--- title: "Application dependency monitoring: Which are searched most?" description: "Compare the tools that map how services depend on each other. Share of Search among Datadog, Dynatrace, New Relic, Instana and AppDynamics, the application dependency monitoring Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. 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/categories/application-dependency-monitoring" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Application dependency monitoring: Which are searched most? Compare the tools that map how services depend on each other. Share of Search among Datadog, Dynatrace, New Relic, Instana and AppDynamics, the application dependency monitoring Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. 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 - **Competitive set**: Application dependency monitoring - **Market**: Global - **Brands compared**: 5 - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Highest Share of Search**: Datadog, 59.6% ## Which brand is most popular in search among application dependency monitoring worldwide? - In August 2026, Datadog was the most searched among application dependency monitoring worldwide, with an estimated 254K branded searches and 59.6% estimated Share of Search within this set. - Dynatrace is in 2nd place, 38 percentage points behind at 21.6% Share of Search. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Datadog’s estimated Share of Search among application dependency monitoring worldwide increased from 49.3% to 59.6%. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, New Relic’s estimated Share of Search among application dependency monitoring worldwide decreased from 17.9% to 14.7%. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Instana’s estimated Share of Search among application dependency monitoring worldwide decreased from 7.8% to 2.3%. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, AppDynamics’ estimated Share of Search among application dependency monitoring worldwide decreased from 3.5% to 1.9%. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Datadog’s estimated Share of Search among application dependency monitoring worldwide peaked at 60.1% in July 2026 and was lowest at 49.3% in October 2025. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Dynatrace’s estimated Share of Search among application dependency monitoring worldwide peaked at 24.7% in March 2026 and was lowest at 19.8% in December 2025. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, New Relic’s estimated Share of Search among application dependency monitoring worldwide peaked at 20.3% in November 2025 and was lowest at 14.1% in March 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Instana’s estimated Share of Search among application dependency monitoring worldwide peaked at 7.8% in October 2025 and was lowest at 1.5% in May 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Dynatrace held steady: its estimated Share of Search among application dependency monitoring worldwide moved less than 0.5 percentage points. ## Compare search popularity between leading brands - [Datadog vs Dynatrace: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/datadog-vs-dynatrace): 59.6% against 21.6% Share of Search. - [Datadog vs New Relic: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/datadog-vs-new-relic): 59.6% against 14.7% Share of Search. - [Datadog vs Instana: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/datadog-vs-instana): 59.6% against 2.3% Share of Search. - [Dynatrace vs New Relic: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/dynatrace-vs-new-relic): 21.6% against 14.7% Share of Search. - [Dynatrace vs Instana: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/dynatrace-vs-instana): 21.6% against 2.3% Share of Search. - [New Relic vs Instana: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/instana-vs-new-relic): 14.7% against 2.3% Share of Search. ## How did search popularity change for application dependency monitoring worldwide in August 2026? - In August 2026, Instana overtook AppDynamics to rank 4th among application dependency monitoring worldwide, at 2.3%. - In August 2026, Datadog lost estimated Share of Search among application dependency monitoring worldwide, from 60.1% to 59.6%. - AppDynamics’ estimated Share of Search among application dependency monitoring worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 2.8% to 1.9% in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for New Relic worldwide fell 33% over 11 measured months, from 93.6K to 62.7K in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Dynatrace worldwide fell 18% over 11 measured months, from 112K to 92.1K in August 2026. ## Share of Search ranking | Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Datadog | 59.6% | 254K | -0.8% | Datadog | | 2 | Dynatrace | 21.6% | 92.1K | -0.3% | Dynatrace | | 3 | New Relic | 14.7% | 62.7K | -0.5% | New Relic | | 4 | Instana | 2.3% | 9.9K | +50.0% | Instana | | 5 | AppDynamics | 1.9% | 8.1K | 0.0% | Cisco | ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Datadog | 257K | 49.3% | 1 | | Oct 2025 | Dynatrace | 112K | 21.5% | 2 | | Oct 2025 | New Relic | 93.6K | 17.9% | 3 | | Oct 2025 | Instana | 40.5K | 7.8% | 4 | | Oct 2025 | AppDynamics | 18.1K | 3.5% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | Datadog | 255K | 55.3% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | New Relic | 93.4K | 20.3% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | Dynatrace | 92.5K | 