What is the difference between New Relic and Uptime Robot?

New Relic is best for Engineering teams wanting all-in-one observability, while Uptime Robot is best for Anyone wanting simple, free uptime monitoring. New Relic starts at Free and Uptime Robot starts at Free.

Is New Relic or Uptime Robot cheaper?

New Relic starts at Free with a free tier. Uptime Robot starts at Free with a free tier.

Is there a free alternative to Uptime Robot?

Both New Relic and Uptime Robot offer free tiers.

New Relic vs Uptime Robot

New Relic is full-stack observability platform with APM, infrastructure, logs, and browser monitoring, while Uptime Robot is simple uptime monitoring service that checks your websites every 5 minutes and alerts you when they go down. New Relic is built for engineering teams wanting all-in-one observability, whereas Uptime Robot targets anyone wanting simple, free uptime monitoring.

At a glance

	New Relic	Uptime Robot
Best for	Engineering teams wanting all-in-one observability	Anyone wanting simple, free uptime monitoring
Starting price	Free	Free
Free tier	✓	✓
Open source	—	—
Free tier available	✓	✓
Open source	—	—
API	—	✓
APM	✓	—
Alerts	—	✓
Browser	✓	—
HTTP Monitoring	—	✓
Infrastructure	✓	—
Logs	✓	—
Status Pages	—	✓
Synthetics	✓	—

New Relic

Strengths

Includes APM as a core feature, purpose-built for monitoring workflows
Includes Infrastructure as a core feature, purpose-built for monitoring workflows
Free 100 GB/mo — generous enough for most small teams to get real work done
Established product with 18+ years on the market and a mature ecosystem

Weaknesses

Free plan exists but key features are locked behind the paid upgrade
Enterprise-focused design means the interface can feel heavy for smaller teams
Ecosystem of third-party integrations is smaller than the market leaders in monitoring
Overkill for freelancers or small teams who need something lightweight

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Uptime Robot

Strengths

Includes HTTP Monitoring as a core feature, purpose-built for monitoring workflows
Includes Status Pages as a core feature, purpose-built for monitoring workflows
Free for 50 monitors — generous enough for most small teams to get real work done
Established product with 16+ years on the market and a mature ecosystem

Weaknesses

Free plan exists but key features are locked behind the paid upgrade
Developer-oriented tooling may not suit non-technical team members
Ecosystem of third-party integrations is smaller than the market leaders in monitoring
Mobile experience lags behind the desktop version in features and polish

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The bottom line

Pricing: Both tools offer free tiers, so you can test each before committing. New Relic's free plan: Free 100 GB/mo. Uptime Robot's free plan: Free for 50 monitors.

Feature gaps: New Relic offers APM, Browser and Infrastructure that Uptime Robot lacks. Uptime Robot brings API, Alerts and HTTP Monitoring that New Relic does not have.

Team fit: New Relic is geared toward enterprise teams, while Uptime Robot is aimed at any size teams. Pick the one that matches where your team is today and where it is headed — migrating tools later is always painful.

Where each tool shines: New Relic's biggest strengths are: includes apm as a core feature, purpose-built for monitoring workflows. includes infrastructure as a core feature, purpose-built for monitoring workflows. Uptime Robot's biggest strengths are: includes http monitoring as a core feature, purpose-built for monitoring workflows. includes status pages as a core feature, purpose-built for monitoring workflows.

Watch out for: With New Relic, users commonly note that free plan exists but key features are locked behind the paid upgrade. With Uptime Robot, the main complaint is that free plan exists but key features are locked behind the paid upgrade.

Choose New Relic if...

You need a tool built for engineering teams wanting all-in-one observability
You specifically need APM and Browser
You care about includes infrastructure as a core feature, purpose-built for monitoring workflows
Your team size fits the enterprise profile New Relic is designed for
The free tier works for you: free 100 gb/mo

Choose Uptime Robot if...

You need a tool built for anyone wanting simple, free uptime monitoring
You specifically need API and Alerts
You care about includes status pages as a core feature, purpose-built for monitoring workflows
Your team size fits the any size profile Uptime Robot is designed for
The free tier works for you: free for 50 monitors