Grafana vs New Relic
Side-by-side — pricing, strengths, tradeoffs, and fit.
Grafana
Multi-platform analytics and visualization web application.
New Relic
All-in-one observability platform with usage-based pricing.
At a glance
Open SourceFree Tier
● Established·From Freemium
Free TierEnterprise
● Established·From $0.30/GB ingested
Overview
One-liner
One-liner
Multi-platform analytics and visualization web application.
One-liner
All-in-one observability platform with usage-based pricing.
Maturity
Maturity
EstablishedMaturity
EstablishedOpen source
Open source
✓ YesOpen source
✕ NoPricing
Free tier
Free tier
✓ AvailableFree tier
✓ Available100GB data/month free, 1 full user
Starts at
Starts at
Freemium
Starts at
$0.30/GB ingested
Model
Model
Flat rate
Model
Usage-based
Enterprise
Enterprise
✕ NoneEnterprise
✓ AvailableBest for
✓ Best for
Teams needing comprehensive monitoring and visualization capabilities across multiple data sources.
Organizations that require customizable dashboards to track various metrics in real-time.
✓ Best for
Full-stack observability on a budgetGenerous free ingest tier
APM for web appsApplication performance monitoring
Not ideal for
✕ Not for
Projects with very limited budget as the enterprise features are paid.
Users who prefer a cloud-hosted solution without self-management overhead.
✕ Not for
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Strengths
↑ Strengths
Customizable dashboards and visualizations
Real-time data monitoring
Alerting and notifications
Extensive plugin ecosystem
↑ Strengths
Generous free tier
Full-stack observability
Simple data-based pricing
Weaknesses
↓ Weaknesses
Steep learning curve for new users
Limited native support for certain data sources
Performance issues with large datasets
Complex setup for advanced use cases
↓ Weaknesses
Per-user costs add up
UI/learning curve