Comparison · Monitoring
New Relic vs Datadog RUM: which do popular websites use?
As of 2026-10-02, New Relic is detected on 198 of 7,859 popular websites (2.5%) and Datadog RUM on 66 (0.8%): New Relic is 3.0x as common. 7 sites use both.
Adoption at a glance
| New Relic | Datadog RUM | |
|---|---|---|
| Sites using it | 198 | 66 |
| Share of 7,859 sites | 2.5% | 0.8% |
| Share of the top 1,000 sites (710 readable) | 2.5% | 1.4% |
| Only this one of the two | 191 | 59 |
Both: 7 sites. Detected on 2026-10-02 from the home page; a technology that leaves no trace there is not counted.
By site sector
| Sector | Sites | New Relic | Datadog RUM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 6,305 | 2.3% | 0.8% |
| News | 347 | 4.3% | 2.3% |
| Entertainment | 314 | 1.0% | 0.6% |
| Education | 246 | 6.5% | <0.1% |
| Government | 241 | 2.5% | <0.1% |
| Technology | 133 | 3.0% | 0.8% |
| Finance | 97 | 3.1% | 2.1% |
| E-commerce | 93 | 5.4% | 2.2% |
Share of the sector's sites using each technology; sectors with at least 50 sites.
By top-level domain
| TLD | Sites | New Relic | Datadog RUM |
|---|---|---|---|
| .com | 4,138 | 2.9% | 1.4% |
| .org | 437 | 5.3% | <0.1% |
| .net | 333 | 0.9% | 0.3% |
| .ru | 258 | <0.1% | <0.1% |
| .jp | 189 | 1.1% | 0.5% |
| .io | 185 | <0.1% | 0.5% |
| .de | 180 | 0.6% | <0.1% |
| .edu | 159 | 8.8% | <0.1% |
| .gov | 110 | 4.5% | <0.1% |
Top-level domains with at least 100 sites.
Most popular sites using only New Relic
- nist.gov #105
- espn.com #174
- aol.com #200
- docker.com #223
- nike.com #282
- sophos.com #303
- cnet.com #328
- box.com #344
- frontiersin.org #390
- change.org #434
- flipkart.com #451
- maricopa.gov #485
- riotgames.com #508
- yale.edu #533
- nesine.com #658
- otomoto.pl #691
- cam.ac.uk #731
- iubenda.com #943
- thesun.co.uk #1,080
- paramountplus.com #1,124
Most popular sites using only Datadog RUM
- nytimes.com #67
- go.com #182
- substack.com #196
- kick.com #315
- zillow.com #345
- nationalgeographic.com #444
- netgear.com #487
- lanacion.com.ar #522
- hotpepper.jp #530
- marktplaats.nl #571
- cukrarnauandela.cz #1,042
- siriusxm.com #1,279
- hotwire.com #1,349
- thomsonreuters.com #1,408
- redbubble.com #1,550
- deere.com #1,633
- teepublic.com #1,883
- nbcuni.com #2,209
- compass.com #2,378
- foxsports.com #2,445
Each technology
FAQ
- Which is more popular, New Relic or Datadog RUM?
- As of 2026-10-02, New Relic is detected on 198 of 7,859 popular websites (2.5%) and Datadog RUM on 66 (0.8%): New Relic is 3.0x as common. 7 sites use both.
- Which do the most popular websites prefer?
- Among the 710 sites of the top 1,000 that we could read, 18 (2.5%) use New Relic and 10 (1.4%) use Datadog RUM.
- Can a website use both New Relic and Datadog RUM?
- Yes: 7 of the 7,859 sites show both (<0.1%); 191 show only New Relic and 59 only Datadog RUM.