AWS CloudWatch vs New Relic

Developers should use AWS CloudWatch when deploying applications on AWS to gain visibility into system performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure reliability meets developers should use new relic when building or maintaining applications that require high availability, performance optimization, and proactive issue detection, such as in e-commerce, saas, or microservices architectures. Here's our take.

AWS CloudWatch

Nice Pick

Developers should use AWS CloudWatch when deploying applications on AWS to gain visibility into system performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure reliability

Pros

• It is essential for monitoring AWS services like EC2, Lambda, and RDS, setting up automated responses to events, and analyzing logs for debugging and compliance purposes
• Related to: aws-ec2, aws-lambda

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

New Relic

Developers should use New Relic when building or maintaining applications that require high availability, performance optimization, and proactive issue detection, such as in e-commerce, SaaS, or microservices architectures

Pros

• It is particularly valuable for teams adopting DevOps practices, as it integrates with CI/CD pipelines and provides actionable insights to reduce mean time to resolution (MTTR) and improve user experience through features like APM, infrastructure monitoring, and AI-powered alerts
• Related to: application-performance-monitoring, observability

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

These tools serve different purposes. AWS CloudWatch is a tool while New Relic is a platform. We picked AWS CloudWatch based on overall popularity, but your choice depends on what you're building.

The Bottom Line

AWS CloudWatch wins

Based on overall popularity. AWS CloudWatch is more widely used, but New Relic excels in its own space.