-native systems
medium · 55% - 12Pinpoint APMvs New Relic →
Performance monitoring platform that tracks transactions across distributed Java applications
medium · 53%
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Why these ones
An alternative here means a product in the same category as New Relic (APM Tools), ranked by the vioscaleAI composite: a confidence-weighted blend of independent signals such as adoption, release activity, pricing transparency and security posture. There are no user reviews in it, and no vendor can pay to appear or to rank higher. Where we have not confirmed something, we show that rather than guessing.
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