--- title: "Pingdom vs Request Metrics: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Pingdom or Request Metrics 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/pingdom-vs-request-metrics" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Pingdom vs Request Metrics: Which is searched more? Is Pingdom or Request Metrics 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**: Pingdom and Request Metrics - **Competitive set**: Website performance monitoring tools - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Pingdom Share of Search**: 4% - **Request Metrics Share of Search**: 0.02% ## Is Pingdom or Request Metrics more popular in search? - In September 2026, Pingdom had more branded searches than Request Metrics among website performance monitoring tools worldwide. Pingdom had about 18,100 branded searches, while Request Metrics had 110. Pingdom made up 4% of all website performance monitoring tool searches we track, and Request Metrics accounted for 0.02%. - Pingdom was ahead of Request Metrics in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Pingdom’s share of searches among website performance monitoring tools worldwide moved from 6.7% to 4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.1K to 18.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Request Metrics’ share of searches among website performance monitoring tools worldwide moved from 0.05% to 0.02%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 260 to 110. ## Top website performance monitoring tools in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Pingdom was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Request Metrics did not appear in any of the 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? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Request Metrics worldwide fell 57.7% over 12 measured months, from 260 to 110 in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Pingdom worldwide fell 45.3% over 12 measured months, from 33.1K to 18.1K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Pingdom estimated searches | Pingdom Share of Search | Pingdom rank | Request Metrics estimated searches | Request Metrics Share of Search | Request Metrics rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 33.1K | 6.7% | 4 | 260 | 0.05% | 9 | | Nov 2025 | 27.1K | 5.4% | 4 | 140 | 0.03% | 9 | | Dec 2025 | 27.1K | 6.5% | 4 | 140 | 0.03% | 9 | | Jan 2026 | 27.1K | 5.7% | 4 | 170 | 0.04% | 9 | | Feb 2026 | 22.2K | 4.7% | 4 | 140 | 0.03% | 9 | | Mar 2026 | 27.1K | 5.6% | 4 | 140 | 0.03% | 9 | | Apr 2026 | 22.2K | 4.6% | 4 | 140 | 0.03% | 9 | | May 2026 | 22.2K | 4.6% | 4 | 140 | 0.03% | 9 | | Jun 2026 | 18.1K | 4.1% | 4 | 140 | 0.03% | 9 | | Jul 2026 | 18.1K | 4.1% | 4 | 90 | 0.02% | 9 | | Aug 2026 | 18.1K | 4% | 4 | 90 | 0.02% | 9 | | Sep 2026 | 18.1K | 4% | 4 | 110 | 0.02% | 9 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Pingdom’s and Request Metrics’ 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. - **Pingdom**: Measured on the search term “pingdom”. - **Request Metrics**: Measured on the search term “request metrics”. - [Pingdom profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pingdom) - [Request Metrics profile](/demand/global-en/brands/request-metrics) - [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 Pingdom or Request Metrics more popular in search? In September 2026, Pingdom had more branded searches than Request Metrics among website performance monitoring tools worldwide. Pingdom had about 18,100 branded searches, while Request Metrics had 110. Pingdom made up 4% of all website performance monitoring tool searches we track, and Request Metrics accounted for 0.02%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Pingdom vs Request Metrics: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/pingdom-vs-request-metrics This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/pingdom-vs-request-metrics. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.