How to Build Your Own New Relic
Replace New Relic with a custom build. Monitor, Debug and Improve Your Entire Stack
Build Difficulty: 5/5
Build a working replacement in a weekend with AI tools
Estimated Timeline
Based on 41 features at Weekend Project difficulty, expect about One weekend with AI-assisted development.
Recommended Tech Stack
Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components
PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions
Utility-first styling for rapid UI development
Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 8 categories. See all 41 features
Monitoring(16 features)
Monitor application performance with distributed tracing capabilities
Monitor real user experience and browser performance
Monitor cloud environments and cloud resources
Monitor database performance and health
Elastic APM for comprehensive application performance monitoring
+11 more in this category
Diagnostics(4 features)
Track and manage application errors with errors inbox
Centralized inbox for error tracking and resolution
Distributed tracing for request tracking across services
Resolve issues 5x faster with intelligent transaction observability
Security(4 features)
Create and track rules to mask or hash sensitive log data
Automatically masks known credit-card and Social-Security-number patterns in logs
Enterprise SAML authentication for account security
Security monitoring and vulnerability detection
Data Management(3 features)
Bundle with advanced data capabilities including extended retention, FedRAMP, HIPAA eligibility, and advanced logs obfuscation
Extended data retention beyond default 8-90 days
Advanced data archival and retrieval capabilities
Integration(3 features)
IDE integration for telemetry data visibility in code editor
Export New Relic data to external destinations for analysis and integration
780+ integrations with third-party tools and platforms
Alerting(2 features)
Intelligent alerting and notification system
Automatic anomaly detection and alerting
Administration(1 features)
Toggle Advanced Compute capabilities on/off to control spending
AI(1 features)
AI-powered observability and intelligent automation capabilities
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DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 41 features at very easy complexity.