--- title: "Checkly vs Datadog Synthetics: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Checkly or Datadog Synthetics more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Synthetic monitoring platforms 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/compare/checkly-vs-datadog-synthetics" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Checkly vs Datadog Synthetics: Which is searched more? Is Checkly or Datadog Synthetics more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Synthetic monitoring platforms 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 Datadog Synthetics - **Competitive set**: Synthetic monitoring platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Checkly Share of Search**: 4.7% - **Datadog Synthetics Share of Search**: 0.62% ## Is Checkly or Datadog Synthetics more popular in search? - In September 2026, Checkly had more branded searches than Datadog Synthetics among synthetic monitoring platforms worldwide. Checkly had about 5,400 branded searches, while Datadog Synthetics had 720. Checkly made up 4.7% of all synthetic monitoring platform searches we track, and Datadog Synthetics accounted for 0.62%. - Checkly was ahead of Datadog Synthetics in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Checkly’s share of searches among synthetic monitoring platforms worldwide moved from 5.3% to 4.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 5.4K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Datadog Synthetics’ share of searches among synthetic monitoring platforms worldwide moved from 0.98% to 0.62%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 720. ## Top synthetic monitoring platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Checkly and Datadog Synthetics were each mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Checkly was listed before Datadog Synthetics in two out of three answers that named either. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Checkly | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Datadog Synthetics | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Grafana Cloud Synthetic Monitoring | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Better Stack | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Pingdom | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | UptimeRobot | 6th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Catchpoint | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about synthetic monitoring platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which synthetic monitoring platform should I use?": 1. Checkly, 2. Datadog Synthetics, 3. Grafana Cloud Synthetic Monitoring, 4. Catchpoint - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best synthetic monitoring platforms?": 1. Datadog Synthetics, 2. Checkly, 3. Grafana Cloud Synthetic Monitoring, 4. Catchpoint, 5. Pingdom - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best synthetic monitoring platform for uptime testing?": 1. Checkly, 2. Grafana Cloud Synthetic Monitoring, 3. Datadog Synthetics, 4. Better Stack, 5. Pingdom - Searched Google, AI Overview "uptime monitoring tool": 1. Better Stack, 2. UptimeRobot, 3. Pingdom - Searched Google, AI Overview "website monitoring software": 1. UptimeRobot 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 synthetic monitoring platforms worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Datadog Synthetics worldwide fell 28% over 12 measured months, from 1K to 720 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Checkly estimated searches | Checkly Share of Search | Checkly rank | Datadog Synthetics estimated searches | Datadog Synthetics Share of Search | Datadog Synthetics rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 5.4K | 5.3% | 4 | 1K | 0.98% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 5.4K | 5.1% | 4 | 880 | 0.83% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 4.4K | 4.6% | 5 | 720 | 0.76% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 5.4K | 5% | 4 | 880 | 0.82% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 5.4K | 5.3% | 4 | 880 | 0.86% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 6.6K | 5.3% | 4 | 880 | 0.71% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 6.6K | 5.6% | 4 | 880 | 0.74% | 6 | | May 2026 | 6.6K | 5.4% | 4 | 720 | 0.59% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 5.4K | 5.4% | 4 | 880 | 0.88% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 5.4K | 5.4% | 4 | 720 | 0.72% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 5.4K | 4.7% | 4 | 720 | 0.62% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 5.4K | 4.7% | 4 | 720 | 0.62% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Checkly’s and Datadog Synthetics’ 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 term “checkly”. - **Datadog Synthetics**: Measured on the search term “datadog synthetics”. - [Checkly profile](/demand/global-en/brands/checkly) - [Datadog Synthetics profile](/demand/global-en/brands/datadog-synthetics) - [All synthetic monitoring platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/synthetic-monitoring-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 Datadog Synthetics more popular in search? In September 2026, Checkly had more branded searches than Datadog Synthetics among synthetic monitoring platforms worldwide. Checkly had about 5,400 branded searches, while Datadog Synthetics had 720. Checkly made up 4.7% of all synthetic monitoring platform searches we track, and Datadog Synthetics accounted for 0.62%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Checkly vs Datadog Synthetics: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/checkly-vs-datadog-synthetics This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/checkly-vs-datadog-synthetics. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.