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Flare vs New Relic
New Relic is a broad observability platform; Flare is tailored to Laravel/PHP with integrated AI assistance.
FlareComplete error tracking & performance monitoring for Laravel, PHP and JavaScript
New RelicObservability platform for apps and infrastructureWhich to pick
Pick Flare if you want…
- Laravel-focused error and performance monitoring
- Integrations with Laravel, PHP or Livewire (on Flare's list, not New Relic's)
Pick New Relic if you want…
- AI-aware full-stack observability
- A free plan to start with
- Integrations with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus or StatsD (on New Relic's list, not Flare's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Flare:Full-stack error tracking, performance monitoring and logging for Laravel, PHP and JavaScript apps.
- New Relic:New Relic is an AI-powered observability platform that correlates telemetry across apps, infrastructure, and AI systems.
- Best for
- Flare:Laravel-focused error and performance monitoring
- New Relic:AI-aware full-stack observability
- Who it’s for
- Flare:Laravel, PHP and JavaScript developers and teams needing integrated observability.
- New Relic:Engineering, SRE, DevOps, and product teams needing full-stack monitoring.
- Pricing
- Flare:Paid
- New Relic:Freemium
- Plans
- Flare:Hobby $9 per month · Standard $29 per month · Growth $69 per month · Premium $279 per month
- New Relic:Free $0
- Works with
- Flare:Laravel, PHP, Livewire, React, Vue, Svelte, GitHub, GitLab
- New Relic:OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, StatsD, eBPF, 800+ pre-built integrations
Flare features
- Error Tracking. Collects exceptions and occurrences with full context and root-cause details.
- Performance Monitoring. Measures request times, database queries, API calls and Core Web Vitals.
- Log Streaming. Real-time log aggregation with instant search and filters.
- AI-assisted Investigation. Provides AI suggestions to help resolve errors without leaving Flare.
- Integrations. Connects to GitHub, GitLab, Jira, Linear, Slack and other dev tools.
- Framework Support. First-class Laravel, PHP, Livewire, and JavaScript (React, Vue, Svelte) integration.
New Relic features
- AI-driven root cause analysis. Automatically identifies the cause of incidents across services and AI agents.
- Unified data layer. Collects logs, metrics, traces, and digital experience data in one place.
- Infrastructure & Kubernetes monitoring. Provides real-time health views for hosts, containers, and K8s clusters.
- Digital experience monitoring. Session replay, browser, mobile, and synthetic checks to track user friction.
- AI model monitoring. Tracks model performance, cost, and hallucinations with agentic tracing.
- Security & compliance. Vulnerability management, FedRAMP/HIPAA eligibility, and log obfuscation.
- OpenTelemetry support. Ingests data via OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, StatsD, eBPF and other standards.
- Extensible integrations. 800+ pre-built integrations for cloud, SaaS, and on-prem services.
Flare vs New Relic FAQ
Is Flare or New Relic free?+
Flare is paid, from $9/month (Hobby), with a free trial. New Relic has a free plan and paid plans.
Do Flare and New Relic integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Flare lists Laravel, PHP, Livewire, React and 7 more; New Relic lists OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, StatsD, eBPF and 1 more.
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