Datadog Synthetic Monitoring vs New Relic Synthetics

Datadog Synthetic Monitoring8.9Visit New Relic Synthetics8.3Visit

Higher score Datadog Synthetic Monitoring #4 in Synthetic Monitoring 8.9/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Datadog

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New Relic Synthetics #10 in Synthetic Monitoring 8.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit New Relic

• Datadog Synthetic Monitoring fits best

  Observability teams needing synthetic breadth

• New Relic Synthetics fits best

  New Relic users needing low-cost synthetic checks

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Side by side

Feature	Datadog Synthetic Monitoring 8.9/10 Visit ↗	New Relic Synthetics 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.3
Ranking	#4 in Synthetic Monitoring	#10 in Synthetic Monitoring
Best for	Observability teams needing synthetic breadth	New Relic users needing low-cost synthetic checks
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$5/unit/mo	$10/user/mo
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Phone, Docs	Tickets, Community, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML
Integrations	9 integrations	780+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Datadog Synthetic Monitoring 4/4 · New Relic Synthetics 4/4
Browser checks	✓	✓
API checks	✓	✓
Transaction checks	✓	✓
Journey checks	✓	✓
Specs
Locations	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Fastest schedule	1-minute	1-minute
Our review
Pros	Covers API, browser, mobile, and network testing Connects failed synthetic tests with APM traces Supports private locations, Terraform, and CI/CD integrations	Free plan includes 500 synthetic checks per month Supports browser, API, transaction, certificate, and journey checks Private locations and device emulation cover internal and varied user flows
Cons	No free plan is available Usage-based pricing spans different test-run units Monthly pricing costs more than annual pricing	Free plan includes one full platform user Additional usage is billed at $0.005 per synthetic check Platform fit centers on New Relic platform integrations
Our verdict	Datadog Synthetic Monitoring simulates API requests, browser interactions, mobile-app flows, and network checks to monitor availability and performance. It is designed for development, operations, and engineering teams that need proactive… Read the review →	New Relic Synthetics monitors websites, APIs, applications, and critical workflows from public or private locations. It covers ping and availability checks, scripted browser monitoring with Selenium-powered Chrome or Firefox, no-code step… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Datadog Synthetic Monitoring — where it wins

  • Covers API, browser, mobile, and network testing
  • Connects failed synthetic tests with APM traces
  • Supports private locations, Terraform, and CI/CD integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Usage-based pricing spans different test-run units
  • Monthly pricing costs more than annual pricing

• New Relic Synthetics — where it wins

  • Free plan includes 500 synthetic checks per month
  • Supports browser, API, transaction, certificate, and journey checks
  • Private locations and device emulation cover internal and varied user flows

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan includes one full platform user
  • Additional usage is billed at $0.005 per synthetic check
  • Platform fit centers on New Relic platform integrations

• Datadog Synthetic Monitoring8.9/10 · 14-day trial

  Broad synthetic coverage with deep Datadog observability and usage-based pricing.

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• New Relic Synthetics8.3/10 · Free plan

  A flexible synthetic monitoring option for teams already using New Relic.

  Visit New RelicFull verdict →