Comparison

AppDynamics vs New Relic

On the evidence we track, AppDynamics leads this comparison with a composite score of 61/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★AppDynamics61
New Relic46
Score
vioscaleAI score
AppDynamics61 / 100medium · 71%
New Relic46 / 100medium · 67%
Pricing
Free tier
AppDynamics✓
New Relic✓
Model
AppDynamicsfreemium
New Relicfreemium
Price level
AppDynamicslow
New Reliclow
Transparent
AppDynamics✗
New Relic✓
Integrations
Count
AppDynamics1
New Relic4
Security
Disclosure policy
AppDynamics✓
New Relic✓
Fedramp
AppDynamics✓
New Relic✓
Gdpr
AppDynamics✓
New Relic–
Hipaa
AppDynamics✓
New Relic✓
Iso27001
AppDynamics✓
New Relic–
Pci
AppDynamics✓
New Relic–
Soc2
AppDynamics✓
New Relic–
Reliability
Status page
AppDynamics✓
New Relic✓
Market
Availability
AppDynamics–
Content
Faq
AppDynamics4 items
New Relic7 items

Capabilities

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

Instrumentation
Auto-instrumentation
AppDynamics✓
New Relic-
Distributed tracing
AppDynamics-
New Relic-
Insight
Service map
AppDynamics-
New Relic-
Code / continuous profiling
AppDynamics✓
New Relic-
Database monitoring
AppDynamics✓
New Relic✓
Error analytics
AppDynamics✓
New Relic-
Real-user monitoring
AppDynamics✓
New Relic-
SLO / error-budget tracking
AppDynamics-
New Relic-
Intelligence
Anomaly / root-cause AI
AppDynamics✓
New Relic-
Standards
OpenTelemetry support
AppDynamicsOTel-native
New Relic-
Core
Language agents
AppDynamics-
New RelicNode.js, Ruby, Go, iOS
Deployment
Hosting
AppDynamicsCloud + self-hosted
New Relic-

What each one is

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

AppDynamics

Leader

A full-stack application performance monitoring platform that provides real-time visibility into application issues, enables root-cause diagnosis across the entire technology stack, and correlates performance with business outcomes.

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.

AppDynamics

Leader
Free tier30-day trial
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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
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Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
AppDynamics✓
New Relic✓
iOS
AppDynamics✗
New Relic✓
CLI
AppDynamics✗
New Relic✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
AppDynamics✓
New Relic✓
Self-hosted
AppDynamics✗
New Relic✓
On-premise
AppDynamics✓
New Relic✗

Integrations

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

AppDynamics

Leader
1 total
  • OpenTelemetry
Independently observed

New Relic

4 total
  • Kubernetes
  • AWS ECS
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Docker
Independently observed
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