What AI says about New Relic

Data as of Oct 25, 2026Based on 33,779 AI responsesReviewed by

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AI summary

New Relic is an observability platform providing application performance monitoring, infrastructure tracking, log management, and distributed tracing. It is regularly recommended for teams seeking full-stack monitoring across microservices, containers, and hybrid environments, particularly when consolidating telemetry into a single platform with a generous free tier.

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Mentioned in

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of AI answers about New Relic and its rivals · since Jul 5

Mentioned in

  1. 1DatadogMentioned in 68%Avg. position 3.2
  2. 2New RelicMentioned in 57%Avg. position 5.5
  3. 3HoneycombMentioned in 50%Avg. position 4.7
  4. 3DynatraceMentioned in 49%Avg. position 4.4
  5. 5OpenTelemetryMentioned in 44%Avg. position 5.7
  6. 5Grafana TempoMentioned in 44%Avg. position 5.9
  7. 7JaegerMentioned in 34%Avg. position 6.5
  8. 10SigNozMentioned in 29%Avg. position 7.3
  9. 11PrometheusMentioned in 22%Avg. position 7.9
  10. 14OpenObserveMentioned in 15%Avg. position 6.8
  11. 15Elastic ObservabilityMentioned in 12%Avg. position 7.8
  12. 17Splunk Observability CloudMentioned in 9%Avg. position 6.8
  13. 21LumigoMentioned in 5%Avg. position 5.2
  14. 21ZipkinMentioned in 5%Avg. position 9.0

Topics where AI mentions New Relic

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How AI describes New Relic

Common descriptions

strong · excellent · full-stack observability · robust · good · very good

Tone of AI’s statements about New Relic

  • Positive59%
  • Neutral34%
  • Mixed5%
  • Negative2%
Rated above a rival
  • overall valueEvery answer comparing New Relic on overall value rates it better than a rival.
  • pricing88% of the answers comparing New Relic on pricing rate it better than a rival, 12% worse. Includes “cost”, “cost forecasting”, “cost predictability”, “cost predictability and developer friendliness”, “cost structure”, “cost-effectiveness”, “cost compounding”, “cost control”, “cost effectiveness”, “cost favorability”, “custom events pricing”, “data pricing”, “flexibility and cost”, “price”, “price point”, “pricing and onboarding”, “pricing model”, “pricing model predictability”, “pricing models”, “pricing philosophy”, “pricing predictability”, “pricing structure”, “pricing structures”, “pricing suitability”, “pricing transparency”, “pricing model purity”, “raw ingest price”, “telemetry pricing”.
  • kubernetes centricityEvery answer comparing New Relic on kubernetes centricity rates it worse than a rival. Includes “kubernetes-centricity”.

Question: Best tracing tool to diagnose tail latency?

Google AI ModeOct 25, 2026

New Relic (Infinite Tracing) — Best for high-volume enterprise environments.

Google AI ModeOct 25, 2026

New Relic’s Infinite Tracing uses an intelligent collector architecture

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Question: Our api response times spike unpredictably during high traffic events. Who offers observability tools that specialize in tracing latency in distributed systems?

ChatGPT SearchOct 25, 2026

The strongest options include Honeycomb, Datadog, Dynatrace, New Relic, and Grafana Tempo.

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Where AI mentions New Relic

Position in answers

  • Named first3%
  • 2nd or 3rd35%
  • Later62%

Each engine’s share of its own answers across New Relic’s markets · since Jul 5

  • ChatGPT Search50%
  • Google AI Mode42%

Insights for New Relic

Since Jul 5

  • Gap between platforms: The platform gap in Infrastructure Monitoring and Observability Platforms narrowed

    ChatGPT SearchChatGPT Search73%Google AI ModeGoogle AI Mode63%
  • Gap between platforms: The platform gap for New Relic in Observability and SRE Monitoring Platforms widened to 15 points, Google AI Mode ahead

    Google AI ModeGoogle AI Mode62%ChatGPT SearchChatGPT Search47%
  • Gap between platforms: The platform gap in Business Operations Software Tools narrowed

    ChatGPT SearchChatGPT Search48%Google AI ModeGoogle AI Mode4%

Sources AI cites

newrelic.com 32%Other sites 68%

The page AI cites most for New Relic