Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: New Relic Synthetic Monitoring
New Relic Synthetic Monitoring clearly comes out ahead of Datadog Real User Monitoring on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. New Relic Synthetic Monitoring has a free tier; Datadog Real User Monitoring does not. New Relic Synthetic Monitoring's paid plans start at $10/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | hybrid |
| Company | Datadog | New Relic, Inc. |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | observability-apm | observability-apm |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
New Relic Synthetic Monitoring
usage based
freemium
per user
custom
| Feature | datadog-real-user-monitoring | new-relic-synthetic-monitoring |
|---|---|---|
| Browser Real User Monitoring | ||
| 1 Full Platform User | ||
| Mobile Real User Monitoring | ||
| 100Gb Data Ingest/Month | ||
| Product Analytics | ||
| 10K Synthetic Checks/Month | ||
| Session Replay | ||
| 10M Synthetic Checks/Month | ||
| 1M Synthetic Checks/Month | ||
| 500 Synthetic Checks/Month | ||
| Everything In Free | ||
| Everything In Pro | ||
| Everything In Standard | ||
| Fedramp And Hipaa Eligibility | ||
| Highest Level Support (1-Hour Sla) | ||
| Priority Support (2-Hour Sla) | ||
| Ticketed Support | ||
| Unlimited Basic And Core Users |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, New Relic Synthetic Monitoring comes out ahead overall, though Datadog Real User Monitoring can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
New Relic Synthetic Monitoring offers a free tier; Datadog Real User Monitoring does not currently list one.
New Relic Synthetic Monitoring scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
