Yes, New Relic has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans.
About
New Relic is an observability platform that collects metrics, logs, traces, browser and mobile telemetry, infrastructure signals, and security data in one account. The free tier includes access to the full platform with one Full Platform User, unlimited Basic Users, and 100 GB of data ingest each month.
The free offering is intended for teams evaluating application performance monitoring, infrastructure monitoring, digital experience monitoring, log management, synthetic monitoring, Kubernetes monitoring, and related platform capabilities. The pricing page states that the free tier is perpetual, requires no credit card, and includes default logs obfuscation and at least eight days of data retention.
- One Full Platform User
- 100 GB monthly data ingest
- Unlimited Basic Users
- At least eight days retention
- Default logs obfuscation
- Unlimited ping monitors
- 500 synthetic checks
Free Tier Value
This free tier is perpetual and does not require a credit card, which removes signup friction, but it still has clear monthly caps on ingest and users. Because it includes one full platform user plus 100 GB of ingest and broad access to core capabilities, it looks like a genuinely usable small-team tier worth about $25/month, roughly a quarter of a modest paid observability budget.
What's included in the free tier
Verified
- Access to one full platform user with all 50+ platform capabilities, including APM with tracing and logs.
- 100 GB of data ingest per month, including security data analyzed by New Relic Security RX.
- Default logs obfuscation for masking known credit-card and Social Security number patterns.
- Unlimited basic users with access to data ingest, querying, dashboards, and alerts.
- Default data retention for at least eight days to re-create issues and review performance.
- Unlimited ping monitors, including 500 synthetic monitoring checks.
See New Relic pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
Pro
- Add a credit card and pay only for usage above the free limits
- Volume discounts available with annual usage commitment
- Full platform access beyond free tier limits
- Flexible annual pool of funds with rollovers between months
Annual pool of funds
- More predictability than monthly overages
- Rollovers between months
- Flexible for seasonal spikes and dips
- Used for customers already on an annual subscription
Enterprise / custom
- Custom commercial terms
- Likely volume discounts
- Suitable for larger usage commitments
- Sales-assisted procurement
Pricing extracted from New Relic's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
Common questions
Is New Relic free forever?
Yes. New Relic has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans, though the allowance typically resets each month.
Does New Relic require a credit card?
No. You can start on New Relic's free tier without entering card details.
What is New Relic's free tier worth?
New Relic's free tier is worth about $25 per month. That maps to an FTV score of 67/100. The FTV score is explained at freetier.co/ftv.
