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Comparison · Observability · weekly run Nov 3

IBM Instana 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 3.7 for IBM Instana, and ranks ahead in 75% of the answers that name both.

Choose IBM Instana if…

You need a self-hosted or on-premises option
You need SOC 2 Type 2 coverage
Automated, agent-based application performance monitoring
Microservice observability

Choose New Relic if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (47.1 vs 3.7)
You need more native integrations (800+ vs 300+)
AI answers describe it more positively (42% vs 20% positive)
You need SOC 2 Type II or FedRAMP Moderate (eligible accounts) or HIPAA eligibility or ISO 27001 or ISO 42001 AI certification coverage

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	IBM Instana	New Relic
Visibility score	3.7%	47.1%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Observability	#15	#3
Share of voice	1.3%	10.7%
Mentions this run	8	63
Positive in AI answers	20%	42%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

IBM Instana 0pp · New Relic 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

New Relic leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

7.2%

51.3%

AI Mode

43.9%

Perplexity

1.9%

46.1%

IBM InstanaNew Relic

Head to head in AI answers

8 engine answers name both brands

2IBM Instana ranked higher

6New Relic ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	IBM Instana	New Relic
How long does it take to roll out an observability platform?	ChatGPT	#1	#5
Compare the leading observability platforms	Perplexity	#15	#4
Which observability vendors do analysts recommend?	ChatGPT	#9	#7
Which observability vendors do analysts recommend?	AI Mode	#7	#4
Which observability platform offers a free trial?	ChatGPT	#5	#6
Official website of the top observability platform vendors	ChatGPT	#9	#3
Official website of the top observability platform vendors	AI Mode	#10	#3
Official website of the top observability platform vendors	Perplexity	#11	#3

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	IBM Instana	New Relic
Pricing model	—	Usage-based
Entry price	—	Free; paid from $10 / mo
Free plan	—	Yes
Deployment	IBM-managed SaaS available in North America, Europe, India, Singapore and Japan, or self-hosted behind the customer's firewall	Cloud-based SaaS
Integrations	300+	800+
Compliance	SOC 2 Type 2	SOC 2 Type II, FedRAMP Moderate (eligible accounts), HIPAA eligibility, ISO 27001, ISO 42001 AI certification
Support	—	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	Series C (led by Meritech Capital Partners) · $57M raised	Post-IPO raise (not corroborated by other sources)
Best for	Larger organizations and regulated sectors such as finance, healthcare and government	Engineers responsible for application and system uptime and reliability, and teams that want full-stack observability starting from a free tier.