20.1% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | AppDynamics | 12.1K | 2.6% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | Instana | 8.1K | 1.8% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | Datadog | 210K | 54.8% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | New Relic | 76.7K | 20.1% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | Dynatrace | 75.7K | 19.8% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | AppDynamics | 12.1K | 3.2% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | Instana | 8.1K | 2.1% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | Datadog | 255K | 57.3% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | Dynatrace | 92.8K | 20.8% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | New Relic | 77K | 17.3% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | AppDynamics | 12.1K | 2.7% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | Instana | 8.1K | 1.8% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | Datadog | 256K | 59.5% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | Dynatrace | 92.7K | 21.5% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | New Relic | 64K | 14.8% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | AppDynamics | 9.9K | 2.3% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | Instana | 8.1K | 1.9% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | Datadog | 258K | 56.7% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | Dynatrace | 112K | 24.7% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | New Relic | 64.2K | 14.1% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | AppDynamics | 12.1K | 2.7% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | Instana | 8.1K | 1.8% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | Datadog | 257K | 59.6% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | Dynatrace | 92.7K | 21.5% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | New Relic | 63.4K | 14.7% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | AppDynamics | 9.9K | 2.3% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | Instana | 8.1K | 1.9% | 5 | | May 2026 | Datadog | 256K | 59.5% | 1 | | May 2026 | Dynatrace | 92.4K | 21.5% | 2 | | May 2026 | New Relic | 62.9K | 14.6% | 3 | | May 2026 | AppDynamics | 12.1K | 2.8% | 4 | | May 2026 | Instana | 6.6K | 1.5% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | Datadog | 260K | 58.2% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | Dynatrace | 92.3K | 20.6% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | New Relic | 76.6K | 17.1% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | AppDynamics | 9.9K | 2.2% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | Instana | 8.1K | 1.8% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | Datadog | 257K | 60.1% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | Dynatrace | 92.3K | 21.6% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | New Relic | 63K | 14.8% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | AppDynamics | 8.1K | 1.9% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | Instana | 6.6K | 1.5% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | Datadog | 254K | 59.6% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | Dynatrace | 92.1K | 21.6% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | New Relic | 62.7K | 14.7% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | Instana | 9.9K | 2.3% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | AppDynamics | 8.1K | 1.9% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | AppDynamics | — | — | — | | Sep 2026 | Datadog | — | — | — | | Sep 2026 | Dynatrace | — | — | — | | Sep 2026 | Instana | — | — | — | | Sep 2026 | New Relic | — | — | — | ## What is being compared - **AppDynamics**: Measured on the search term “appdynamics”. - **Datadog**: Measured on the search terms “apm datadog”, “datadog”, “datadog app”, “datadog monitoring”, “datadog observability”, “datadog software”, “datadoghq com”, “monitoring datadog” and “observability datadog”, summed into one figure. - **Dynatrace**: Measured on the search terms “apm dynatrace”, “dynatrace”, “dynatrace app”, “dynatrace com”, “dynatrace monitoring”, “dynatrace observability”, “dynatrace software”, “monitoring dynatrace” and “observability dynatrace”, summed into one figure. - **Instana**: Measured on the search term “instana”. - **New Relic**: Measured on the search terms “apm new relic”, “monitoring new relic”, “new relic”, “new relic apm”, “new relic app”, “new relic observability”, “new relic software”, “newrelic”, “newrelic com” and “observability new relic”, summed into one figure. - [AppDynamics](/demand/global-en/brands/appdynamics) - [Datadog](/demand/global-en/brands/datadog) - [Dynatrace](/demand/global-en/brands/dynatrace) - [Instana](/demand/global-en/brands/instana) - [New Relic](/demand/global-en/brands/new-relic) ## 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 ### Which brand is most popular in search among application dependency monitoring worldwide? In August 2026, Datadog was the most searched among application dependency monitoring worldwide, with an estimated 254K branded searches and 59.6% estimated Share of Search within this set. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Application dependency monitoring: Which are searched most?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/application-dependency-monitoring This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/application-dependency-monitoring. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.