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Azure Application Insights vs New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring
Both stand on application dependency mapping software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Application Insights offers telemetry collection, investigation, and usage analytics, with the first 5 GB per month per billing account free. Teams should account for ingestion caps, retention charges beyond 90 days, and regional endpoint requirements.
Visit Azure Application InsightsNew Relic Kubernetes Monitoring covers cluster telemetry, application correlation, and alerting in one integration. Its free tier has a stated ingest allowance, but installation requires a license key and the default configuration uses a privileged sidecar.
Visit New Relic Kubernetes MonitoringThe facts
| Azure Application Insights | New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Android, API, iPhone, Linux, Web, Windows | Linux, Self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Free or on request |
| Plans published | 1 | 4 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | azure.microsoft.com | newrelic.com |
| On application dependency mapping software | #2 of 36 | #6 of 36 |
Azure Application Insights: what it does well
- Includes alerts, metrics, logs, and Grafana dashboards.
- Usage analytics include funnels, flows, and cohorts.
- Offers .NET profiling and a snapshot debugger.
- First 5 GB per month per billing account are free.
- Supports Microsoft Entra ID authentication.
What to know first
- Global endpoint does not guarantee regional data residency.
- Daily ingestion cap stops excess collection until the next UTC day.
- Browser OpenTelemetry JavaScript is unsupported and not recommended.
- Retention beyond 90 days is charged by retained data volume.
New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring: what it does well
- Combines Kubernetes metrics, events, logs, and traces.
- Collects Prometheus metrics through workload service discovery.
- Links application performance data with Kubernetes data.
- Supports predefined and custom Kubernetes alerts.
- Free tier includes 100 GB monthly ingest.
What to know first
- Installation requires a New Relic license key.
- Default setup uses a privileged Infrastructure Agent sidecar.
- Unprivileged mode provides reduced host visibility.
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