New Relic

New Relic is the world’s leading observability platform trusted by over 17,000 customers including T-Mobile, DoorDash, and GitHub to monitor and optimize their entire technology stack. Founded in 2008 and processing over 200 billion metrics daily, it has become the industry standard for full-stack observability that enables teams to build better software faster.

What makes New Relic exceptional is its unified platform that correlates data across applications, infrastructure, logs, and user experiences, providing complete visibility into complex distributed systems. This holistic approach enables teams to quickly identify and resolve issues before they impact customers.

DevOps teams and site reliability engineers choose New Relic because it provides the comprehensive observability needed to maintain high-performing applications in cloud-native environments. From startups to Fortune 500 companies, it offers the trusted monitoring foundation that digital excellence demands.

Key Features

• Advanced Application Performance Monitoring - Automatic instrumentation with deep code-level visibility and performance optimization insights • Intelligent Distributed Tracing - Follow requests across complex microservices architectures with automatic service mapping • Comprehensive Infrastructure Monitoring - Real-time visibility into servers, containers, Kubernetes, and cloud services • Real User Experience Monitoring - Browser performance tracking with JavaScript error detection and user journey analysis • Mobile Application Analytics - Complete mobile app performance monitoring with crash reporting and user engagement metrics • Unified Logs Management - Integrated log analysis with automatic correlation to metrics and traces • AI-Powered Incident Intelligence - Machine learning algorithms that reduce alert noise and predict potential issues • Custom Dashboards and Alerting - Flexible visualization and notification systems with advanced correlation capabilities

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Comprehensive platform covering all aspects of modern observability • Excellent user experience with intuitive dashboards and workflows • Strong correlation capabilities connecting data across the entire stack • Robust integrations with major cloud platforms and development tools • Powerful AI and machine learning features for proactive monitoring

Cons

• Premium pricing can be expensive for high-volume applications • Complex feature set may overwhelm teams new to observability • Data retention limits on lower-tier plans • Learning curve for advanced configuration and customization • Performance overhead from extensive instrumentation

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