--- title: "Datadog vs WebPageTest: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Datadog or WebPageTest more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Website performance 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/compare/datadog-vs-webpagetest" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Datadog vs WebPageTest: Which is searched more? Is Datadog or WebPageTest more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Website performance 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**: Datadog and WebPageTest - **Competitive set**: Website performance monitoring tools - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Datadog Share of Search**: 54.2% - **WebPageTest Share of Search**: 3.3% ## Is Datadog or WebPageTest more popular in search? - In September 2026, Datadog had more branded searches than WebPageTest among website performance monitoring tools worldwide. Datadog had about 246,000 branded searches, while WebPageTest had 14,800. Datadog made up 54.2% of all website performance monitoring tool searches we track, and WebPageTest accounted for 3.3%. - Datadog was ahead of WebPageTest in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Datadog’s share of searches among website performance monitoring tools worldwide moved from 49.5% to 54.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 246K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, WebPageTest’s share of searches among website performance monitoring tools worldwide moved from 4.5% to 3.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.2K to 14.8K. ## Top website performance monitoring tools in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Datadog was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. WebPageTest was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Datadog was listed before WebPageTest 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | GTmetrix | 1st | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | SpeedCurve | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Pingdom | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | DebugBear | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Checkly | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Datadog | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | UptimeRobot | 7th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | WebPageTest | 8th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Request Metrics | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Treo | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Calibre | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about website performance monitoring tools - Asked ChatGPT "Which website performance monitoring tool should I use?": 1. Checkly, 2. SpeedCurve, 3. UptimeRobot, 4. Datadog - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best website performance monitoring tools?": 1. SpeedCurve, 2. Datadog, 3. Checkly, 4. Pingdom, 5. DebugBear, 6. UptimeRobot - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best website performance monitoring tool for site speed?": 1. DebugBear, 2. GTmetrix, 3. SpeedCurve, 4. WebPageTest - Searched Google, AI Overview "website performance monitoring tool": 1. GTmetrix, 2. Pingdom, 3. WebPageTest, 4. UptimeRobot - Searched Google, AI Overview "monitor website performance": 1. GTmetrix, 2. Pingdom, 3. DebugBear, 4. Datadog Not named in any answer: Request Metrics, Treo and Calibre. 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 website performance monitoring tools worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, WebPageTest gained share of searches among website performance monitoring tools worldwide, from 2.7% to 3.3%. ## Month by month | Month | Datadog estimated searches | Datadog Share of Search | Datadog rank | WebPageTest estimated searches | WebPageTest Share of Search | WebPageTest rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 246K | 49.5% | 1 | 22.2K | 4.5% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 246K | 49.4% | 1 | 18.1K | 3.6% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 201K | 48.5% | 1 | 18.1K | 4.4% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 246K | 52% | 1 | 18.1K | 3.8% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 246K | 52.6% | 1 | 18.1K | 3.9% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 246K | 50.5% | 1 | 18.1K | 3.7% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 246K | 51% | 1 | 18.1K | 3.8% | 5 | | May 2026 | 246K | 51.4% | 1 | 14.8K | 3.1% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 246K | 55.9% | 1 | 14.8K | 3.4% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 246K | 56.3% | 1 | 12.1K | 2.8% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 246K | 54.6% | 1 | 12.1K | 2.7% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 246K | 54.2% | 1 | 14.8K | 3.3% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Datadog’s and WebPageTest’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. - **Datadog**: Measured on the search term “datadog”. - **WebPageTest**: Measured on the search term “webpagetest”. - [Datadog profile](/demand/global-en/brands/datadog) - [WebPageTest profile](/demand/global-en/brands/webpagetest) - [All website performance monitoring tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/website-performance-monitoring-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 11 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 Datadog or WebPageTest more popular in search? In September 2026, Datadog had more branded searches than WebPageTest among website performance monitoring tools worldwide. Datadog had about 246,000 branded searches, while WebPageTest had 14,800. Datadog made up 54.2% of all website performance monitoring tool searches we track, and WebPageTest accounted for 3.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Datadog vs WebPageTest: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/datadog-vs-webpagetest This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/datadog-vs-webpagetest. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.