Comparison

Apache SkyWalking vs New Relic

On the evidence we track, Apache SkyWalking leads this comparison with a composite score of 53/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Apache SkyWalking53

New Relic48

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Apache SkyWalkingLeader	New Relic
Vioscale score	53 / 100medium · 54%updating	48 / 100medium · 61%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	14	4
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	7	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.apache.skywalking%3Azipkin-receiver-plugin&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	106	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	24,930	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	20	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	89	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Java	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

Apache SkyWalking53 / 100medium · 54%updating

New Relic48 / 100medium · 61%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Apache SkyWalking✓

New Relic✓

Model

Apache SkyWalkingopen_source

New Relicfreemium

Price level

Apache SkyWalkingfree

New Reliclow

Transparent

Apache SkyWalking✓

New Relic✓

Integrations

Count

Apache SkyWalking14

New Relic4

Security

Disclosure policy

Apache SkyWalking–

New Relic✓

Fedramp

Apache SkyWalking–

New Relic✓

Hipaa

Apache SkyWalking–

New Relic✓

Scorecard

Apache SkyWalking7

New Relic–

Vulnerabilities

Apache SkyWalkingCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=org.apache.skywalking%3Azipkin-receiver-plugin&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

New Relic–

Reliability

Status page

Apache SkyWalking–

New Relic✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Apache SkyWalking106

New Relic–

Github stars

Apache SkyWalking24,930

New Relic–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Apache SkyWalking20

New Relic–

Release

Cadence days

Apache SkyWalking89

New Relic–

History

Apache SkyWalking20 items

New Relic–

License

Spdx

Apache SkyWalkingApache-2.0

New Relic–

Language

Primary

Apache SkyWalkingJava

New Relic–

Market

Availability

Apache SkyWalking–

New RelicAvailable worldwide · HQ US

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for apm tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for APM Tools
Capability	Apache SkyWalking	New Relic
Instrumentation
Auto-instrumentation	✓	-
Distributed tracing	✓	-
Insight
Service map	✓	-
Code / continuous profiling	✓	-
Database monitoring	✓	-
Error analytics	✓	-
Real-user monitoring	✓	-
SLO / error-budget tracking	-	-
Intelligence
Anomaly / root-cause AI	✓	-
Standards
OpenTelemetry support	OTLP ingest	-
Core
Language agents	10+ language agents supported	Node.js, Ruby, Go, iOS
Deployment
Hosting	Cloud + self-hosted	-

Instrumentation

Auto-instrumentation

Apache SkyWalking✓

New Relic-

Distributed tracing

Apache SkyWalking✓

New Relic-

Insight

Service map

Apache SkyWalking✓

New Relic-

Code / continuous profiling

Apache SkyWalking✓

New Relic-

Database monitoring

Apache SkyWalking✓

New Relic-

Error analytics

Apache SkyWalking✓

New Relic-

Real-user monitoring

Apache SkyWalking✓

New Relic-

SLO / error-budget tracking

Apache SkyWalking-

New Relic-

Intelligence

Anomaly / root-cause AI

Apache SkyWalking✓

New Relic-

Standards

OpenTelemetry support

Apache SkyWalkingOTLP ingest

New Relic-

Core

Language agents

Apache SkyWalking10+ language agents supported

New RelicNode.js, Ruby, Go, iOS

Deployment

Hosting

Apache SkyWalkingCloud + self-hosted

New Relic-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Apache SkyWalking

Leader

An open-source observability platform combining distributed tracing, metrics, logs, and profiling in one interface. Provides automatic instrumentation across 10+ languages, interactive service topology visualization, database monitoring, and an AI assistant for answering observability questions in natural language.

Independently observed

New Relic

End-to-end application performance monitoring and full-stack observability platform with automatic instrumentation, distributed tracing, and intelligent recommendations.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Apache SkyWalking

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

New Relic

from $0.40/moUsage-basedFree tier

From free tier with 100 GB/month. Metered data at $0.40/GB ingest. Core users $49/month, full platform users $349-$418.80/month.

FreeFree
- Access to 50+ capabilities
- Automatic logs obfuscation
- No credit card required
Standard$10 first full platform user, $99 per additional (max 5), $49/core user, $0.40/GB data beyond 100 GB
- Ticketed support
- 2 business days support response SLA
- SAML single sign-on
- Unlimited basic users
Pro$349/user/year or $418.80/user/month, $49/core user, $0.40/GB data
- Unlimited full platform users
- 2-hour critical initial support response SLA
- Data Plus eligibility
- Extended data retention
- Advanced admin capabilities
EnterpriseContact sales
- Everything in Pro
- FedRAMP Moderate and HIPAA eligibility
- Priority ticket routing
- 1-hour critical initial support response SLA
- 24/7 dedicated support
- +1 more

as of 2026-08-05verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Apache SkyWalking	New Relic
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
iOSPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Apache SkyWalking✓

New Relic✓

iOS

Apache SkyWalking✗

New Relic✓

CLI

Apache SkyWalking✓

New Relic✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Apache SkyWalking✓

New Relic✓

Self-hosted

Apache SkyWalking✓

New Relic✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Apache SkyWalking

Leader

14 total

Apache APISIX
Grafana
OpenTelemetry Collector
Amazon Bedrock
OpenAI
WeChat Mini Program
Alipay Mini Program
Kafka
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Redis
Envoy
DeepSeek
Claude Sonnet

Independently observed

New Relic

4 total

Kubernetes
AWS ECS
Microsoft Azure
Docker

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.