New Relic
Statuspage
| Feature | New Relic | Statuspage |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $0.3/mo | From $29/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| Rating | 4.3 / 5 | 4.2 / 5 |
| Best For | development-teams, sre-teams, startups, devops-engineers | saas-companies, devops-teams, customer-facing-teams, startups |
| Founded | 2008 | 2012 |
| Apm | ✓ | ✗ |
| Infrastructure Monitoring | ✓ | ✗ |
| Log Management | ✓ | ✗ |
| Browser Monitoring | ✓ | ✗ |
| Synthetics | ✓ | ✗ |
| Ai Assistant | ✓ | ✗ |
| Distributed Tracing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Error Tracking | ✓ | ✗ |
| Status Pages | ✗ | ✓ |
| Incident Updates | ✗ | ✓ |
| Subscriber Notifications | ✗ | ✓ |
| Api | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom Branding | ✗ | ✓ |
| Uptime Monitoring | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ 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
✓ Statuspage Pros
- Easy setup
- Atlassian integration
- Custom branding
- Subscriber notifications
✗ Statuspage Cons
- Expensive for what it does
- Limited customization
- Basic analytics
The Verdict
New Relic is built for development teams and sre teams, with a focus on apm and infrastructure-monitoring. Statuspage targets saas companies and devops teams and leads with status-pages and incident-updates.
On pricing, New Relic is the clear winner for budget-conscious users — starting at $0.3/mo compared to $29/mo for Statuspage. That $28.7/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. Statuspage requires a paid subscription from day one.
Feature-wise, New Relic offers broader built-in capabilities (8 features vs 6), while Statuspage takes a more focused approach — which can mean a simpler, faster onboarding experience.
Both tools are a solid fit for startups — in those cases, the decision often comes down to workflow style and how your team prefers to organize work.
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.