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New Relic vs Apache SkyWalking: catalog facts
New Relic	Apache SkyWalking
Freemium A free signup is offered; larger use is paid.	Free Free and open source. Hosting, hardware and any external services are separate.
Web	Self-hosted
Application, infrastructure and user experience monitoring in one place OpenTelemetry support	Provides application-performance views Supports instrumented cloud-native systems
Hosted only, so telemetry is sent to a third party Built for teams and businesses rather than a single home machine	Requires deploying collectors and configuring supported instrumentation.
Hosted service	Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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