--- title: "Checkly vs Pingdom: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Checkly or Pingdom more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Uptime monitoring tools set worldwide. 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/uptime-monitoring-tools/compare/checkly-vs-pingdom" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Checkly vs Pingdom: Which is searched more? Is Checkly or Pingdom more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Uptime monitoring tools set worldwide. 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 - **Compared**: Checkly and Pingdom - **Competitive set**: Uptime monitoring tools - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Checkly Share of Search**: 3.4% - **Pingdom Share of Search**: 11.5% ## Is Checkly or Pingdom more popular in search? - In September 2026, Pingdom had more branded searches than Checkly among uptime monitoring tools worldwide. Pingdom had about 18,200 branded searches, while Checkly had 5,450. Pingdom made up 11.5% of all uptime monitoring tool searches we track, and Checkly accounted for 3.4%. - Pingdom was ahead of Checkly in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Checkly’s share of searches among uptime monitoring tools worldwide moved from 3.7% to 3.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 5.5K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Pingdom’s share of searches among uptime monitoring tools worldwide moved from 22.5% to 11.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.3K to 18.2K. ## Top uptime monitoring tools in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Pingdom was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Checkly was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Pingdom was listed before Checkly in three out of five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | UptimeRobot | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Better Stack | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Pingdom | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Checkly | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Atlassian Statuspage | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | StatusCake | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about uptime monitoring tools - Asked ChatGPT "Which uptime monitor should I use?": 1. UptimeRobot, 2. Better Stack, 3. Checkly - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best uptime monitoring tools?": 1. Better Stack, 2. UptimeRobot, 3. Checkly, 4. Pingdom - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best uptime monitor for a website?": 1. UptimeRobot, 2. Better Stack, 3. Pingdom - Searched Google, AI Overview "uptime monitoring tools": 1. Better Stack, 2. UptimeRobot, 3. Pingdom - Searched Google, AI Overview "website monitoring tool": 1. UptimeRobot, 2. Pingdom Not named in any answer: Atlassian Statuspage and StatusCake. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for uptime monitoring tools worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Pingdom worldwide fell 45.3% over 12 measured months, from 33.3K to 18.2K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Checkly estimated searches | Checkly Share of Search | Checkly rank | Pingdom estimated searches | Pingdom Share of Search | Pingdom rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 5.5K | 3.7% | 5 | 33.3K | 22.5% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 5.5K | 3.8% | 5 | 27.3K | 18.8% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 4.5K | 3.6% | 5 | 27.2K | 21.8% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 5.4K | 3.7% | 5 | 27.2K | 18.5% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 5.5K | 3.9% | 5 | 22.4K | 15.8% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 6.7K | 3.9% | 5 | 27.3K | 15.8% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 6.7K | 4% | 5 | 22.3K | 13.5% | 3 | | May 2026 | 6.7K | 3.9% | 5 | 22.4K | 13.2% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 5.4K | 3.8% | 5 | 18.2K | 12.9% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 5.5K | 3.9% | 5 | 18.2K | 13.1% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 5.4K | 3.5% | 5 | 18.2K | 11.7% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 5.5K | 3.4% | 5 | 18.2K | 11.5% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Checkly’s and Pingdom’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. - **Checkly**: Measured on the search terms “checkly”, “checkly app” and “checkly monitoring”, summed into one figure. - **Pingdom**: Measured on the search terms “pingdom”, “pingdom app”, “pingdom monitoring”, “pingdom software”, “pingdom uptime” and “pingdom uptime monitoring”, summed into one figure. - [Checkly profile](/demand/global-en/brands/checkly) - [Pingdom profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pingdom) - [All uptime monitoring tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/uptime-monitoring-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Checkly or Pingdom more popular in search? In September 2026, Pingdom had more branded searches than Checkly among uptime monitoring tools worldwide. Pingdom had about 18,200 branded searches, while Checkly had 5,450. Pingdom made up 11.5% of all uptime monitoring tool searches we track, and Checkly accounted for 3.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Checkly vs Pingdom: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/uptime-monitoring-tools/compare/checkly-vs-pingdom This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/uptime-monitoring-tools/compare/checkly-vs-pingdom. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.