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 Relic48
Score
Vioscale score
AppDynamics61 / 100medium · 53%updating
New Relic48 / 100medium · 61%updating
Pricing
Free tier
AppDynamics
New Relic
Model
AppDynamicscommercial
New Relicfreemium
Price level
AppDynamicsunknown
New Reliclow
Transparent
AppDynamics
New Relic
Integrations
Count
AppDynamics
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

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

Provides real-time visibility into application performance, user experience, and infrastructure across on-premises and hybrid environments. Automatically detects anomalies and identifies root causes at the code level, helping teams understand how technical issues affect business metrics.

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
Subscription30-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

Not documented yet.

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.