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Grafana vs New Relic

A side-by-side comparison to help you pick between Grafana and New Relic.

Grafana

Freemium

Open-source observability

Developer Tools

Grafana is an open-source platform for monitoring and observability dashboards.

New Relic

Freemium

Observability platform

Developer Tools

New Relic is an all-in-one observability platform for engineering teams.

Grafana or New Relic: how to choose

Both Grafana and New Relic compete in similar territory. Grafana sits in the Developer Tools category, covering similar use cases.The right choice usually comes down to pricing model, integrations, and how the tool fits the rest of your stack.

If pricing is the main concern, Grafana is freemium and New Relic is freemium. For deeper comparisons, check the dedicated alternatives page for each tool above.