New Relic Synthetics

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Alert behavior

Synthetic alert monitors register a failure after three attempts from one location return errors, helping reduce single-check false alarms.docs.newrelic.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Alert integrations

Alert workflows support destinations such as Slack, PagerDuty, email, webhooks, Jira, ServiceNow and AWS EventBridge.docs.newrelic.com · read 15 Oct 2026

API monitoring

Scripted API monitors can call endpoints, use Node.js modules and report custom timing details through the current runtime.docs.newrelic.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Browser and device simulation

Synthetics can simulate different devices, browsers and operating systems and run checks across public and private locations.newrelic.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Chrome recorder

The Synthetics Recorder Chrome extension records browser interactions, adds assertions, replays steps and exports step or scripted-browser monitors through NerdGraph.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026

CI/CD usage

New Relic positions synthetic monitoring as an automated test stage that can be added to build automation and CI/CD pipelines.newrelic.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Codeless step monitoring

A step builder creates browser workflows for navigation, page-element checks, text entry and form submission without writing code.docs.newrelic.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Company founding

LinkedIn lists New Relic as founded in 2008.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Company headquarters

New Relic lists its headquarters at 188 Spear Street in San Francisco, California.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Company legal name

Crunchbase identifies the legal entity as New Relic, Inc.crunchbase.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Dependency troubleshooting

Synthetic results can be correlated with entity maps, AWS or third-party dependencies, backend services, infrastructure and browser monitoring.newrelic.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Documentation depth

Documentation includes monitor creation, scripting references, runtime transitions, public IP allowlists, APIs, private locations, alerts, use cases and installation procedures.docs.newrelic.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Global locations

Public monitor locations span North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Africa and South America, with selectable locations per monitor.docs.newrelic.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Integrations count

New Relic advertises more than 780 integrations covering cloud services, tools and enterprise technologies.newrelic.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Licence

The recorder repository uses the New Relic Software License 1.1, which restricts use to customers with an active New Relic SaaS subscription and prohibits modification, redistribution and competitive use.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Limit: iOS functionality

Apple App Store reviewers say saved log views are unavailable and that querying and deep links are less usable than on the web interface.apps.apple.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Limit: mobile app reliability

Google Play reviewers report repeated loading errors and login problems in the New Relic Android app.play.google.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Limit: pricing complexity

Gartner reviewers cite pricing complexity and a SaaS-only model as disadvantages, while TrustRadius reviewers also describe renewal pricing as high.gartner.com · read 15 Oct 2026

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