How New Relic’s PromQL Implementation Supports 99.5% of The Top Grafana Queries
Blog post from New Relic
New Relic's Telemetry Data Platform provides a robust solution for storing and analyzing telemetry data, including metrics, events, logs, and traces, from both New Relic agents and third-party sources like Prometheus. Recognizing the need for Prometheus users to access their existing Grafana dashboards, New Relic developed support for PromQL, allowing users to send Prometheus metrics to their platform, which supports 99.5% of the top Grafana dashboard queries. The platform contrasts with Prometheus by offering scalable, long-term storage and computing deltas at ingest time, optimizing for delta counters. It also allows querying Prometheus metrics using PromQL syntax within New Relic One and Grafana. While New Relic's PromQL implementation receives a 31% compatibility score from PromLabs, it effectively meets most customer use cases. The Telemetry Data Platform's design enables flexible, cost-effective storage and intuitive querying, providing a unified platform for telemetry data beyond just Prometheus metrics.