New Relic
What ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini & Grok actually say · August 2026 · incumbent
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New Relic appears in 4 AI-ranked categories — best position #5 for observability platform for backends.
Positioning brief — for the New Relic team
Why the models put New Relic at #5 for observability platform for backends
- Mature all-in-one platform Gemini · GPT“A mature all-in-one platform”
- Strong full-stack APM Grok · GPT“strong full-stack APM”
- Powerful unified querying Grok · GPT“a powerful unified query model”
- Generous, predictable pricing Grok · Gemini · GPT“simplified, predictable consumption-based pricing model”
What the models credit Datadog (#1) with — and don’t credit New Relic
- Best-in-class polish Claude · GPT“best-in-class polish”
- Broad out-of-the-box integrations Claude · Grok · GPT · Gemini“most comprehensive out-of-the-box integrations”
- Fast incident time-to-insight Claude · GPT“time-to-insight is unmatched”
What would move the rank — the models’ fix lines, unified
- Simplify investigation experience GPT · Gemini“less consistently intuitive investigation experience”
- Make OpenTelemetry workflows more native Gemini“fully migrating to standard OpenTelemetry workflows remains less native”
- Deepen integrations and innovation Grok“deeper ecosystem integrations and faster innovation pace”
Restructured from verbatim model output · nothing invented · every quote machine-verified
developer-friendly NRQL querying, strong full-stack APM with generous free tier and good value for mid-to-large teams, solid OpenTelemetry support
Gemini Offers a mature, all-in-one observability platform with a simplified, predictable consumption-based pricing model (per-user + ingestion volume) that avoids the complex SKU fragmentation of its competitors.
GPT A mature all-in-one platform with capable APM, logs, infrastructure monitoring, distributed tracing, a powerful unified query model, and a generous entry point; a close call with Sentry when broad operations matter more than developer workflow.
Where New Relic falls short, per the models
- GPT Product complexity, ingest economics, and a less consistently intuitive investigation experience weaken its value relative to the leaders.
- Gemini The user interface can feel cluttered and sluggish, and fully migrating to standard OpenTelemetry workflows remains less native due to legacy agent dependencies.
- Grok deeper ecosystem integrations and faster innovation pace to match Datadog's breadth
Poll history — On this board 9 of 9 polls since Jun 29 · now #4
#5 → #5 → #5 → #4 → #5 → #5 → #6 → #8 → #4
What changed in the models’ minds
GPTJul 14 → Jul 15 poll
- Newbroad operations over developer workflow“a close call with Sentry when broad operations matter more than developer workflow”
- Newproduct complexity
- Droppeduser-based costs rise sharply“user-based costs can rise sharply”
Top alternatives per the models: Datadog · Grafana Cloud · Honeycomb · Dynatrace
Balanced full-stack observability with solid distributed tracing, consumption-based pricing that scales well, strong Kubernetes/microservices support and AI features without excessive complexity for mid-to-large teams.
GPT Broad, approachable full-stack observability with capable distributed tracing, service maps, errors-inbox workflows, logs, infrastructure monitoring, OpenTelemetry ingestion, and useful deployment context.
Where New Relic falls short, per the models
- GPT Data-ingest economics and product breadth can create cost-management and navigation friction at scale.
- Grok Slightly less automated than Dynatrace in deepest enterprise scenarios (near-tie with Datadog on value; edged by broader platform ecosystem).
Poll history — On this board 8 of 8 polls since Jun 29 · #6 the last 2
#4 → #5 → #4 → #5 → #3 → #3 → #6 → #6
What changed in the models’ minds
GPTJul 14 → Jul 15 poll
- NewOpenTelemetry ingestion
- Newuseful deployment context
- Newnavigation friction at scale
- DroppedMature agents
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GrokJul 7 → Jul 14 poll
- NewKubernetes and microservices support“strong Kubernetes/microservices support”
- NewScales without excessive complexity“consumption-based pricing that scales well, strong Kubernetes/microservices support and AI features without excessive complexity for mid-to-large teams”
- NewBroader platform ecosystem“edged by broader platform ecosystem”
- DroppedRich context and service maps“rich span context, service maps, and entity relationships”
+2 more changes
Top alternatives per the models: Datadog · Dynatrace · Grafana · Honeycomb
Strong unified observability with solid Kubernetes coverage plus eBPF Pixie for automatic service maps and metrics with minimal instrumentation; flexible NRQL, generous free tier, more predictable pricing than Datadog, and good OpenTelemetry support with solid infra-to-APM correlation.
GPT Strong Kubernetes integration, approachable full-stack observability, useful Prometheus and OpenTelemetry support, Pixie-powered troubleshooting, and flexible querying
Where New Relic falls short, per the models
- GPT Make Kubernetes navigation and root-cause workflows more cohesive
- Grok Infrastructure metrics depth and Kubernetes-specific automation/topology awareness lag behind Dynatrace or Datadog in complex or very large deployments; occasional UI clutter and ingest cost surprises in high-pod-churn environments.
Poll history — On this board 4 of 5 polls since Jun 29 · now #5
#8 → #6 → #6 → – → #5
What changed in the models’ minds
GPTJun 30 → Jul 10 poll
- NewPrometheus support“useful Prometheus and OpenTelemetry support”
- NewPixie-powered troubleshooting
- Droppedgood developer workflow
- Droppedsimpler adoption“simpler adoption than heavier enterprise tools”
+1 more change
Top alternatives per the models: Prometheus + Grafana · Datadog · Grafana Cloud · Dynatrace
Developer-friendly setup, competitive usage-based pricing, a generous free tier, no-code parsing, and convenient correlation with APM, infrastructure, and distributed traces
Gemini Simple pricing based on ingestion size, native OpenTelemetry support, and built-in eBPF instrumentation.
Where New Relic falls short, per the models
- GPT Improve advanced log-search depth and query ergonomics to match Elastic and Splunk
- Gemini Overhaul the cluttered user interface to improve navigation speed.
Poll history — On this board 4 of 6 polls since Jun 30 · now #5
– → #8 → #5 → #7 → – → #5
Top alternatives per the models: Datadog · Grafana Loki · Elastic Observability · Splunk
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