New Relic vs Datadog: Which Should You Choose?
Compare New Relic and Datadog on APM, monitoring, and observability. Discover which platform best fits your infrastructure and applications.
New Relic wins on developer experience and unified platform; Datadog on breadth and enterprise. Both are top-tier; choice is team and budget driven.
New Relic
Observability platform with APM, logs, metrics, browser; one unified data platform.
Datadog
Monitoring and security platform; infra, APM, logs, traces, security in one dashboard.
What are the key differences between New Relic and Datadog?
| Feature | New Relic | Datadog |
|---|---|---|
| APM | Strong; distributed tracing, NRQL | Very strong; OpenTelemetry, profiler |
| Logs | Included; unified ingest | Powerful; query language, pipelines |
| Infra | Hosts, containers, cloud | Very broad; 500+ integrations |
| Pricing | Free tier; usage-based | Per host/function; enterprise costlier |
What is the verdict on New Relic vs Datadog?
New Relic wins on developer experience and unified platform; Datadog on breadth and enterprise. Both are top-tier; choice is team and budget driven.
Which option does MG Software recommend?
MG Software recommends New Relic for teams wanting to start fast with one platform. Datadog for large, diverse infrastructure.
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