# Kamon vs New Relic

| Attribute | Kamon | New Relic |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 54.2 (21% (low)) | 45.5 (67% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Application performance monitoring platform providing metrics and distributed tracing for backend services. Supports open-source Kamon Telemetry instrumentation and integrates with Prometheus, Jaeger, and other observability tools. It is indexed under APM Tools.","source":"https://kamon.io/apm/pricing/","question":"What is Kamon?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Kamon offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $89 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://kamon.io/apm/pricing/","question":"Is Kamon free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Kamon. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://kamon.io/apm/pricing/","question":"What platforms does Kamon support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Kamon, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://kamon.io/apm/pricing/","question":"Can Kamon be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 9 integrations for Kamon, including Prometheus, Jaeger, Datadog, Slack, PagerDuty, Akka, Play Framework and Cats Effect, plus 1 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://kamon.io/apm/pricing/","question":"What does Kamon integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Kamon. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Kamon not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://kamon.io/legal/privacy/","question":"What security certifications does Kamon have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Kamon is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in Croatia.","source":"https://kamon.io/apm/pricing/","question":"Where is Kamon available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"End-to-end application performance monitoring and full-stack observability platform with automatic instrumentation, distributed tracing, and intelligent recommendations. It is indexed under APM Tools.","source":"https://newrelic.com/platform/application-monitoring","question":"What is New Relic?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"New Relic offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.40 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://newrelic.com/platform/application-monitoring","question":"Is New Relic free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"New Relic supports the web, iOS and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://newrelic.com/platform/application-monitoring","question":"What platforms does New Relic support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. New Relic can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://newrelic.com/platform/application-monitoring","question":"Can New Relic be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 4 integrations for New Relic, including Kubernetes, AWS ECS, Microsoft Azure and Docker. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://newrelic.com/platform/application-monitoring","question":"What does New Relic integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed HIPAA for New Relic. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as New Relic not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://newrelic.com/trust","question":"What security certifications does New Relic have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"New Relic is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://newrelic.com/platform/application-monitoring","question":"Where is New Relic available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Application performance monitoring platform providing metrics and distributed tracing for backend services. Supports open-source Kamon Telemetry instrumentation and integrates with Prometheus, Jaeger, and other observability tools. | End-to-end application performance monitoring and full-stack observability platform with automatic instrumentation, distributed tracing, and intelligent recommendations. |
| features.capabilities | `{"rum":false,"hosting":"cloud","languages":"Scala, Akka, Play Framework, Cats Effect, Akka HTTP, Lagom","service_map":true,"slo_tracking":false,"db_monitoring":true,"code_profiling":false,"error_analytics":false,"anomaly_detection":false,"distributed_tracing":true,"auto_instrumentation":true}` | `{"languages":"Node.js, Ruby, Go, iOS","db_monitoring":true}` |
| integrations.count | 10 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"Jaeger"},{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"PagerDuty"},{"name":"Akka"},{"name":"Play Framework"},{"name":"Cats Effect"},{"name":"Lagom Framework"},{"name":"Akka HTTP"}]` | `[{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"AWS ECS"},{"name":"Microsoft Azure"},{"name":"Docker"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"HR","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"ios":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Starter","summary":"Free - 5K metrics, 10M spans/mo, 3 team members, 1-day retention","features":["High-fidelity metrics with up to 1% error margin","End-to-end distributed tracing","Service map with dependencies and realtime status","Built-in integrations for HTTP, Database, and Akka services","Track CPU, memory, and file system usage for unlimited hosts","Search traces by any tag","Analyze and compare metrics with smart filters and insights","Receive in-app and email alert notifications","Sandboxes for staging and development data"],"minSeats":3,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Great for getting started with observability in small projects","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"trace_spans":"10M/mo","data_retention":"1 day","unique_metrics":"5K"}},{"free":false,"name":"Teams","summary":"$89/mo - 10K metrics, 100M spans/mo, 20 team members","features":["High-fidelity metrics with up to 1% error margin","End-to-end distributed tracing","Service map with dependencies and realtime status","Built-in integrations for HTTP, Database, and Akka services","Track CPU, memory, and file system usage for unlimited hosts","Search traces by any tag","Analyze and compare metrics with smart filters and insights","Receive in-app and