New Relic Pricing 2026
New Relic is a full-stack observability platform offering application performance monitoring (APM), infrastructure monitoring, logs, and synthetic monitoring. Pricing is based on data ingestion volume with flexible plans.
Quick Pricing Summary
- Free: $0 (100 GB/month, 7-day retention, basic features)
- Standard: $99/month (includes 100 GB ingestion, all products: APM, infrastructure, logs, synthetics)
- Pro: $299/month (90-day retention, advanced features, higher API limits)
- Enterprise: Custom pricing (unlimited, dedicated support, custom features)
- Overage cost: ~$0.50–1.50/GB over included limit
- Best for: Development and DevOps teams needing full-stack visibility
New Relic Pricing Plans (2026)
| Plan | Price | Data Ingestion | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 100 GB/month | 7 days |
| Standard | $99/month | 100 GB included, $0.50/GB over | 30 days |
| Pro | $299/month | 100 GB included, $0.50/GB over | 90 days |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | 1+ years |
Estimated Monthly Cost by Team Size
| Scenario | Monthly Data | Estimated Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Startup (side project) | 10 GB/month | Free |
| Small app (3-5 services) | 50 GB/month | Free (or ~$25 with Standard overage) |
| Growing app (10-20 services) | 200 GB/month | $99 + $50 overage = $149/month |
| Large app (50+ services) | 500 GB/month | $99 + $200 overage = $299/month |
New Relic vs Datadog Pricing
| Feature | New Relic | Datadog |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Per GB ingested | Per host + per product |
| APM | Included (Standard: $99/mo) | $31/host/mo extra |
| Infrastructure monitoring | Included | $15/host/mo |
| Logs | Included | $0.10/GB ingested |
| For 5 hosts + logs: | ~$99–150/mo | ~$225/mo+ |
Cost Optimization Tips
- Use sampling: Don't ingest 100% of transactions. Sample 10% in production, 100% in dev.
- Archive logs: Send old logs to S3 after 30 days to stay within ingestion budget.
- Filter data: Exclude verbose DEBUG logs. Only ingest WARN+ in production.
- Monitor ingestion: Set budgets in New Relic UI. Get daily alerts when approaching limits.
- Use free tier: Perfect for development. Upgrade to Standard only when in production with 50+ GB/month.
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