New Relic alternatives

Killing Usage-based (often $100s/mo) (~$1200/yr) — here are 3 verified escapes, honest trade-offs included.

currently paying for

Usage-based (often $100s/mo)

the answer hard migration

The metrics + dashboards stack half the internet runs on.

you stop paying Usage-based (often $100s/mo) → keep ~$1200/yr

head-to-head

Prometheus + Grafana oss ⭐ 65.8K self-host Apache-2.0

Free

The metrics + dashboards stack half the internet runs on.

trade-offs: DIY alerting/high-availability setup

SigNoz oss ⭐ 31.9K self-host MIT

Free / self-host free

OpenTelemetry-native APM with traces, metrics and logs in one UI.

trade-offs: ClickHouse cluster to feed at scale

Netdata oss ⭐ 80.3K self-host GPL-3.0

Free

Per-second infrastructure monitoring with zero-config agents.

trade-offs: Long-term storage strategy needed

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What is the best free alternative to New Relic?

Prometheus + Grafana is the top free option — The metrics + dashboards stack half the internet runs on.

How much can I save by switching from New Relic?

New Relic costs Usage-based (often $100s/mo), so switching to a free alternative saves roughly $1200/year per seat.

Can New Relic be self-hosted?

Yes — Prometheus + Grafana and SigNoz and Netdata can be self-hosted for free.