MimirHorizontally scalable, multi-tenant long-term storage for Prometheus and OpenTelemetry metrics.

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

Comparison · Observability · weekly run Nov 3

Mimir 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 2.6 for Mimir, and ranks ahead in 40% of the answers that name both.

Choose Mimir if…

Permanent free tier with managed trials
Smooth OpenTelemetry integration
Fully managed telemetry stack
Predictable pricing

Choose New Relic if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (47.1 vs 2.6)
AI answers describe it more positively (42% vs 0% 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	Mimir	New Relic
Visibility score	2.6%	47.1%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Observability	#20	#3
Share of voice	1.1%	10.7%
Mentions this run	6	63
Positive in AI answers	0%	42%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

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

Engine by engine

New Relic leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

1.1%

51.3%

AI Mode

5.6%

43.9%

Perplexity

1.1%

46.1%

MimirNew Relic

Head to head in AI answers

5 engine answers name both brands

3Mimir ranked higher

2New Relic ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Mimir	New Relic
How do I choose an observability platform for a mid-market team?	AI Mode	#8	#3
Compare the leading observability platforms	Perplexity	#7	#4
Alternatives to the most popular observability platform	ChatGPT	#7	#8
Alternatives to the most popular observability platform	AI Mode	#4	#8
Which observability platform offers a free trial?	AI Mode	#6	#7

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Mimir	New Relic
Pricing model	—	Usage-based
Entry price	—	Free; paid from $10 / mo
Free plan	—	Yes
Deployment	Self-hosted open-source software, and also offered as a managed service through Grafana Cloud Metrics.	Cloud-based SaaS
Integrations	—	800+
Compliance	—	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	New York, NY	San Francisco, CA, United States
Employees	1,001–5,000	1,001–5,000
Funding	Series E	Post-IPO raise (not corroborated by other sources)
Best for	Organizations running Prometheus or OpenTelemetry metrics at scale that need multi-tenant, long-term metric storage.	Engineers responsible for application and system uptime and reliability, and teams that want full-stack observability starting from a free tier.