Elastic vs Grafana:Which is searched more?
In September 2026, Grafana had more branded searches than Elastic among observability platforms worldwide. Grafana had about 331,000 branded searches, while Elastic had 64,100. Grafana made up 34% of all observability platform searches we track, and Elastic accounted for 6.6%. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.
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Is Elastic or Grafana more popular in search?
Compare the observability platforms teams use. 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.
Share of searches by month for Grafana, Elastic. The figures are in the table below the chart.
View monthly share of searches table
| Month | Grafana | Datadog | Splunk | Dynatrace | Elastic | New Relic | SigNoz | AppDynamics | Honeycomb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 29.1% | 21.9% | 18% | 9.6% | 10% | 8% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.22% |
| Nov 2025 | 31.2% | 23.5% | 16% | 8.6% | 9% | 8.7% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 0.24% |
| Dec 2025 | 33.4% | 21% | 17.3% | 7.6% | 9.7% | 7.7% | 1.8% | 1.2% | 0.24% |
| Jan 2026 | 31.6% | 23.9% | 16.3% | 8.7% | 9.2% | 7.2% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 0.21% |
| Feb 2026 | 32.2% | 24.3% | 16.7% | 8.8% | 9.1% | 6.1% | 1.7% | 0.94% | 0.21% |
| Mar 2026 | 35.4% | 22.2% | 15.6% | 9.7% | 8.4% | 5.5% | 1.9% | 1% | 0.19% |
| Apr 2026 | 32.8% | 24.4% | 17% | 8.9% | 7.6% | 6.1% | 2.1% | 0.95% | 0.17% |
| May 2026 | 33.6% | 25.4% | 14.4% | 9.2% | 7.9% | 6.2% | 1.8% | 1.2% | 0.17% |
| Jun 2026 | 32.6% | 24.9% | 16.9% | 9% | 6.3% | 7.4% | 1.8% | 0.97% | 0.17% |
| Jul 2026 | 33.9% | 25.8% | 14.7% | 9.3% | 6.6% | 6.4% | 2.3% | 0.82% | 0.18% |
| Aug 2026 | 34.1% | 25.8% | 14.8% | 9.4% | 6.6% | 6.4% | 1.8% | 0.83% | 0.21% |
| Sep 2026 | 34% | 25.9% | 14.9% | 9.4% | 6.6% | 6.4% | 1.9% | 0.83% | 0.17% |
How has the Elastic and Grafana comparison changed over the last 12 months?
3 findings
- Grafana was ahead of Elastic in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Elastic’s share of searches among observability platforms worldwide moved from 10% to 6.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 117K to 64.1K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Grafana’s share of searches among observability platforms worldwide moved from 29.1% to 34%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 338K to 331K.
How did search popularity change for observability platforms worldwide in September 2026?
1 change
Estimated monthly branded searches for Elastic worldwide fell 45% over 12 measured months, from 117K to 64.1K in September 2026.
How are branded searches counted?
12 search terms
Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Elastic’s and Grafana’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.
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