New Relic Synthetic Monitoring

Name: New Relic Synthetic Monitoring
Brand: New Relic
Rating: 4.3 (1219 reviews)

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Est 2007|Valuation $6.1B|Raised $385.3M

LinkedIn 188K|Website|Web traffic 1.3M|FTEs 3,034|HQ San Francisco, California, US

MarketsInfrastructure Monitoring Observability Platform

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

New Relic vs Datadog: - Both are suite observability vendors that include synthetics as part of broader platforms. - Buyers sometimes perceive one or the other as more expensive depending on contract and usage patterns. - Datadog documents explicit billing constructs for synthetics (for example, per-test-run billing), but third-party discussions still report unexpected charges in some cases. New Relic vs Dynatrace: - Dynatrace targets enterprise customers with usage-based subscription models and is often perceived as a premium option; community commentary indicates enterprise minimums and pricing structures are considerations. New Relic vs Catchpoint: - Catchpoint is cited frequently for outside-in internet performance and may be preferred when detailed internet-level metrics are required. Some community comments note that Catchpoint is viewed as a leading provider for outside-in measurements, while other organizations select New Relic for broader platform tradeoffs. New Relic vs Pingdom: - Pingdom provides simpler website monitoring packaging suitable for basic uptime requirements. Pingdom’s published pricing can be easier to evaluate for non-enterprise needs, but it provides less full-stack correlation than New Relic.

	New Relic Synthetic Monitoring	Datadog Synthetics	Catchpoint (IPM / synthetics)
Starting Price	Published free tier with a limited number of checks per month; vendor publishes pay-as-you-go per-check usage pricing.	Public list pricing is available; pricing is published based on test-run usage.	Published entry plans available; vendor uses a token/points licensing model and is positioned for outside-in monitoring.
Best For	Teams already using New Relic who want synthetic checks correlated with APM, logs, and traces and who use NRQL.	Organizations standardized on Datadog seeking integrated synthetics with Datadog workflows.	Organizations needing detailed outside-in internet performance monitoring and a broad set of global nodes.
Key Strength	Integration into New Relic One, NRQL, cross-telemetry correlation, and private locations support.	Broad integrations and coherence for Datadog-centric environments; mature synthetic feature set.	Outside-in depth and node granularity for internet performance analytics.
Key Weakness	Pricing predictability and platform UX/support friction are commonly reported in community discussions.	Pricing at scale and related cost concerns are frequently reported.	Frequently positioned for enterprise use; points/token model can be complex and may exceed needs for basic uptime monitoring.

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

New Relic vs Datadog:

Both are suite observability vendors that include synthetics as part of broader platforms.
Buyers sometimes perceive one or the other as more expensive depending on contract and usage patterns.
Datadog documents explicit billing constructs for synthetics (for example, per-test-run billing), but third-party discussions still report unexpected charges in some cases.

New Relic vs Dynatrace:

Dynatrace targets enterprise customers with usage-based subscription models and is often perceived as a premium option; community commentary indicates enterprise minimums and pricing structures are considerations.

New Relic vs Catchpoint:

Catchpoint is cited frequently for outside-in internet performance and may be preferred when detailed internet-level metrics are required. Some community comments note that Catchpoint is viewed as a leading provider for outside-in measurements, while other organizations select New Relic for broader platform tradeoffs.

New Relic vs Pingdom:

Pingdom provides simpler website monitoring packaging suitable for basic uptime requirements. Pingdom’s published pricing can be easier to evaluate for non-enterprise needs, but it provides less full-stack correlation than New Relic.

	New Relic Synthetic Monitoring	Datadog Synthetics	Catchpoint (IPM / synthetics)
Starting Price	Published free tier with a limited number of checks per month; vendor publishes pay-as-you-go per-check usage pricing.	Public list pricing is available; pricing is published based on test-run usage.	Published entry plans available; vendor uses a token/points licensing model and is positioned for outside-in monitoring.
Best For	Teams already using New Relic who want synthetic checks correlated with APM, logs, and traces and who use NRQL.	Organizations standardized on Datadog seeking integrated synthetics with Datadog workflows.	Organizations needing detailed outside-in internet performance monitoring and a broad set of global nodes.
Key Strength	Integration into New Relic One, NRQL, cross-telemetry correlation, and private locations support.	Broad integrations and coherence for Datadog-centric environments; mature synthetic feature set.	Outside-in depth and node granularity for internet performance analytics.
Key Weakness	Pricing predictability and platform UX/support friction are commonly reported in community discussions.	Pricing at scale and related cost concerns are frequently reported.	Frequently positioned for enterprise use; points/token model can be complex and may exceed needs for basic uptime monitoring.