Site24x7 Synthetic Monitoring vs New Relic Synthetics

Site24x7 Synthetic Monitoring9.0Visit New Relic Synthetics8.3Visit

Higher score Site24x7 Synthetic Monitoring #3 in Synthetic Monitoring 9.0/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Site24x7

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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

• Site24x7 Synthetic Monitoring fits best

  Mature teams wanting broad platform coverage

• New Relic Synthetics fits best

  New Relic users needing low-cost synthetic checks

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Side by side

Feature	Site24x7 Synthetic Monitoring 9.0/10 Visit ↗	New Relic Synthetics 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.3
Ranking	#3 in Synthetic Monitoring	#10 in Synthetic Monitoring
Best for	Mature teams wanting broad platform coverage	New Relic users needing low-cost synthetic checks
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	$10/user/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Mobile, Browser extension	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension	Web
Support	Email, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs, Live chat	Tickets, Community, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML
Integrations	6 integrations	780+ integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Site24x7 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	Browser transactions and chained API workflows with response assertions Global and private monitoring locations, including on-premise polling One-minute polling plus anomaly detection and root-cause analysis	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	Listed web tiers cap synthetic transactions at 25 The product is proprietary rather than open source Advanced coverage may be more than small teams need	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	Site24x7 Synthetic Monitoring monitors websites, APIs, and web applications from global or private locations. It is aimed at IT and DevOps teams that need to track availability, performance, and user workflows before they affect end users.… 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

• Site24x7 Synthetic Monitoring — where it wins

  • Browser transactions and chained API workflows with response assertions
  • Global and private monitoring locations, including on-premise polling
  • One-minute polling plus anomaly detection and root-cause analysis

  Where it doesn't

  • Listed web tiers cap synthetic transactions at 25
  • The product is proprietary rather than open source
  • Advanced coverage may be more than small teams need

• 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

• Site24x7 Synthetic Monitoring9.0/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  Broad synthetic monitoring with browser, API, private-location, and one-minute coverage.

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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 →