New Relic vs Datadog APM
Seven of fourteen models named New Relic first on the direct prompt; five named Datadog APM. Both were named by all fourteen models and New Relic carries 65 labels and Datadog APM 68, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in eight categories this edition.
Named in two categories 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 application performance monitoring page.
By framing
New RelicFirst choices, of fourteen modelsDatadog APM
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, New Relic and Datadog APM were named in the same answer 188 times, of the 720 answers naming New Relic and the 208 naming Datadog APM. In those answers Datadog APM took the first choice twenty-three times and New Relic fifty-four.
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 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| 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 Datadog APM first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, New Relic on the left and Datadog APM on the right.The direct prompt
Both were the first choice
1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.New Relic first, Datadog APM an alternative
6 of 14 modelsDatadog APM was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Datadog APM first, New Relic an alternative
4 of 14 modelsNew Relic was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
2 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 Relic53%#1 of 10Datadog APM6%#4 of 10New Relic46%#1 of 12Datadog APM20%#2 of 12Datadog APM16%#2 of 9New Relic11%#3 of 9What the models said about New Relic
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“New Relic if your team lacks a dedicated observability engineer.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“New Relic (Often considered the most generous) ... It offers the highest data allowance among major enterprise vendors.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Datadog APM
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“tools and vendors you should be cautious about or potentially avoid... 1. Datadog - Most Common Complaint ... Unpredictable pricing” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid on a limited budget unless you need the premium features: Datadog, since it's typically the easiest to overspend on” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid: - Datadog if you have budget sensitivity or Kubernetes at scale.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“I'd recommend Datadog APM if you want the strongest overall balance of observability, integrations, and scalability” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Datadog is widely regarded as the industry standard for modern, cloud-native microservices environments.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Datadog or New Relic - they scale well, have strong support, and are popular in the mid-market” MiniMax M2.5 · scale prompt · first choice
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.