Which is cheaper, New Relic or Sentry?

New Relic is 2.6x cheaper than Sentry. New Relic starts at $0/mo, Sentry starts at $0/mo.

Does New Relic have a free tier?

Yes, New Relic offers a free tier with fullPlatformUsers: 1, dataIngestGbPerMonth: 100, dataRetentionDays: 8.

New Relic has moderate switching cost. Sentry has moderate switching cost. Both have similar switching complexity.

Monitoring

New Relic

← More affordable

Full-stack observability platform with APM, infrastructure monitoring, logs, and alerting

Switching Cost: moderate

Sentry

Application monitoring and error tracking platform with performance monitoring, session replay, and AI debugging

Switching Cost: moderate

Price sensitivity favors New Relic, which costs about 2.6x less than Sentry.

You'll notice different pricing structures: hybrid for New Relic versus tiered for Sentry.

Price-conscious teams should choose New Relic — the cost advantage is hard to ignore, especially for growing workloads.

Price-conscious teams should choose New Relic — the cost advantage is hard to ignore, especially for growing workloads.

Price Difference

2.6x

New Relic is cheaper by $16/mo

Pricing Model

Different

Tools charge using different pricing philosophies