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New Relic APM 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 New Relic APM if you want web-based monitoring with tracing, dependency mapping, real user monitoring, and log correlation. The perpetual Free tier may suit a limited start; look at other plans if you need more than one full platform user or the Standard plan’s five-user maximum is too low.
Visit New Relic APMNew 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
| New Relic APM | New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Web | Linux, Self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Standard: $10 a month | Free or on request |
| Plans published | 4 | 4 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | newrelic.com | newrelic.com |
| On application performance monitoring | #30 of 36 | #15 of 36 |
New Relic APM: what it does well
- Covers distributed and transaction tracing.
- Includes dependency mapping and real user monitoring.
- Correlates logs with application monitoring.
- Free tier requires no credit card.
- Free tier includes unlimited basic users.
What to know first
- Standard allows a maximum of five full platform users.
- Pro lists a $349.00 monthly price for annual commitments.
- Enterprise uses custom pricing.
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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