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FireHydrant vs Grafana IRM:Which is more popular?

In September 2026, Grafana IRM had more branded searches than FireHydrant among on-call management platforms worldwide. Grafana IRM had about 2,900 branded searches, while FireHydrant had 70. Grafana IRM made up 3.3% of all on-call management platform searches we track, and FireHydrant accounted for 0.08%. When we asked ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about on-call management platforms, FireHydrant and Grafana IRM each appeared in three of the five answers. FireHydrant and Grafana IRM were each mentioned first in two of the four answers.

Among on-call management platforms worldwide in September 2026

Who do people search for more?

Grafana IRM, about 41 searches for every 1 for FireHydrant

Grafana IRM 2.9K searchesFireHydrant 70 searches

Who does AI mention more?

Both were mentioned in 3 of 5 answers.

FireHydrant in 3 of 5Grafana IRM in 3 of 5

Who does AI recommend more?

Each is named first in 2 of 4 answers.

FireHydrant first in 2Grafana IRM first in 2

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Top on-call management platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, FireHydrant was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Grafana IRM was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. FireHydrant and Grafana IRM were each listed first in two of the four answers.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. PagerDuty1st
  2. incident.io2nd
  3. Rootly3rd
  4. Jira Service Management4th
  5. FireHydrant5th
  6. Grafana IRM6th
  7. Better Stack7th
  8. Opsgenie8th
  9. xMatters–

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

  • PagerDuty5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • incident.io4 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Rootly4 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Grafana IRM3 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • FireHydrant3 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Jira Service Management2 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Better Stack2 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Opsgenie1 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • xMatters0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers

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5 answers

Not named in any answer:

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in the United States on October 21, 2026.

Is FireHydrant or Grafana IRM more popular in search?

This chart shows how often people search Google for FireHydrant and Grafana IRM by name. Each line represents a brand's share of searches for all nine on-call management platforms we track, month by month, from English-language searches worldwide.

FireHydrant and Grafana IRM among on-call management platforms worldwide, by month

Share of searches by month for Grafana IRM, FireHydrant. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthJira Service ManagementBetter StackOpsgenieincident.ioRootlyxMattersGrafana IRMFireHydrantPagerDuty
Oct 202533.9%8.2%27.5%12.3%6.8%6.7%4.3%0.17%0.01%
Nov 202538.6%9.4%25.8%7.7%6.4%7.7%4.3%0.16%0.01%
Dec 202534.9%10.2%28.1%8.3%7%6.8%4.3%0.33%0.01%
Jan 202637.3%11.1%24.8%7.4%7.6%7.4%4.1%0.36%0.01%
Feb 202637.7%11.2%25.2%7.5%7.8%6.1%4.2%0.29%0.01%
Mar 202634.9%12.7%23.2%8.5%8.8%6.9%4.7%0.33%0.02%
Apr 202637.2%13.5%20.2%9.1%7.6%7.4%4.7%0.29%0.01%
May 202637.4%16.6%20.3%7.4%7.6%6.1%4.5%0.1%0.01%
Jun 202638.3%13.9%20.8%9.3%7.7%6.2%3.7%0.1%0.01%
Jul 202638.4%13.9%20.8%9.3%7.7%6.2%3.7%0.1%0.01%
Aug 202635.2%18.7%18.7%8.3%8.5%6.8%3.7%0.11%0.01%
Sep 202638.6%16.8%16.8%9.2%7.6%7.5%3.3%0.08%0.01%

How has the FireHydrant and Grafana IRM comparison changed over the last 12 months?

3 findings

How did search popularity change for on-call management platforms worldwide in September 2026?

2 changes

  1. Estimated monthly branded searches for FireHydrant worldwide fell 58.8% over 12 measured months, from 170 to 70 in September 2026.

  2. Estimated monthly branded searches for Grafana IRM worldwide fell 31% over 12 measured months, from 4.2K to 2.9K in September 2026.

How are branded searches counted?

3 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using FireHydrant’s and Grafana IRM’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.

FireHydrant

1 branded search term

  • firehydrant incident management

Grafana IRM

2 branded search terms

  • grafana irm
  • grafana oncall

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