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title: "Bugsnag: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide"
description: "Bugsnag provides tools and services to detect and diagnose application errors. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/bugsnag"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# Bugsnag: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide

Bugsnag provides tools and services to detect and diagnose application errors. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Brand**: Bugsnag
- **Owned by**: SmartBear
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among application error tracking platforms**: 55.1%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Application error tracking platforms | 1 | 55.1% | 12.4K |

- [Application error tracking platforms](/demand/global-en/categories/application-error-tracking-platforms)

## How has branded search demand for Bugsnag changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Bugsnag worldwide rose from 10.1K to 12.4K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bugsnag’s estimated Share of Search among application error tracking platforms worldwide peaked at 60% in December 2025 and was lowest at 35.9% in May 2026.

## How did search popularity change for application error tracking platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Bugsnag overtook Sentry to take the highest estimated Share of Search among application error tracking platforms worldwide, at 55.1%.
- In August 2026, Sentry lost estimated Share of Search among application error tracking platforms worldwide, from 58.1% to 44.1%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Airbrake worldwide rose 200% over 11 measured months, from 30 to 90 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Raygun worldwide fell 40% over 11 measured months, from 50 to 30 in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Application error tracking platforms | 10.1K | 55.2% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Application error tracking platforms | 10.1K | 54.9% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Application error tracking platforms | 10.1K | 60% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Application error tracking platforms | 8.3K | 50.2% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Application error tracking platforms | 5.6K | 40.4% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Application error tracking platforms | 6.8K | 40.2% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Application error tracking platforms | 6.8K | 40.3% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Application error tracking platforms | 5.6K | 35.9% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Application error tracking platforms | 12.5K | 55.4% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Application error tracking platforms | 7K | 41.1% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Application error tracking platforms | 12.4K | 55.1% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | Application error tracking platforms | — | — | — |

## How is Bugsnag measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bugsnag’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- “bugsnag”
- “bugsnag app”
- “bugsnag com”

## Which application error tracking platforms compete with Bugsnag?

- [Sentry](/demand/global-en/brands/sentry): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/bugsnag-vs-sentry
- [Airbrake](/demand/global-en/brands/airbrake): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/airbrake-vs-bugsnag
- [Rollbar](/demand/global-en/brands/rollbar): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/bugsnag-vs-rollbar
- [Raygun](/demand/global-en/brands/raygun): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/bugsnag-vs-raygun

## Who owns Bugsnag?

Bugsnag is owned by SmartBear. Brandwave also tracks SoapUI and Zephyr, owned by the same company, worldwide.

- [SmartBear](/demand/global-en/companies/smartbear): Owns 3 tracked brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Who owns Bugsnag?

Bugsnag is owned by SmartBear. Brandwave also tracks SoapUI and Zephyr, owned by the same company, worldwide.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Bugsnag: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/bugsnag

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