New Relic Introduces $49/User Charge for Core Users in Standard Tier, Ending Unlimited Access
What happened
Between the Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 2, 2026 captures of New Relic's pricing page, Pulse recorded 4 changes: Core users in Standard tier changed from $0 (unlimited) to $49/user; New Compute Option exited Public Preview and launched as 'New Relic Compute and Advanced Compute'; Feature Control Manager added for toggling Advanced Compute capabilities ON/OFF and controlling spend; Free tier description changed from 'Unlimited basic and core users' to 'Unlimited basic' only, removing mention of free core users. Pulse files it as a pricing change (price increase, feature change, feature added, freemium change) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Jun 22, 2026) lists Standard at $49, Pro at $349, EU Data Center at $0.05 Data Ingest (Original) and Additional Synthetic Monitor Checks at $0.01 per synthetic check (beyond edition limit) + $0.01 per synthetic check (beyond edition limit).
New Relic's previous recorded change was "New Relic Increases Original Data Ingest Price by 14.3% to $0.40/GB Amid Expanded Free Tier Capabilities" (Q3 2025). Before that Pulse recorded "New Relic Introduces Full Consumption Pricing Option with No User Licenses in Pro and Enterprise Plans" (Q1 2025), "New Relic Introduces Advanced Compute Option with AI and Intelligent Observability Features" (Q4 2024) and "New Relic Increases Original Data Ingest Price by 16.7% to $0.35/GB, Impacting Cost for Users" (Q3 2024). New Relic has been tracked since 2023-11-17.
In the same window Datadog, Elastic, Dynatrace and Grafana also changed their Data & Analytics pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Standard · PricePrice increase
Core users in Standard tier changed from $0 (unlimited) to $49/user
- Advanced Compute · FeatureAdded
BeforeNot listed
AfterCompute Option exited Public Preview and
- Advanced Compute · FeatureAdded
BeforeNo Feature Control Manager
AfterFeature Control Manager
- — · Free tierReworded
BeforeUnlimited basic and core users
AfterUnlimited basic
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | Price | — | $49/user | Price increase |
| Advanced Compute | Feature | Not listed | Compute Option exited Public Preview and | Added |
| Advanced Compute | Feature | No Feature Control Manager | Feature Control Manager | Added |
| — | Free tier | Unlimited basic and core users | Unlimited basic | Reworded |
Values as written on New Relic's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of New Relic's pricing page (newrelic.com) from Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 2, 2026; the change is marked on the page, where Compute Option exited Public Preview and now appears.
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New Relic, pricing history
Full history- Apr 3, 2026improvedNew Relic Expands Integration Marketplace to Over 780 Connections
- Mar 5, 2026packagingNew Relic strips audience labels from all paid plan cards
- Week 5, 2026improvedNew Relic expands platform integrations from 750+ to 780+ on pricing page
- Jan 13, 2026packagingNew Relic Introduces $49/User Charge for Core Users in Standard Tier, Ending Unlimited Access · this change
- Q3 2025increaseNew Relic Increases Original Data Ingest Price by 14.3% to $0.40/GB Amid Expanded Free Tier Capabilities
- Q1 2025improvedNew Relic Introduces Full Consumption Pricing Option with No User Licenses in Pro and Enterprise Plans
- Q4 2024improvedNew Relic Introduces Advanced Compute Option with AI and Intelligent Observability Features
- Q3 2024increaseNew Relic Increases Original Data Ingest Price by 16.7% to $0.35/GB, Impacting Cost for Users
- Q2 2024packagingNew Relic Hides Enterprise Plan Pricing, Previously $549/user Annually, Now 'Contact Sales' for Full Platform Access
- Mar 2024improvedNew Relic Introduces Compute Costs Pricing Tier for Pro and Enterprise Editions
Across Data & Analytics in the same window
All Data & Analytics changes- DatadogJan 13Datadog Code Security Iast Introduces Modular Pricing for Code Security: Splits IAST into Separate Static and Runtime Options
- ElasticJan 11Elastic Introduces 99.95% Uptime SLA for Platinum and Enterprise Tiers in Comparison Table
- DynatraceJan 11Dynatrace Expands Services Flexpoints Pricing with Daily Rates for Lead Consultant and Architect Services
- GrafanaJan 10Grafana Transforms Pro Plan to Pure Pay-As-You-Go Model Starting at $0, Renames All Plans
Questions about this change
Did New Relic raise prices in January 2026?
Yes. Pulse captured New Relic's pricing page on Oct 5, 2025 and again on Jan 2, 2026 and recorded 1 price increase: Standard: Core users in Standard tier changed from $0 (unlimited) to $49/user.
What changed on New Relic's pricing page between Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 2, 2026?
Core users in Standard tier changed from $0 (unlimited) to $49/user; Advanced Compute feature: Not listed → Compute Option exited Public Preview and, added; Advanced Compute feature: No Feature Control Manager → Feature Control Manager, added; free tier: Unlimited basic and core users → Unlimited basic, reworded. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 2, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does New Relic change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for New Relic in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "New Relic Increases Original Data Ingest Price by 14.3% to $0.40/GB Amid Expanded Free Tier Capabilities" in Q3 2025; New Relic has been tracked since 2023-11-17.