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New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring

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Spec score 8.3 #16 of 54 in Kubernetes Monitoring

What it is

New Relic Kubernetes Monitoring provides visibility into cluster health and workloads across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. Its cluster explorer brings together metrics, events, logs, and traces for control plane components, nodes, namespaces, deployments, replica sets, pods, and containers. The integration can forward Kubernetes logs and events for exploration, querying, and alerting, and uses service discovery to scrape Prometheus metrics. Teams can link application performance data with Kubernetes data to examine request rates, throughput, errors, and availability. Predefined and custom alert conditions are available, and reported data can trigger pod autoscaling. It can also monitor supported services including Apache, Cassandra, Elasticsearch, Kafka, MongoDB, MySQL, NGINX, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, and Redis. Installation requires a New Relic license key and uses Helm or manifests. The perpetual free tier includes 100 GB of data ingest per month and one full platform user. The default configuration uses a privileged Infrastructure Agent sidecar for deep host metrics; unprivileged mode is available with reduced host visibility. The listed Pro plan costs $349 a year.

Spec sheet

Purpose
The Kubernetes integration provides visibility into cluster health and workloads across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.Read 30 Sep 2026 · docs.newrelic.com
Support
Standard includes ticketed support with a two-business-day response SLA, while Pro and Enterprise list critical initial response SLAs of two hours and one hour respectively.Read 30 Sep 2026 · newrelic.com
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · newrelic.com
Founded
2008Read 28 Sep 2026 · newrelic.com
Alerting and scaling
It includes predefined alert conditions, supports custom Kubernetes alerts, and can report data that triggers pod autoscaling.Read 30 Sep 2026 · docs.newrelic.com
Application correlation
Users can link APM data to Kubernetes data to examine application request rate, throughput, error rate, and availability.Read 30 Sep 2026 · docs.newrelic.com
Cluster visibility
The cluster explorer presents Kubernetes metrics, events, logs, and traces in a multidimensional view.Read 30 Sep 2026 · newrelic.com
Coverage
The integration collects data about control plane components, nodes, namespaces, deployments, replica sets, pods, and containers.Read 30 Sep 2026 · docs.newrelic.com
Installation
The Kubernetes integration requires a New Relic license key and supports installation using Helm or manifests.Read 30 Sep 2026 · docs.newrelic.com
Logs and events
It can forward Kubernetes logs and events to New Relic for exploration, querying, and alerting, with event reporting installed by default.Read 30 Sep 2026 · docs.newrelic.com
Notable requirement
The default Kubernetes integration configuration uses a privileged Infrastructure Agent sidecar to collect deep host metrics, though unprivileged mode is available with reduced host visibility.Read 30 Sep 2026 · docs.service.newrelic.com
Prometheus
The Prometheus Agent uses service discovery to scrape Prometheus metrics from workloads in a Kubernetes cluster.Read 30 Sep 2026 · docs.newrelic.com
Security and compliance
New Relic lists FedRAMP, HIPAA-enabled capabilities, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, PCI DSS, SOC 1, SOC 2, and TISAX among its current certifications or attestations, while noting individual services may not all be in scope.Read 30 Sep 2026 · docs.newrelic.com
Service integrations
The Kubernetes integration can monitor supported services including Apache, Cassandra, Elasticsearch, Kafka, MongoDB, MySQL, NGINX, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, and Redis.Read 30 Sep 2026 · docs.newrelic.com
Supported environments
The integration supports Kubernetes environments hosted on-premises or in the cloud, and compatibility documentation lists GKE, EKS, AKS, OKE, and OpenShift among supported platforms.Read 30 Sep 2026 · docs.service.newrelic.com
Who it is for
The product is aimed at teams operating Kubernetes clusters who need to troubleshoot application and infrastructure behavior, including at scale.Read 30 Sep 2026 · newrelic.com

Plans and prices

Pro $349 a year For annual commitments Unlimited full platform users · 100 GB free data ingest · $0.40/GB beyond free limit Read 21 Sep 2026 · newrelic.com
Free Free Perpetual free tier; 100 GB of data ingest per month included. 100 GB/month ingest · one free full platform user · unlimited basic users · default data retention Read 30 Sep 2026 · newrelic.com
Enterprise Priced on request Contact sales for pricing. Custom pricing · FedRAMP Moderate and HIPAA eligibility with Data Plus · priority ticket routing · 1-hour critical initial support response SLA Read 30 Sep 2026 · newrelic.com
Pro Price not published Usage-based; data ingest is $0.40/GB beyond the free 100 GB limit, or $0.60/GB with Data Plus. Unlimited full platform users · commitment options · 2-hour critical initial support response SLA · optional full consumption pricing Read 30 Sep 2026 · newrelic.com
Standard Price not published Usage-based; data ingest is $0.40/GB beyond the free 100 GB limit, or $0.60/GB with Data Plus. Limited to 5 full platform users · ticketed support · 2 business days support response SLA · SAML single sign-on Read 30 Sep 2026 · newrelic.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Combines Kubernetes metrics, events, logs, and traces.
  • Scrapes Prometheus metrics through service discovery.
  • Includes predefined and custom Kubernetes alerts.
  • Can report data that triggers pod autoscaling.
  • Free tier includes 100 GB monthly ingest.

Limits

  • Installation requires a New Relic license key.
  • Default setup uses a privileged agent sidecar.
  • Unprivileged mode reduces host visibility.
  • Free tier includes one full platform user.

Who it suits

It is aimed at teams operating Kubernetes clusters who need to investigate application and infrastructure behavior, including at scale. It also suits teams that need cluster telemetry linked with application performance data.

Verdict

New Relic brings cluster telemetry and application performance data into a shared view, with alerting and autoscaling support. Review the privileged default agent configuration and the free tier’s user limit before selecting a deployment and plan.

Where Specifiction places it

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