# New Relic Synthetics alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 213 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where New Relic Synthetics holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/new-relic-synthetics/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- UptimeRobot: 68
- Better Stack: 24
- Uptime.com: 13
- Datadog Synthetic Monitoring: 9
- Dynatrace: 8
- Hyperping: 7

## Website and synthetic monitoring

**Small business**: 80 of 84 answers did not name New Relic Synthetics (New Relic Synthetics is #6 of 11 at 3%).

- UptimeRobot: first choice in 43 of those 80
- Better Stack: first choice in 10 of those 80
- StatusCake: first choice in 7 of those 80
- Site24x7: first choice in 6 of those 80
- Freshping: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Checkly: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Uptrends: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Honeybadger: first choice in 1 of those 80

**Mid-market**: 68 of 84 answers did not name New Relic Synthetics (New Relic Synthetics is #10 of 12 at 2%).

- UptimeRobot: first choice in 17 of those 68
- Better Stack: first choice in 14 of those 68
- Pingdom: first choice in 5 of those 68
- Uptime.com: first choice in 4 of those 68
- Hyperping: first choice in 3 of those 68
- Uptime Kuma: first choice in 3 of those 68
- HetrixTools: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Catchpoint: first choice in 1 of those 68

**Enterprise**: 65 of 84 answers did not name New Relic Synthetics (New Relic Synthetics is #7 of 12 at 2%).

- Datadog Synthetic Monitoring: first choice in 9 of those 65
- Uptime.com: first choice in 9 of those 65
- Dynatrace: first choice in 8 of those 65
- UptimeRobot: first choice in 8 of those 65
- Hyperping: first choice in 4 of those 65
- Catchpoint: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Cisco ThousandEyes Endpoint Experience: first choice in 1 of those 65
- OneUptime: first choice in 1 of those 65

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