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Keymetrics vs New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring
Both stand on application performance monitoring. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Choose Keymetrics for Node.js infrastructure monitoring built around PM2, especially if issue investigation, custom metrics, or Enterprise profiling match your needs. Processes above a Plus plan limit are ignored; contact the maker for Enterprise pricing details.
Visit KeymetricsNew 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
| Keymetrics | New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web | Linux, Self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Plus: $79 a month | Free or on request |
| Plans published | 3 | 4 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | pm2.io | newrelic.com |
| On application performance monitoring | #12 of 38 | #15 of 38 |
Keymetrics: what it does well
- Combines application and database views in real time and history.
- Issue dashboard includes stack traces, code lines, and preceding logs.
- Notifications can go by email, Slack, or webhook.
- Custom metrics include values, counters, meters, and histograms.
- Enterprise profiling can run in production.
What to know first
- Plus process limits apply across monitored processes on linked servers.
- Processes above a Plus plan limit are automatically ignored.
- Enterprise pricing details are available by contacting the maker.
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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