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Datadog vs New Relic — Competitive Landscape
Last updated: May 2026
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Datadog | New Relic |
|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure Monitoring | Comprehensive, 750+ integrations | Good, 700+ integrations |
| APM | Distributed tracing, profiling | Distributed tracing, Errors Inbox |
| Log Management | Powerful, usage-based pricing | Included in data ingestion |
| Real User Monitoring | Yes (Session Replay) | Yes (Browser monitoring) |
| Synthetic Monitoring | API + Browser tests | API + Scripted browser |
| Serverless Monitoring | Native Lambda/Functions support | Good Lambda support |
| Security Monitoring | Cloud SIEM built-in | Vulnerability management |
| AI/ML Features | Watchdog (anomaly detection) | Applied Intelligence (AIOps) |
| Dashboards | Highly customizable | Good, pre-built templates |
| Pricing Model | Per-host + usage-based | Per-user + data ingestion |
Pricing Comparison
Datadog
Infrastructure: from $15/host/mo. APM: from $31/host/mo. Logs: $0.10/GB ingested. Usage-based, can scale quickly.
New Relic
Free tier: 100GB/mo ingestion. Standard: $0.30/GB after free tier. Per-seat pricing for full platform access at $49/user/mo.
Key Differentiators
Why choose Datadog
- Broader product surface: 20+ products spanning infra, APM, logs, security, CI/CD
- Superior integration ecosystem with 750+ out-of-box integrations
- Built-in Cloud SIEM for security observability
- Better for large, complex multi-cloud environments
Why choose New Relic
- More predictable pricing with generous 100GB/mo free data ingestion
- Simpler, all-in-one platform approach — one agent, one UI, one pricing model
- Lower barrier to entry for small teams with full-stack visibility
- Errors Inbox provides unified error tracking across the stack
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