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Honeycomb vs New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring
Both stand on kubernetes monitoring. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+2
Honeycomb combines telemetry ingestion with investigation tools for tracing and related data. Free has stated monthly data allowances; larger deployments can consider Pro or custom Enterprise plans.
Visit Honeycomb Free plan LinuxSelf-hostedWeb+1
New 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
| Honeycomb | New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Android, API, iPhone, Self-hosted, Web | Linux, Self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Pro: $150 a month | Free or on request |
| Plans published | 3 | 4 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | honeycomb.io | newrelic.com |
| On kubernetes monitoring | #10 of 56 | #15 of 56 |
Honeycomb: what it does well
- Supports traces, logs, metrics, and OpenTelemetry data.
- Canvas provides natural-language queries and shared workspaces.
- BubbleUp investigates outliers across traces, metrics, and logs.
- Free plan includes up to 20 million events monthly.
What to know first
- Pro starts at $150 per month.
- Enterprise pricing is custom and volume is variable.
- Trust Center access requires Pro or Enterprise.
- Refinery troubleshooting support is Enterprise-only.
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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