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New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring vs Tideways
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.
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 Monitoring Free trial APIExtensionLinux+2
Tideways provides PHP-focused observability with profiling, monitoring, error tracking, tracing, and alert integrations. Check extension-platform support and monthly trace limits alongside the plan’s request and history allowances.
Visit TidewaysThe facts
| New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring | Tideways | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | A free trial |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Linux, Self-hosted, Web, Windows | API, Extension, Linux, Mac, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Team — 5 million requests/month: $89 a month |
| Plans published | 4 | 10 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | newrelic.com | tideways.com |
| On application performance monitoring | #15 of 36 | #34 of 36 |
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.
Tideways: what it does well
- Timeline, Flame Graph, and Call Graph views
- Production PHP performance monitoring
- Automatic instrumentation for major PHP frameworks
- Distributed and transaction tracing
- 14-day trial available
What to know first
- No free plan
- Windows and FreeBSD extensions unsupported
- Trace-trigger quotas disable new traces
- Plans are charged monthly
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