Fathom Analytics
New Relic
| Feature | Fathom Analytics | New Relic |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | From $14/mo | Free / from $0.3/mo |
| Free Plan | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.6 / 5 | 4.3 / 5 |
| Best For | privacy-conscious-businesses, bloggers, saas-companies, agencies | development-teams, sre-teams, startups, devops-engineers |
| Founded | 2018 | 2008 |
| Privacy First Analytics | ✓ | ✗ |
| Event Tracking | ✓ | ✗ |
| Email Reports | ✓ | ✗ |
| Custom Domains | ✓ | ✗ |
| Api | ✓ | ✗ |
| Uptime Monitoring | ✓ | ✗ |
| Apm | ✗ | ✓ |
| Infrastructure Monitoring | ✗ | ✓ |
| Log Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Browser Monitoring | ✗ | ✓ |
| Synthetics | ✗ | ✓ |
| Ai Assistant | ✗ | ✓ |
| Distributed Tracing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Error Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Fathom Analytics Pros
- No cookie banners needed
- Beautiful simple dashboard
- Fast loading (single script)
- EU-isolation for European data
✗ Fathom Analytics Cons
- No free plan
- Limited segmentation compared to GA4
- No e-commerce tracking
✓ New Relic Pros
- Generous free tier with 100GB/month data ingest
- Full-stack observability in one platform
- Usage-based pricing is cost-effective for many teams
- Strong AI assistant (New Relic AI) for troubleshooting
✗ New Relic Cons
- Per-user pricing for full platform access
- Data retention limits on free tier
- Can be complex to set up comprehensively
The Verdict
Fathom Analytics is built for privacy conscious businesses and bloggers, with a focus on privacy-first-analytics and event-tracking. New Relic targets development teams and sre teams and leads with apm and infrastructure-monitoring.
On pricing, New Relic is the clear winner for budget-conscious users — starting at $0.3/mo compared to $14/mo for Fathom Analytics. That $13.7/mo difference adds up quickly for growing teams.
New Relic has a free plan, which gives it a meaningful edge for individuals and small teams exploring their options. Fathom Analytics requires a paid subscription from day one.
Feature-wise, New Relic offers broader built-in capabilities (8 features vs 6), while Fathom Analytics takes a more focused approach — which can mean a simpler, faster onboarding experience.
Bottom line: Fathom Analytics has a slight overall edge — but if generous free tier with 100gb/month data ingest matters most to you, New Relic may still be the right call.