# New Relic Synthetics: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 31 judge labels across 1 category by 13 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/new-relic-synthetics

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Website and synthetic monitoring](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/website-and-synthetic-monitoring/index.md) | 4% | 6 | 13% | 31 |

## What the models said for it

- "I'd recommend New Relic as the best balance of cost, capability, and ease of adoption" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Uptime monitoring)
- "My default recommendation: New Relic" (GPT-6 Luna, Uptime monitoring)
- "Site24x7 or New Relic (both offer strong synthetic + RUM/DEM bundles with good mid-market pricing" (Grok 4.20, Uptime monitoring)
- "More comprehensive APM ... that includes uptime tracking, better for companies needing deeper insights." (Claude Haiku 4.5, Uptime monitoring)

## And against it

- "Often considered overkill for small to midsize businesses and can be expensive." (Mistral Small, Uptime monitoring)
- "These add significant depth but higher cost and complexity." (Grok 4.20, Uptime monitoring)
- "Overkill (and expensive) for uptime monitoring alone." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Uptime monitoring)
- "these are overkill and costlier for pure monitoring" (Grok 4.20, Uptime monitoring)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named New Relic Synthetics, from 75 of the 91 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 40
- motadata.com: 39
- uptimerobot.com: 28
- site24x7.com: 22
- capterra.com: 21
- hyperping.com: 20
- geekflare.com: 17
- newrelic.com: 17 (its own site)
- cubeapm.com: 14
- dynatrace.com: 13

### Pages cited

- https://motadata.com/blog/best-website-monitoring-tools: 22
- https://motadata.com/blog/synthetic-monitoring-tools: 17
- https://capterra.com/website-monitoring-software/shortlist: 13
- https://uptimerobot.com/enterprise: 13
- https://uptimerobot.com/knowledge-hub/comparisons-and-alternatives/13-best-website-monitoring-tools: 12
- https://cubeapm.com/blog/top-uptime-monitoring-tools: 11
- https://geekflare.com/guides/best-synthetic-monitoring-tools: 11
- https://bootstrap.build/articles/best-website-monitoring-tools: 10

## In its own words

What New Relic Synthetics's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: a powerful suite of tools for proactively monitoring your websites, APIs, and critical business transactions (https://learn.newrelic.com/introduction-to-synthetics)
- For: Beginners; this course is for those starting their observability journey with New Relic. (https://learn.newrelic.com/introduction-to-synthetics)
- Price stated: Free (https://learn.newrelic.com/introduction-to-synthetics)
- Free plan or trial: Free (https://learn.newrelic.com/introduction-to-synthetics)
- Integrations claimed: 780 (https://newrelic.com/platform/synthetics)
- Certifications: FedRAMP, HIPAA
- Customers named: Domino's, EveryMatrix, Verizon, William Hill

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.