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title: "Infrastructure monitoring platforms: Which brands are most popular in search?"
description: "Compare the platforms that monitor servers and infrastructure. Share of Search among Grafana, Datadog, Zabbix, New Relic and Nagios, the infrastructure monitoring platforms 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."
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# Infrastructure monitoring platforms: Which brands are most popular in search?

Compare the platforms that monitor servers and infrastructure. Share of Search among Grafana, Datadog, Zabbix, New Relic and Nagios, the infrastructure monitoring platforms 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**: Infrastructure monitoring platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Brands compared**: 5
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Highest Share of Search**: Grafana, 41.4%

## Which brand is most popular in search among infrastructure monitoring platforms worldwide?

- In August 2026, Grafana was the most searched among infrastructure monitoring platforms worldwide, with an estimated 335K branded searches and 41.4% estimated Share of Search within this set.
- Datadog is in 2nd place, 9.9 percentage points behind at 31.4% Share of Search.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Grafana’s estimated Share of Search among infrastructure monitoring platforms worldwide increased from 37.8% to 41.4%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Datadog’s estimated Share of Search among infrastructure monitoring platforms worldwide increased from 28.8% to 31.4%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Zabbix’s estimated Share of Search among infrastructure monitoring platforms worldwide decreased from 18.5% to 16.7%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, New Relic’s estimated Share of Search among infrastructure monitoring platforms worldwide decreased from 10.5% to 7.7%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Nagios’ estimated Share of Search among infrastructure monitoring platforms worldwide decreased from 4.5% to 2.7%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Grafana’s estimated Share of Search among infrastructure monitoring platforms worldwide peaked at 44% in March 2026 and was lowest at 37.7% in November 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Datadog’s estimated Share of Search among infrastructure monitoring platforms worldwide peaked at 31.6% in July 2026 and was lowest at 25.7% in December 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Zabbix’s estimated Share of Search among infrastructure monitoring platforms worldwide peaked at 20.2% in December 2025 and was lowest at 16.2% in June 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, New Relic’s estimated Share of Search among infrastructure monitoring platforms worldwide peaked at 10.5% in November 2025 and was lowest at 6.9% in March 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Nagios’ estimated Share of Search among infrastructure monitoring platforms worldwide peaked at 4.6% in November 2025 and was lowest at 2.7% in July 2026.

## Compare search popularity between leading brands

- [Grafana vs Datadog: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/datadog-vs-grafana): 41.4% against 31.4% Share of Search.
- [Grafana vs Zabbix: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/grafana-vs-zabbix): 41.4% against 16.7% Share of Search.
- [Grafana vs New Relic: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/grafana-vs-new-relic): 41.4% against 7.7% Share of Search.
- [Grafana vs Nagios: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/grafana-vs-nagios): 41.4% against 2.7% Share of Search.
- [Datadog vs Zabbix: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/datadog-vs-zabbix): 31.4% against 16.7% Share of Search.
- [Datadog vs New Relic: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/datadog-vs-new-relic): 31.4% against 7.7% Share of Search.
- [Datadog vs Nagios: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/datadog-vs-nagios): 31.4% against 2.7% Share of Search.
- [Zabbix vs New Relic: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/new-relic-vs-zabbix): 16.7% against 7.7% Share of Search.
- [Zabbix vs Nagios: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/nagios-vs-zabbix): 16.7% against 2.7% Share of Search.
- [New Relic vs Nagios: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/nagios-vs-new-relic): 7.7% against 2.7% Share of Search.

## How did search popularity change for infrastructure monitoring platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Nagios worldwide fell 45.2% over 11 measured months, from 40.5K to 22.2K 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 Zabbix worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 165K to 135K in August 2026.

## Share of Search ranking

| Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Grafana | 41.4% | 335K | +0.0% | Grafana |
| 2 | Datadog | 31.4% | 254K | -0.8% | Datadog |
| 3 | Zabbix | 16.7% | 135K | 0.0% | Zabbix |
| 4 | New Relic | 7.7% | 62.7K | -0.5% | New Relic |
| 5 | Nagios | 2.7% | 22.2K | 0.0% | Nagios |

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Grafana | 338K | 37.8% | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | Datadog | 257K | 28.8% | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | Zabbix | 165K | 18.5% | 3 |
| Oct 2025 | New Relic | 93.6K | 10.5% | 4 |
| Oct 2025 | Nagios | 40.5K | 4.5% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | Grafana | 335K | 37.7% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Datadog | 255K | 28.7% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Zabbix | 165K | 18.6% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | New Relic | 93.4K | 10.5% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | Nagios | 40.5K | 4.6% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | Grafana | 331K | 40.6% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Datadog | 210K | 25.7% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Zabbix | 165K | 20.2% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | New Relic | 76.7K | 9.4% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | Nagios | 33.1K | 4.1% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | Grafana | 335K | 38.7% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Datadog | 255K | 29.5% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Zabbix | 165K | 19.1% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | New Relic | 77K | 8.9% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | Nagios | 33.1K | 3.8% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | Grafana | 338K | 39.5% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Datadog | 256K | 29.9% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Zabbix | 165K | 19.3% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | New Relic | 64K | 7.5% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | Nagios | 33.1K | 3.9% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | Grafana | 408K | 44% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Datadog | 258K | 27.8% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Zabbix | 165K | 17.8% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | New Relic | 64.2K | 6.9% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | Nagios | 33.1K | 3.6% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | Grafana | 341K | 39.7% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Datadog | 257K | 29.9% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Zabbix | 165K | 19.2% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | New Relic | 63.4K | 7.4% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | Nagios | 33.1K | 3.8% | 5 |
| May 2026 | Grafana | 338K | 41.2% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Datadog | 256K | 31.3% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Zabbix | 135K | 16.5% | 3 |
| May 2026 | New Relic | 62.9K | 7.7% | 4 |
| May 2026 | Nagios | 27.1K | 3.3% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | Grafana | 335K | 40.1% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Datadog | 260K | 31.2% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Zabbix | 135K | 16.2% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | New Relic | 76.6K | 9.2% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | Nagios | 27.1K | 3.3% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | Grafana | 335K | 41.3% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Datadog | 257K | 31.6% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Zabbix | 135K | 16.6% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | New Relic | 63K | 7.8% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | Nagios | 22.2K | 2.7% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | Grafana | 335K | 41.4% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Datadog | 254K | 31.4% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Zabbix | 135K | 16.7% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | New Relic | 62.7K | 7.7% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | Nagios | 22.2K | 2.7% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | Datadog | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Grafana | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Nagios | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | New Relic | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Zabbix | — | — | — |

## What is being compared

- **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.
- **Grafana**: Measured on the search terms “apm grafana”, “grafana”, “grafana apm”, “grafana app”, “grafana cloud”, “grafana com”, “grafana loki”, “grafana monitoring”, “grafana observability”, “grafana software” and “observability grafana”, summed into one figure.
- **Nagios**: Measured on the search term “nagios”.
- **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.
- **Zabbix**: Measured on the search term “zabbix”.

- [Datadog](/demand/global-en/brands/datadog)
- [Grafana](/demand/global-en/brands/grafana)
- [Nagios](/demand/global-en/brands/nagios)
- [New Relic](/demand/global-en/brands/new-relic)
- [Zabbix](/demand/global-en/brands/zabbix)

## 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 infrastructure monitoring platforms worldwide?

In August 2026, Grafana was the most searched among infrastructure monitoring platforms worldwide, with an estimated 335K branded searches and 41.4% estimated Share of Search within this set. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

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