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New Relic Browser Monitoring vs Embrace

Updated Nov 2026
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Higher score New Relic Browser Monitoring #2 in Real User Monitoring 9.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit New Relic

Embrace #8 in Real User Monitoring 8.4/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Embrace

New Relic Browser Monitoring leads on 0 checks, Embrace on 1, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

Highest scoreNew Relic Browser Monitoring · 9.1/10
Free planboth
Free trialonly Embrace
Most featuresEmbrace · 5 of 5

New Relic Browser Monitoring scores higher on our rubric for real user monitoring: 9.1 against 8.4 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #8.

Embrace offers mobile app monitoring; New Relic Browser Monitoring doesn't. On pricing metric, New Relic Browser Monitoring gives you Custom where Embrace offers Sessions.

New Relic Browser Monitoring is the better fit for web teams wanting a free starting point. Embrace is the better fit for mobile-first teams wanting affordable RUM.

New Relic Browser Monitoring fits best
Web teams wanting a free starting point
Embrace fits best
Mobile-first teams wanting affordable RUM

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Feature	New Relic Browser Monitoring 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Embrace 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.4
Ranking	#2 in Real User Monitoring	#8 in Real User Monitoring
Best for	Web teams wanting a free starting point	Mobile-first teams wanting affordable RUM
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$10/user/mo	$0.80/unit usage-based
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs	Email, Community, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI DSS, HIPAA	SSO/SAML
Integrations	780+ integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features New Relic Browser Monitoring 4/5 · Embrace 5/5
Core Web Vitals	✓	✓
Mobile app monitoring	—	✓ (best)
Interaction tracking	✓	✓
Geographic breakdown	✓	✓
Error correlation	✓	✓
Specs
Data retention	90+ days	90+ days
Pricing metric	Custom	Sessions
Our review
Pros	Free web RUM includes Core Web Vitals, errors, AJAX, and interactions Geographic, SPA, browser, device, OS, and network performance views Distributed tracing connects browser activity with transaction latency	Free tier covers errors, crashes, basic performance, dashboards, and alerting Monitors web, iOS, Android, APIs, crashes, ANRs, networks, and traces Low-cost Pro pricing with custom dashboards and API data forwarding
Cons	No mobile app monitoring Paid pricing is platform-wide rather than Browser Monitoring alone Pro pricing rises to $418.80 per user monthly without annual billing	Free tier is capped at 1 million sessions per year and 5 users Integration options are smaller than those of the highest-ranked products Advanced enterprise workflow and support features require Enterprise
Our verdict	New Relic Browser Monitoring is a real user monitoring service for teams responsible for customer-facing web applications. It measures performance across browsers, devices, operating systems, networks, and geographic locations, giving… Read the review →	Embrace is a real user monitoring and observability platform for engineering and reliability teams supporting mobile and web applications. It brings together real-user sessions, user timelines, crashes, exceptions, network activity, Core… Read the review →

New Relic Browser MonitoringReal User Monitoring 9.1Free plan
EmbraceReal User Monitoring 8.4Free plan · 30-day trial

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Strengths and trade-offs

New Relic Browser Monitoring — where it wins
- Free web RUM includes Core Web Vitals, errors, AJAX, and interactions
- Geographic, SPA, browser, device, OS, and network performance views
- Distributed tracing connects browser activity with transaction latency
Where it doesn't
- No mobile app monitoring
- Paid pricing is platform-wide rather than Browser Monitoring alone
- Pro pricing rises to $418.80 per user monthly without annual billing
Embrace — where it wins
- Free tier covers errors, crashes, basic performance, dashboards, and alerting
- Monitors web, iOS, Android, APIs, crashes, ANRs, networks, and traces
- Low-cost Pro pricing with custom dashboards and API data forwarding
Where it doesn't
- Free tier is capped at 1 million sessions per year and 5 users
- Integration options are smaller than those of the highest-ranked products
- Advanced enterprise workflow and support features require Enterprise

New Relic Browser Monitoring9.1/10 · Free plan
A broad web RUM service with a useful free plan and platform-wide pricing.
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Embrace8.4/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial
Affordable, mobile-first RUM with broad coverage across apps, web, crashes, and performance.
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