Application performance monitoring · November 2026 Edition
New Relic vs ManageEngine Applications Manager
Nine of fourteen models named New Relic first on the direct prompt; one named ManageEngine Applications Manager. New Relic was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and ManageEngine Applications Manager by eight and New Relic carries 81 labels and ManageEngine Applications Manager 15, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in nine categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share61%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate19%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#4A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels8115A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, New Relic reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Datadog APM was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. New Relic vs Datadog APM · New Relic vs Grafana Cloud · New Relic vs Dynatrace
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the application performance monitoring page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
New RelicFirst choices, of fourteen modelsManageEngine Applications Manager
Direct911 against New Relic
Paraphrase81
Comparative20
Budget-constrained120
Scale-constrained101 against New Relic
Negative0013 against New Relic
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where New Relic and ManageEngine Applications Manager stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | | |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | | |
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | | ||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | | |
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | | ||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | | |
New Relic ManageEngine Applications Manager first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, New Relic on the left and ManageEngine Applications Manager on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where New Relic and ManageEngine Applications Manager stood in it.
New Relic first, ManageEngine Applications Manager an alternative
9 of 14 modelsManageEngine Applications Manager was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniNew Relic alternatives: Datadog APM, Dynatrace
Gemini 3.5 FlashNew Relic alternatives: Datadog APM, Grafana Cloud, Honeycomb, Sentry, SigNoz
Mistral SmallNew Relic alternatives: Datadog APM, SigNoz
DeepSeek V4 FlashNew Relic alternatives: AppSignal, Datadog APM, Dynatrace, ManageEngine Applications Manager
Llama 4 MaverickDatadog APM, Dynatrace, New Relic
Qwen 3.7 FlashNew Relic alternatives: Datadog APM, Grafana Cloud
Kimi K2New Relic alternatives: Atatus, ManageEngine Applications Manager, Site24x7
GPT-6 LunaNew Relic alternatives: Datadog APM, Grafana Cloud
Muse Glimmer 30BDatadog APM, New Relic alternatives: IBM Instana, OpManager Nexus
ManageEngine Applications Manager first, New Relic an alternative
1 of 14 modelsNew Relic was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GLM 4.7 FlashXManageEngine Applications Manager alternatives: AppSignal, Datadog APM, New Relic, SolarWinds Observability
Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Perplexity SonarDatadog APM alternatives: ManageEngine Applications Manager, New Relic, Sentry
Grok 4.20Datadog APM alternatives: New Relic
Neither was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
MiniMax M2.5Datadog APM alternatives: AppDynamics, AppSignal
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
New Relic leads by sixty points.
New Relic60%#1 of 14ManageEngine Applications Manager0%#– of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
New Relic leads by fifty-seven points.
New Relic61%#1 of 14ManageEngine Applications Manager4%#4 of 14Enterprise
New Relic leads by seven points.
New Relic8%#3 of 10ManageEngine Applications Manager2%#– of 10What the models said about New Relic
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Start with New Relic. It gives you the best balance of full-stack coverage, generous free tier for evaluation, user-friendly interface, and predictable pricing.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“New Relic: Excellent full-stack observability, usage-based pricing, strong AI, easy OTel support. Often praised for value and query flexibility.” Grok 4.20 · scale prompt · first choice
“For most budget-conscious companies, New Relic's free tier is the best starting point due to its generous limits and full feature access.” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about ManageEngine Applications Manager
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“ManageEngine Applications Manager (best overall for cost + hybrid)” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“Recommended: ManageEngine Applications Manager” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“ManageEngine/Site24x7 if budget is a primary constraint and you need straightforward, no-surprise pricing.” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · alternative
Also compared
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.