Moz Pro
New Relic
| Feature | Moz Pro | New Relic |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $99/mo | Free / from $0.3/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.3 / 5 | 4.3 / 5 |
| Best For | seo-professionals, agencies, marketers, enterprises | development-teams, sre-teams, startups, devops-engineers |
| Founded | 2004 | 2008 |
| Keyword Explorer | ✓ | ✗ |
| Link Explorer | ✓ | ✗ |
| Site Audit | ✓ | ✗ |
| Rank Tracking | ✓ | ✗ |
| On Page Grader | ✓ | ✗ |
| Domain Authority | ✓ | ✗ |
| Apm | ✗ | ✓ |
| Infrastructure Monitoring | ✗ | ✓ |
| Log Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Browser Monitoring | ✗ | ✓ |
| Synthetics | ✗ | ✓ |
| Ai Assistant | ✗ | ✓ |
| Distributed Tracing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Error Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Moz Pro Pros
- Trusted Domain Authority metric
- Excellent link analysis
- Active community and learning resources
- Reliable rank tracking
✗ Moz Pro Cons
- Expensive for small businesses
- Smaller backlink index than competitors
- Interface feels dated
✓ 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
Moz Pro is built for seo professionals and agencies, with a focus on keyword-explorer and link-explorer. 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 $99/mo for Moz Pro. That $98.7/mo difference adds up quickly for growing teams.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
Feature-wise, New Relic offers broader built-in capabilities (8 features vs 6), while Moz Pro takes a more focused approach — which can mean a simpler, faster onboarding experience.
This is a genuinely close comparison. If you can, sign up for both free trials (where available) and run a one-week test with your actual team tasks before deciding.