New Relic ended free core users; they now cost $49/user
The Free plan went from unlimited basic and core users to unlimited basic users only, and core users on Standard went from $0 to $49/user. Core users are the cheapest type with Errors Inbox access.
What changed
- Free tier cut, Dec 2025
- Before: Unlimited free core users (Free and Standard)
- After: Core users $49/user; Free plan has basic users only
Cheaper alternatives to New Relic
At 50,000 errors a month, New Relic costs $108/mo. 4 monitoring tools cost less:
- Better Stack: free (Free plan (errors); pay-as-you-go Logs & Traces, US region (apm, logs))
- Grafana Cloud: free (Free)
- Sentry: $29/mo (Team)
- Datadog: $30/mo (Error Tracking, month-to-month (first 50K errors))
New Relic alternatives: 4 cheaper monitoring tools compared, at every size.
Sources
Every price and change for New Relic: New Relic.