Sematext Container Monitoring vs New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring

Sematext Container Monitoring8.9Visit New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring8.4Visit

Higher score Sematext Container Monitoring #5 in Container Monitoring 8.9/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Sematext

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New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring #10 in Container Monitoring 8.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit New Relic

• Sematext Container Monitoring fits best

  Multi-runtime container monitoring

• New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring fits best

  Teams wanting free Kubernetes telemetry

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Side by side

Feature	Sematext Container Monitoring 8.9/10 Visit ↗	New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.4
Ranking	#5 in Container Monitoring	#10 in Container Monitoring
Best for	Multi-runtime container monitoring	Teams wanting free Kubernetes telemetry
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	$10/user/mo
Free plan	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Linux, Windows	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs	Tickets, Community, Docs
Integrations	100+ integrations	780+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Sematext Container Monitoring 5/5 · New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring 5/5
Container metrics	✓	✓
Resource alerts	✓	✓
Image monitoring	✓	✓
Runtime events	✓	✓
Container log collection	✓	✓
Specs
Supported platforms	Docker Engine, Docker Data Center, Docker Enterprise, Kubernetes, AWS ECS, AWS EKS, AKS, GKE, Red Hat OpenShift, Nomad, Docker Swarm, Mesos, Rancher	Kubernetes; Docker on Linux and Windows
Our review
Pros	Combines container and host metrics, logs, events, and alerts Supports Docker, containerd, CRI-O, Podman, and Kubernetes Correlates metrics, logs, and events with automatic discovery	Free tier includes Kubernetes dashboards, logs, metrics, events, and alerts Correlates metrics, logs, events, and traces across workloads Supports Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, APM, and eBPF-based instrumentation
Cons	Paid plans start at $2.80 per host per month Adds a per-container charge above the included container allowance Data collection uses the Sematext Agent	Paid pricing varies by users, ingest, and optional data features Enterprise capabilities require an enterprise plan The free plan includes one full platform user
Our verdict	Sematext Container Monitoring is an observability product for teams operating containerized applications, orchestration platforms, and distributed infrastructure. Delivered through Sematext Cloud, it uses the Sematext Agent to collect… Read the review →	New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring provides observability across Kubernetes clusters, workloads, containers, and applications. It is designed for engineering, DevOps, and platform teams managing Kubernetes environments, including… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Sematext Container Monitoring — where it wins

  • Combines container and host metrics, logs, events, and alerts
  • Supports Docker, containerd, CRI-O, Podman, and Kubernetes
  • Correlates metrics, logs, and events with automatic discovery

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid plans start at $2.80 per host per month
  • Adds a per-container charge above the included container allowance
  • Data collection uses the Sematext Agent

• New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring — where it wins

  • Free tier includes Kubernetes dashboards, logs, metrics, events, and alerts
  • Correlates metrics, logs, events, and traces across workloads
  • Supports Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, APM, and eBPF-based instrumentation

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid pricing varies by users, ingest, and optional data features
  • Enterprise capabilities require an enterprise plan
  • The free plan includes one full platform user

• Sematext Container Monitoring8.9/10 · 14-day trial

  A broad container and host observability tool for multi-runtime environments.

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• New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring8.4/10 · Free plan

  A broad Kubernetes monitoring platform with a useful free tier and usage-based pricing.

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