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How popular isPingdom?

In September 2026, people searched for Pingdom by name about 18,200 times worldwide, a 45.3% decrease from the previous year. These searches made up 4% of all global website performance monitoring tool searches, placing Pingdom fourth out of 11 tools. When we asked both ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about website performance monitoring tools, Pingdom appeared in three of the five answers and was the third most recommended of the 11.

Search and AI answers in September 2026

Pingdom is the fourth most searched of 11 competitors and the third most recommended in AI answers.

  1. DatadogShare of searches 54.2%Mentioned in 3 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 6th
  2. GTmetrixShare of searches 20%Mentioned in 3 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 1st
  3. UptimeRobotShare of searches 16.3%Mentioned in 3 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 7th
  4. PingdomShare of searches 4%Mentioned in 3 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 3rd
  5. WebPageTestShare of searches 3.3%Mentioned in 2 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 8th

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Top website performance monitoring tools in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Pingdom was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Pingdom is the third most recommended of the 11.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. GTmetrix1st
  2. SpeedCurve2nd
  3. Pingdom3rd
  4. DebugBear4th
  5. Checkly5th
  6. Datadog6th
  7. UptimeRobot7th
  8. WebPageTest8th
  9. Request Metrics–
  10. Treo–
  11. +1 more

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

  • Datadog3 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • GTmetrix3 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • UptimeRobot3 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Pingdom3 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • DebugBear3 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • SpeedCurve3 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • WebPageTest2 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Checkly2 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Request Metrics0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Treo0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers

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Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in the United States on October 21, 2026.

Which website performance monitoring tools compete with Pingdom?

Pingdom against website performance monitoring tools worldwide, by month

Share of searches by month for Datadog, GTmetrix, UptimeRobot, Pingdom, WebPageTest. The figures are in the table below the chart.

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MonthDatadogGTmetrixUptimeRobotPingdomWebPageTestChecklyDebugBearSpeedCurveRequest MetricsTreoCalibre
Oct 202549.5%27.2%10%6.7%4.5%1.1%0.63%0.48%0.05%<0.01%<0.01%
Nov 202549.4%27.1%12.2%5.4%3.6%1.1%0.63%0.48%0.03%<0.01%<0.01%
Dec 202548.5%26.5%11.9%6.5%4.4%1.1%0.63%0.39%0.03%<0.01%<0.01%
Jan 202652%23.3%12.8%5.7%3.8%1.1%0.66%0.51%0.04%<0.01%<0.01%
Feb 202652.6%23.5%12.9%4.7%3.9%1.2%0.77%0.41%0.03%<0.01%<0.01%
Mar 202650.5%22.6%15.2%5.6%3.7%1.4%0.74%0.39%0.03%<0.01%<0.01%
Apr 202651%22.8%15.3%4.6%3.8%1.4%0.72%0.39%0.03%<0.01%<0.01%
May 202651.4%23%15.5%4.6%3.1%1.4%0.73%0.33%0.03%<0.01%<0.01%
Jun 202655.9%20.6%13.7%4.1%3.4%1.2%0.68%0.36%0.03%<0.01%<0.01%
Jul 202656.3%20.7%13.8%4.1%2.8%1.2%0.68%0.37%0.02%<0.01%<0.01%
Aug 202654.6%20.1%16.4%4%2.7%1.2%0.53%0.36%0.02%<0.01%<0.01%
Sep 202654.2%20%16.3%4%3.3%1.2%0.66%0.35%0.02%<0.01%<0.01%

  1. 1.Datadog

    54.2%

    Held 1st. 246K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -0.4 points.

  2. 2.GTmetrix

    20%

    Held 2nd. 90.5K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -0.1 points.

  3. 3.UptimeRobot

    16.3%

    Held 3rd. 74K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -0.1 points.

  4. 4.Pingdom

    4%

    Held 4th. 18.1K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  5. 5.WebPageTest

    3.3%

    Held 5th. 14.8K estimated branded searches, +22.3% vs prior month. Share +0.6 points.

  6. 6.Checkly

    1.2%

    Held 6th. 5.4K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  7. 7.DebugBear

    0.66%

    Held 7th. 3K estimated branded searches, +25.6% vs prior month. Share +0.1 points.

  8. 8.SpeedCurve

    0.35%

    Held 8th. 1.6K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  9. 9.Request Metrics

    0.02%

    Held 9th. 110 estimated branded searches, +22.2% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  10. 10.Treo

    <0.01%

    Held 10th. 20 estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  11. 11.Calibre

    <0.01%

    Held 11th. 10 estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

Compare popularity between Pingdom and its closest rivals

Every comparison with Pingdom

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

2 findings
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Pingdom worldwide fell from 33.3K to 18.2K.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Pingdom’s share of searches among website performance monitoring tools worldwide decreased from 6.7% to 4%.

How did search popularity change for website performance monitoring tools worldwide in September 2026?

6 changes

  1. In September 2026, WebPageTest gained share of searches among website performance monitoring tools worldwide, from 2.7% to 3.3%.

  2. Estimated monthly branded searches for UptimeRobot worldwide rose 49.5% over 12 measured months, from 49.5K to 74K in September 2026.

  3. Estimated monthly branded searches for Request Metrics worldwide fell 57.7% over 12 measured months, from 260 to 110 in September 2026.

  4. Estimated monthly branded searches for Treo worldwide fell 50% over 12 measured months, from 40 to 20 in September 2026.

  5. Estimated monthly branded searches for Pingdom worldwide fell 45.3% over 12 measured months, from 33.1K to 18.1K in September 2026.

  6. Estimated monthly branded searches for SpeedCurve worldwide fell 33.3% over 12 measured months, from 2.4K to 1.6K in September 2026.

How are Pingdom’s branded searches counted?

6 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Pingdom’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.

  • pingdom
  • pingdom app
  • pingdom monitoring
  • pingdom software
  • pingdom uptime
  • pingdom uptime monitoring

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How the Brand Demand Index is measured

Where does Pingdom compete?

Pingdom is ranked in four competitor sets. Each share is worked out among that set's brands, so it differs from set to set.
Competitor setRankShare of searchesRanking
Remote monitoring software8th of 112.4%Show ranking
Website performance monitoring tools4th of 114%Shown above
Uptime monitoring tools3rd of 611.5%Show ranking
Synthetic monitoring platforms2nd of 715.7%Show ranking
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