email alert notifications","Receive alert notifications via Slack and Pager Duty","Sandboxes for staging and development data","Onboarding workshops with the Kamon Telemetry developers","Custom instrumentation for in-house and unsupported libraries"],"minSeats":20,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":89,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For teams getting serious about observability in production","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"trace_spans":"100M/mo","unique_metrics":"10K","spans_retention":"14 days","metrics_retention":"60 days"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"$299/mo - 30K metrics, 500M spans/mo, 50 team members","features":["High-fidelity metrics with up to 1% error margin","End-to-end distributed tracing","Service map with dependencies and realtime status","Built-in integrations for HTTP, Database, and Akka services","Track CPU, memory, and file system usage for unlimited hosts","Search traces by any tag","Analyze and compare metrics with smart filters and insights","Receive in-app and email alert notifications","Receive alert notifications via Slack and Pager Duty","Sandboxes for staging and development data","Onboarding workshops with the Kamon Telemetry developers","Custom instrumentation for in-house and unsupported libraries"],"minSeats":50,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":299,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For growing organizations feeling the pains of scaling","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"trace_spans":"500M/mo","unique_metrics":"30K","spans_retention":"14 days","metrics_retention":"60 days"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"From $1499/mo - custom configuration","features":["Custom metrics capacity","Custom span limits","Custom data retention","Dedicated support","Volume discounts","Annual billing"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":1499,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Custom capacity and data retention with dedicated support","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Additional metrics capacity","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":90,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Additional spans","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":60,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $89/mo. Free tier includes 5K metrics and 10M spans/month. Fixed subscription with transparent add-ons, no surprise overage charges.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://kamon.io/apm/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T18:18:06.357Z","startingPrice":{"amount":89,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free tier with 100 GB/month, 1 full platform user, unlimited basic users","features":["Access to 50+ capabilities","Automatic logs obfuscation","No credit card required"],"minSeats":1,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Perpetual free tier with 100 GB/month of data ingest","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"basic_users":"Unlimited","data_ingest":"100 GB/month","full_platform_users":"1"}},{"free":false,"name":"Standard","summary":"$10 first full platform user, $99 per additional (max 5), $49/core user, $0.40/GB data beyond 100 GB","features":["Ticketed support","2 business days support response SLA","SAML single sign-on","Unlimited basic users"],"minSeats":5,"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.4,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"core user","amount":49,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"additional full platform user","amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For small teams looking to get started with observability","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"data_ingest":"100 GB/month free","full_platform_users":"5"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$349/user/year or $418.80/user/month, $49/core user, $0.40/GB data","features":["Unlimited full platform users","2-hour critical initial support response SLA","Data Plus eligibility","Extended data retention","Advanced admin capabilities"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.4,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"full platform user","amount":349,"period":"year","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"full platform user","amount":418.8,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"core user","amount":49,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For teams with more than five engineers and complex workloads","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"data_ingest":"100 GB/month free","full_platform_users":"None"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing, contact sales","features":["Everything in Pro","FedRAMP Moderate and HIPAA eligibility","Priority ticket routing","1-hour critical initial support response SLA","24/7 dedicated support","Data Plus & advanced security"],"description":"For at-scale organizations with advanced security and support needs","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"full_platform_users":"None"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Data Plus","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.6,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Advanced Compute"}],"summary":"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.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://newrelic.com/platform/application-monitoring","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T14:10:25.231Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.4,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | high | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.fedramp | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://newrelic.com/blog/security/database-monitoring |

## Capabilities (APM Tools)

| Capability | Kamon | 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 | - | - |
| **Core** |  |  |
| Language agents | Scala, Akka, Play Framework, Cats Effect, Akka HTTP, Lagom | Node.js, Ruby, Go, iOS |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud only | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:59:42.411Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*