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New Relic Session Replay vs SolarWinds Observability
Both stand on application performance & observability - midmarket software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
New Relic Session Replay is offered as part of a wider telemetry and monitoring platform, with access varying by plan. Consider user limits, ingest overages, and the listed eight-day retention period when comparing plans.
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SolarWinds Observability covers multiple monitoring domains in one service, with deployment choices and integrations for common application and database technologies. Its plan structure varies by node, service, database, data volume, checks, or page views, so requirements determine the relevant cost.
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| New Relic Session Replay | SolarWinds Observability | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | A free trial |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Android, iPhone, Web | API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Standard: $10 a month | See the plans |
| Plans published | 4 | 9 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | newrelic.com | solarwinds.com |
| On application performance & observability - midmarket software | #13 of 26 | #17 of 26 |
New Relic Session Replay: what it does well
- Session Replay is included among Free plan capabilities.
- Platform covers metrics, logs, traces, and events.
- Includes distributed tracing and synthetic monitoring.
- Free plan includes 100 GB monthly data ingest.
- Available on Android, iOS, and web.
What to know first
- Free plan includes one full platform user.
- Standard limits full platform users to five.
- Paid plans charge $0.40/GB beyond 100 GB ingest.
- Listed data retention is 8 days.
SolarWinds Observability: what it does well
- Unifies logs, metrics, traces, and user data
- OpenTelemetry integrations and direct ingestion
- SaaS and self-hosted deployment options
- 30-day fully functional trial
- Real-user and synthetic monitoring plans
What to know first
- No free plan
- Pricing uses different usage units
- Self-Hosted licensing is subscription-only
- Some plans require annual billing
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