Checkly vs New Relic Synthetics
Zero of fourteen models named Checkly first on the direct prompt; zero named New Relic Synthetics. Checkly was named by eleven of the fourteen models and New Relic Synthetics by thirteen and Checkly carries 27 labels and New Relic Synthetics 31, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
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 website and synthetic monitoring page.
By framing
ChecklyFirst choices, of fourteen modelsNew Relic Synthetics
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Checkly and New Relic Synthetics were named in the same answer thirty times, of the 55 answers naming Checkly and the 91 naming New Relic Synthetics. In those answers New Relic Synthetics took the first choice two times and Checkly three.
Every model, every framing
| 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 | | |
Checkly New Relic Synthetics first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Checkly on the left and New Relic Synthetics on the right.The direct prompt
Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
New Relic Synthetics4%#6 of 12Checkly0%#11 of 12Checkly6%#4 of 11New Relic Synthetics4%#6 of 11Checkly0%#12 of 14New Relic Synthetics0%#10 of 14What the models said about Checkly
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Start with Site24x7 or Checkly depending on whether you prefer GUI-based or code-first setup.” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Checkly or Grafana Cloud Synthetic Monitoring gives you the best cost-to-coverage ratio” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Best Overall for Modern Tech Teams: Checkly” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about New Relic Synthetics
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Often considered overkill for small to midsize businesses and can be expensive.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“These add significant depth but higher cost and complexity.” Grok 4.20 · scale prompt · soft negative
“Overkill (and expensive) for uptime monitoring alone.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“I'd recommend New Relic as the best balance of cost, capability, and ease of adoption” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“My default recommendation: New Relic” GPT-6 Luna · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Site24x7 or New Relic (both offer strong synthetic + RUM/DEM bundles with good mid-market pricing” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase prompt · alternative
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.