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Switch From New Relic: SolarWinds Makes Complex IT Simple With Self-hosted or SaaS Deployment and Controlled Costs

SolarWinds surpasses New Relic by delivering observability solutions wherever you need them: SaaS, self-hosted, or hybrid. See it all. Solve it faster. Use AI-powered insights to filter noise and gain actionable intelligence for your entire IT ecosystem. Try it free for 30 days.

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Monitor and Observe Everything From Anywhere

Your Hybrid IT

Achieve greater flexibility, scalability, and value with full-stack visibility for your on-prem, hybrid, and cloud-native IT.

AI-Powered Insights

Accelerate performance, optimize costs, and deliver superior customer experience with artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML).

Deployment Your Way

Choose software as a service (SaaS) or self-hosted. SolarWinds adapts to your architecture, not the other way around.

Built for Scale

SolarWinds provides proven enterprise-grade performance across thousands of monitored assets, with no hidden costs.

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of Fortune 500® companies use Solarwinds

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Awards received in 2024

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SolarWinds customers worldwide

Awarded for excellence since 1999

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How SolarWinds Offers Superior Value

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New Relic

Configuration Management

Flexible deployment (SaaS or Self-Hosted)

SaaS only

Fixed prices

Usage based

Automation capabilities

Dependent on the pricing plan

Support for on-prem installation

Not as deep for on-prem environments

AI-driven insights

Can be constrained by the amount of data retained based on the plan selected

Ghost change detection

No

Predictive analysis

Limited retention with the standard bundle, making historical comparison challenging

Intuitive UI

Customizable but complex

Ability to scale

Cost issues with usage-based pricing when scaling up

IT service management integration

Complex integration

Product specifications and other information set forth herein have either been made accessible by suppliers, manufacturers, or publications or gathered from publicly available sources as of the date of this document. Although measures are taken to ensure the accuracy of the information, SolarWinds makes no representations or warranties as to the completeness or accuracy of the information and shall incur no liability for any errors or omissions as of September 2025.

SolarWinds vs. New Relic

How does SolarWinds Observability compare to New Relic offerings?

SolarWinds offers a full-stack, integrated solution with a strong legacy in on-premises monitoring, which has evolved for hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Instead of a single, unified database, such as New Relic, SolarWinds Observability is a suite of tightly integrated products, providing a unified dashboard for a "single pane of glass" view.

What are the key differences in deployment options between the two?

SolarWinds offers flexible deployment options, allowing customers to choose between self-hosted or SaaS solutions, with easy integration between the two. In contrast, New Relic is a SaaS-only platform that does not offer an on-premises deployment option.

Does New Relic support hybrid and on-premises environments?

New Relic is a SaaS-only product and does not offer the same depth of monitoring for on-premises environments. On the other hand, SolarWinds allows organizations to observe everything from anywhere with full hybrid coverage.

How does the cost compare between New Relic and SolarWinds?

New Relic’s pricing can escalate quickly, as it is based on usage. SolarWinds offers more predictable cost structures, making it easier for IT teams to manage budgets while scaling.

The Highest Compliment Is Our Customers’ Trust

"Having previously utilized solutions such as New Relic, Datadog, and Dynatrace, the organization finds that this platform offers a streamlined and intuitive view of the operational environment, enabling rapid and efficient root cause analysis of issues."
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Medium Enterprise IT Services Company

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We're a Network Observability Leader

SolarWinds is recognized as a leader in the 2025 GigaOm® Radar Report for Network Observability.
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Proven for Cost and Performance Gains

SolarWinds Observability delivers a 40% IT issue reduction alongside 35% cost savings.
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