Website and synthetic monitoring · November 2026 Edition
UptimeRobot vs New Relic Synthetics
Five of fourteen models named UptimeRobot first on the direct prompt; zero named New Relic Synthetics. UptimeRobot was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and New Relic Synthetics by thirteen and UptimeRobot carries 50 labels and New Relic Synthetics 31, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share31%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate20%13%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#6A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels5031A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, UptimeRobot reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Better Stack was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. UptimeRobot vs Better Stack · UptimeRobot vs Datadog Synthetic Monitoring · UptimeRobot vs Checkly
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
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
UptimeRobotFirst choices, of fourteen modelsNew Relic Synthetics
Direct502 against New Relic Synthetics
Paraphrase02
Comparative60
Budget-constrained903 against UptimeRobot
Scale-constrained101 against UptimeRobot · 1 against New Relic Synthetics
Negative006 against UptimeRobot · 1 against New Relic Synthetics
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.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, UptimeRobot and New Relic Synthetics were named in the same answer fifty-four times, of the 181 answers naming UptimeRobot and the 91 naming New Relic Synthetics. In those answers New Relic Synthetics took the first choice one time and UptimeRobot nineteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where UptimeRobot and New Relic Synthetics 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 | | | |
UptimeRobot New Relic Synthetics first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, UptimeRobot on the left and New Relic Synthetics on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where UptimeRobot and New Relic Synthetics stood in it.
UptimeRobot first, New Relic Synthetics not the choice
5 of 14 modelsNew Relic Synthetics was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Grok 4.20UptimeRobot alternatives: Better Stack, Site24x7
Mistral SmallUptimeRobot alternatives: Better Stack
Llama 4 MaverickUptimeRobot alternatives: Better Stack, Checkly, Paessler PRTG, Pingdom
Qwen 3.7 FlashUptimeRobot alternatives: Better Stack, Pingdom
GLM 4.7 FlashXUptimeRobot alternatives: Better Stack, Hyperping
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.Claude Haiku 4.5Pingdom alternatives: Atlassian, Datadog Synthetic Monitoring, New Relic Synthetics, Statuspage, UptimeRobot
GPT-5.4 miniPingdom alternatives: Datadog Synthetic Monitoring, Site24x7, UptimeRobot
Perplexity SonarBetter Stack alternatives: Checkly, Uptime.com, UptimeRobot
DeepSeek V4 FlashBetter Stack alternatives: Uptime.com, UptimeRobot
Muse Glimmer 30BBetter Stack, Hyperping alternatives: Datadog Synthetic Monitoring, Pingdom, Site24x7, UptimeRobot
Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Gemini 3.5 FlashBetter Stack alternatives: Checkly, Datadog Synthetic Monitoring, StatusCake
Kimi K2StatusCake alternatives: Better Stack, Uptime.com
MiniMax M2.5Better Stack, Site24x7 alternatives: Datadog Synthetic Monitoring
GPT-6 LunaBetter Stack alternatives: Checkly, Datadog Synthetic Monitoring
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
UptimeRobot leads by thirty-seven points.
UptimeRobot41%#1 of 12New Relic Synthetics4%#6 of 12Mid-marketThe figures above
UptimeRobot leads by twenty-seven points.
UptimeRobot31%#1 of 11New Relic Synthetics4%#6 of 11Enterprise
UptimeRobot leads by eighteen points.
UptimeRobot18%#3 of 14New Relic Synthetics0%#10 of 14What the models said about UptimeRobot
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Frequently criticized for unreliable notifications, false positives... Use it for casual monitoring but pair with 2–3 other tools for verification.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“UptimeRobot's free tier of 50 monitors has been restricted to non-commercial use since October 2024, so business sites need a paid plan” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · soft negative
“it lacks synthetic transaction monitoring and Real User Monitoring (RUM)... best suited for simple uptime checks only” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“The best uptime monitoring tool for a company with a limited budget is UptimeRobot, which offers a free tier with 50 monitors at 5-minute intervals” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“For most budget-conscious companies, UptimeRobot is the clear winner due to its generous free tier, ease of setup, and reliability.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Best for quick setup with a generous free tier ... leading the list for fast uptime monitoring and a strong free plan” Claude Haiku 4.5 · comparative 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
Also compared
UptimeRobot vs Better StackUptimeRobot vs Datadog Synthetic MonitoringUptimeRobot vs ChecklyUptimeRobot vs Site24x7UptimeRobot vs Uptime KumaUptimeRobot vs PingdomBetter Stack vs New Relic SyntheticsDatadog Synthetic Monitoring vs New Relic SyntheticsCheckly vs New Relic SyntheticsSite24x7 vs New Relic SyntheticsNew Relic Synthetics vs Uptime KumaNew Relic Synthetics vs PingdomAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full uptime monitoring standing
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.