iTerm2 vs New Relic
The ultimate side-by-side head-to-head analysis for 2026.
Short answer
- Price: not directly comparable — iTerm2 is free, New Relic is free tier available.
- How to start: iTerm2 is free, New Relic is free tier available.
These lines are generated from the pricing we track, not from a paid placement. We do not publish a quality score, because we do not have one we can stand behind. They cannot tell you which tool fits your workflow — the sections below are there for that. How we score tools.
iTerm2
New Relic
Category
Developer Tools
Developer Tools
Base Price
Free
Free tier
Public API
No
Yes
Mobile app
No
Yes
Open source / self-hostable
Yes
No
SSO (SAML)
No
Yes
Choose iTerm2 if:
Mac users who spend real time in a terminal.
Choose New Relic if:
Teams that want application, infrastructure and log monitoring from a single vendor.
iTerm2: pros & cons
- Free and mature
- Split panes and session restore
- Deeply configurable
- macOS only
- Configuration surface is large
- Interface is functional rather than modern
New Relic: pros & cons
- Broad coverage in one product
- Generous free data allowance
- Strong application tracing
- Data-volume pricing can escalate without warning
- Interface is dense and takes learning
- Per-user pricing discourages wide access
Our verdict on iTerm2
The long-standing default on macOS, and still free. Newer terminals win on polish, not capability.
Our verdict on New Relic
Capable and complete. Watch the ingest bill: teams are far more often surprised by cost here than by capability.