--- title: "ManageEngine OpManager vs SolarWinds: Which is searched more?" description: "Is ManageEngine OpManager or SolarWinds more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Network 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/manageengine-opmanager-vs-solarwinds" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # ManageEngine OpManager vs SolarWinds: Which is searched more? Is ManageEngine OpManager or SolarWinds more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Network 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**: ManageEngine OpManager and SolarWinds - **Competitive set**: Network monitoring tools - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **ManageEngine OpManager Share of Search**: 3.1% - **SolarWinds Share of Search**: 13.8% ## Is ManageEngine OpManager or SolarWinds more popular in search? - In September 2026, SolarWinds had more branded searches than ManageEngine OpManager among network monitoring tools worldwide. SolarWinds had about 40,500 branded searches, while ManageEngine OpManager had 9,000. SolarWinds made up 13.8% of all network monitoring tool searches we track, and ManageEngine OpManager accounted for 3.1%. - SolarWinds was ahead of ManageEngine OpManager in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, ManageEngine OpManager’s share of searches among network monitoring tools worldwide moved from 3.3% to 3.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.5K to 9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, SolarWinds’ share of searches among network monitoring tools worldwide moved from 16% to 13.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.5K to 40.5K. ## Top network monitoring tools in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, SolarWinds was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. ManageEngine OpManager was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. SolarWinds was listed before ManageEngine OpManager in four 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Zabbix | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | PRTG | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Datadog | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | SolarWinds | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Auvik | 5th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | ManageEngine OpManager | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Checkmk | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | LibreNMS | 8th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Nagios | 9th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about network monitoring tools - Asked ChatGPT "Which network monitoring tool should I use?": 1. PRTG, 2. Zabbix, 3. Auvik, 4. Datadog, 5. LibreNMS, 6. SolarWinds - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best network monitoring tools?": 1. PRTG, 2. Zabbix, 3. Auvik, 4. SolarWinds, 5. Datadog, 6. Checkmk, 7. ManageEngine OpManager - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best network monitoring tool for a small it team?": 1. PRTG, 2. Zabbix, 3. Auvik, 4. ManageEngine OpManager, 5. Datadog - Searched Google, AI Overview "network monitoring tools": 1. SolarWinds, 2. ManageEngine OpManager, 3. PRTG, 4. Datadog, 5. Zabbix, 6. Nagios, 7. LibreNMS - Searched Google, AI Overview "server monitoring tools": 1. Zabbix, 2. Datadog, 3. SolarWinds, 4. Checkmk 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 network monitoring tools worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, ManageEngine OpManager rose from 8th to 7th among network monitoring tools worldwide. - Estimated monthly branded searches for SolarWinds worldwide fell 33.1% over 12 measured months, from 60.5K to 40.5K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | ManageEngine OpManager estimated searches | ManageEngine OpManager Share of Search | ManageEngine OpManager rank | SolarWinds estimated searches | SolarWinds Share of Search | SolarWinds rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 12.5K | 3.3% | 7 | 60.5K | 16% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 11.7K | 3.2% | 7 | 49.5K | 13.5% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 9.5K | 2.8% | 7 | 40.5K | 12.1% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 11K | 3.1% | 7 | 49.5K | 13.9% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 11.7K | 3.3% | 7 | 49.5K | 14.1% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 11.7K | 3.2% | 7 | 49.5K | 13.5% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 11.7K | 3.3% | 7 | 49.5K | 14% | 2 | | May 2026 | 9K | 3% | 8 | 40.5K | 13.5% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 9K | 3% | 8 | 40.5K | 13.5% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 9K | 3.1% | 7 | 40.5K | 13.8% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 7.8K | 2.7% | 8 | 40.5K | 13.9% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 9K | 3.1% | 7 | 40.5K | 13.8% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using ManageEngine OpManager’s and SolarWinds’ 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. - **ManageEngine OpManager**: Measured on the search terms “manageengine opmanager” and “opmanager”, summed into one figure. - **SolarWinds**: Measured on the search term “solarwinds”. - [ManageEngine OpManager profile](/demand/global-en/brands/manageengine-opmanager) - [SolarWinds profile](/demand/global-en/brands/solarwinds) - [All network monitoring tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/network-monitoring-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 ManageEngine OpManager or SolarWinds more popular in search? In September 2026, SolarWinds had more branded searches than ManageEngine OpManager among network monitoring tools worldwide. SolarWinds had about 40,500 branded searches, while ManageEngine OpManager had 9,000. SolarWinds made up 13.8% of all network monitoring tool searches we track, and ManageEngine OpManager accounted for 3.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "ManageEngine OpManager vs SolarWinds: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/manageengine-opmanager-vs-solarwinds This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/manageengine-opmanager-vs-solarwinds. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.