--- title: "Honeycomb vs New Relic: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Honeycomb or New Relic? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cloud observability 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/honeycomb-observability-vs-new-relic" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Honeycomb vs New Relic: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, Honeycomb or New Relic? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cloud observability 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**: Honeycomb and New Relic - **Competitive set**: Cloud observability platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Honeycomb Share of Search**: 0.27% - **New Relic Share of Search**: 8.4% ## Which is more popular in search, Honeycomb or New Relic? - In August 2026, New Relic had more branded searches than Honeycomb among cloud observability platforms worldwide. New Relic was estimated to have 62.7K branded searches compared to Honeycomb’s 2K, and held an 8.4% Share of Search versus Honeycomb’s 0.27%. - New Relic was ahead of Honeycomb in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Honeycomb’s estimated Share of Search among cloud observability platforms worldwide moved from 0.32% to 0.27%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.6K to 2K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, New Relic’s estimated Share of Search among cloud observability platforms worldwide moved from 11.7% to 8.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 93.6K to 62.7K. ## How did search popularity change for cloud observability platforms worldwide in August 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for New Relic worldwide fell 33% over 11 measured months, from 93.6K to 62.7K in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Honeycomb worldwide fell 20.7% over 11 measured months, from 2.6K to 2K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Honeycomb estimated searches | Honeycomb Share of Search | Honeycomb rank | New Relic estimated searches | New Relic Share of Search | New Relic rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2.6K | 0.32% | 5 | 93.6K | 11.7% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 2.6K | 0.33% | 5 | 93.4K | 12% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 2.4K | 0.34% | 5 | 76.7K | 11% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 2.3K | 0.3% | 5 | 77K | 10.1% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 2.3K | 0.3% | 5 | 64K | 8.5% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 2.2K | 0.26% | 5 | 64.2K | 7.6% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 1.8K | 0.23% | 5 | 63.4K | 8.4% | 4 | | May 2026 | 1.8K | 0.23% | 5 | 62.9K | 8.4% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 1.7K | 0.22% | 5 | 76.6K | 10% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 1.8K | 0.24% | 5 | 63K | 8.4% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 2K | 0.27% | 5 | 62.7K | 8.4% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Honeycomb’s and New Relic’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. - **Honeycomb**: Measured on the search terms “honeycomb apm”, “honeycomb io”, “honeycomb monitoring”, “honeycomb observability” and “observability honeycomb”, summed into one figure. - **New Relic**: Measured on the search terms “apm new relic”, “monitoring new relic”, “new relic”, “new relic apm”, “new relic app”, “new relic observability”, “new relic software”, “newrelic”, “newrelic com” and “observability new relic”, summed into one figure. - [Honeycomb profile](/demand/global-en/brands/honeycomb-observability) - [New Relic profile](/demand/global-en/brands/new-relic) - [All cloud observability platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/cloud-observability-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands. ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular in search, Honeycomb or New Relic? In August 2026, New Relic had more branded searches than Honeycomb among cloud observability platforms worldwide. New Relic was estimated to have 62.7K branded searches compared to Honeycomb’s 2K, and held an 8.4% Share of Search versus Honeycomb’s 0.27%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Honeycomb vs New Relic: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/honeycomb-observability-vs-new-relic This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/honeycomb-observability-vs-new-relic. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.