--- title: "Grafana vs Metabase: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Grafana or Metabase more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Data visualisation 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/grafana-vs-metabase" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Grafana vs Metabase: Which is searched more? Is Grafana or Metabase more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Data visualisation 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**: Grafana and Metabase - **Competitive set**: Data visualisation platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Grafana Share of Search**: <0.01% - **Metabase Share of Search**: 2.5% ## Is Grafana or Metabase more popular in search? - In September 2026, Metabase had more branded searches than Grafana among data visualisation platforms worldwide. Metabase had about 110,000 branded searches, while Grafana had 70. Metabase made up 2.5% of all data visualisation platform searches we track, and Grafana accounted for <0.01%. - Metabase was ahead of Grafana in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Grafana’s share of searches among data visualisation platforms worldwide held steady at <0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 140 to 70. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Metabase’s share of searches among data visualisation platforms worldwide moved from 2% to 2.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 110K. ## Top data visualisation platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Grafana was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Metabase was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Grafana was listed before Metabase 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Microsoft Power BI | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Tableau | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Looker Studio | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Qlik | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Plotly | 5th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Domo | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Flourish | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Datawrapper | 8th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Grafana | 9th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Metabase | 10th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about data visualisation platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which data visualisation platform should I use?": 1. Microsoft Power BI, 2. Tableau, 3. Looker Studio, 4. Plotly - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best data visualisation platforms?": 1. Microsoft Power BI, 2. Tableau, 3. Looker Studio, 4. Qlik, 5. Plotly, 6. Metabase, 7. Flourish, 8. Grafana - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best data visualisation platform for dashboards?": 1. Microsoft Power BI, 2. Tableau, 3. Looker Studio, 4. Grafana, 5. Metabase - Searched Google, AI Overview "data visualisation platforms": 1. Tableau, 2. Microsoft Power BI, 3. Domo, 4. Qlik, 5. Looker Studio, 6. Flourish, 7. Datawrapper, 8. Plotly, 9. Grafana - Searched Google, AI Overview "data visualization software": 1. Tableau, 2. Microsoft Power BI, 3. Qlik, 4. Looker Studio, 5. Datawrapper, 6. Plotly Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for data visualisation platforms worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Grafana worldwide fell 50% over 12 measured months, from 140 to 70 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Grafana estimated searches | Grafana Share of Search | Grafana rank | Metabase estimated searches | Metabase Share of Search | Metabase rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 140 | <0.01% | 10 | 110K | 2% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 110 | <0.01% | 10 | 110K | 2.1% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 70 | <0.01% | 10 | 110K | 2.5% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 110 | <0.01% | 10 | 110K | 2.1% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 90 | <0.01% | 10 | 110K | 2.2% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 90 | <0.01% | 10 | 135K | 2.6% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 110 | <0.01% | 10 | 110K | 2.1% | 6 | | May 2026 | 110 | <0.01% | 10 | 110K | 2.1% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 110 | <0.01% | 10 | 110K | 2.4% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 90 | <0.01% | 10 | 110K | 2.4% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 90 | <0.01% | 10 | 110K | 2.4% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 70 | <0.01% | 10 | 110K | 2.5% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Grafana’s and Metabase’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. - **Grafana**: Measured on the search term “apm grafana”. - **Metabase**: Measured on the search term “metabase”. - [Grafana profile](/demand/global-en/brands/grafana) - [Metabase profile](/demand/global-en/brands/metabase) - [All data visualisation platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/data-visualisation-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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 Grafana or Metabase more popular in search? In September 2026, Metabase had more branded searches than Grafana among data visualisation platforms worldwide. Metabase had about 110,000 branded searches, while Grafana had 70. Metabase made up 2.5% of all data visualisation platform searches we track, and Grafana accounted for <0.01%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Grafana vs Metabase: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/grafana-vs-metabase This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/grafana-vs-metabase. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.