AppDynamicsFull-stack observability linked to business performance for hybrid and on-prem applications.

New RelicIntelligent Observability resolves issues at scale before they impact your bottom line.

Comparison · Observability · weekly run Nov 3

AppDynamics vs New Relic

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

New Relic is the stronger AI pick in Observability: it has a visibility score of 47.1 versus 1.7 for AppDynamics, and ranks ahead in 75% of the answers that name both.

Choose AppDynamics if…

You need FedRAMP Moderate (GovAPM) coverage
business-centric application performance monitoring
end-to-end diagnostic tracking

Choose New Relic if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (47.1 vs 1.7)
AI answers describe it more positively (42% vs 17% positive)
You need SOC 2 Type II or FedRAMP Moderate (eligible accounts) or HIPAA eligibility or ISO 27001 or ISO 42001 AI certification coverage
Generous permanent free tier with 100 GB monthly ingest

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	AppDynamics	New Relic
Visibility score	1.7%	47.1%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Observability	#26	#3
Share of voice	0.7%	10.7%
Mentions this run	4	63
Positive in AI answers	17%	42%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

AppDynamics 0pp · New Relic 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

New Relic leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

51.3%

AI Mode

0.9%

43.9%

Perplexity

1.1%

46.1%

AppDynamicsNew Relic

Head to head in AI answers

4 engine answers name both brands

1AppDynamics ranked higher

3New Relic ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	AppDynamics	New Relic
Which observability platform offers a free trial?	ChatGPT	#4	#6
Official website of the top observability platform vendors	ChatGPT	#22	#3
Official website of the top observability platform vendors	AI Mode	#11	#3
Official website of the top observability platform vendors	Perplexity	#7	#3

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	AppDynamics	New Relic
Pricing model	—	Usage-based
Entry price	—	Free; paid from $10 / mo
Free plan	—	Yes
Deployment	Hybrid and on-prem	Cloud-based SaaS
Integrations	—	800+
Compliance	FedRAMP Moderate (GovAPM)	SOC 2 Type II, FedRAMP Moderate (eligible accounts), HIPAA eligibility, ISO 27001, ISO 42001 AI certification
Support	Standard support included with Splunk product purchases, Premium support available	Ticketed support, 2-hour critical initial response SLA on Pro, 1-hour critical initial response SLA and priority ticket routing on Enterprise
Founded	—	2008
Headquarters	—	San Francisco, CA, United States
Employees	—	1,001–5,000
Funding	Latest round (led by General Atlantic)	Post-IPO raise (not corroborated by other sources)
Best for	Enterprises running hybrid, three-tier and on-prem applications that do not plan to refactor them into microservices.	Engineers responsible for application and system uptime and reliability, and teams that want full-stack observability starting from a free tier.