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New Relic vs SigNoz
Trust Score comparison · March 2026
Signal Comparison
500k / wknpm downloads10M+
200 commitsCommits (90d)300 commits
800 ★GitHub stars19k ★
12k q'sStack Overflow100 q's
HighCommunityGrowing
New RelicSigNoz
Key Differences
| Factor | New Relic | SigNoz |
|---|---|---|
| License | Proprietary | AGPL 3.0 |
| Language | TypeScript / Python | Go |
| Hosted | Self-hosted | Self-hosted |
| Free tier | — | — |
| Open Source | — | ✓ Yes |
| TypeScript | ✓ | — |
Pick New Relic if…
- Full APM with transaction traces, error tracking, and DB query analysis in one tool
- Large applications needing infrastructure + application observability together
- Teams that want a free tier with 100GB/mo ingest — more generous than Datadog
Pick SigNoz if…
- Teams wanting Datadog-quality observability without vendor lock-in or cost
- Self-hosted OpenTelemetry backend for traces, metrics, and logs
- Privacy-sensitive apps where sending telemetry to third-party SaaS is not acceptable
Side-by-side Quick Start
New Relic
// newrelic.js (require FIRST before all other requires)
require('newrelic');
// newrelic.js config file
exports.config = {
app_name: ['My App'],
license_key: process.env.NEW_RELIC_LICENSE_KEY,
logging: { level: 'info' },
};
// Package: npm install newrelicSigNoz
# Self-host with Docker
git clone https://github.com/SigNoz/signoz.git
cd signoz/deploy && docker compose up -d
# Send traces via OpenTelemetry (OTLP endpoint)
# OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT=http://localhost:4318
# Then use any OTel SDK — see opentelemetry entryCommunity Verdict
Based on upvoted notes🏆
New Relic wins this comparison
Trust Score 80 vs 79 · 1-point difference
New Relic leads on Trust Score with stronger signal data across downloads and community health. That said, the other tool is worth considering if your use case matches its specific strengths above.