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Pingdom vs WebPageTest:Which is more popular?

In September 2026, Pingdom had more branded searches than WebPageTest among website performance monitoring tools worldwide. Pingdom had about 18,100 branded searches, while WebPageTest had 14,800. Pingdom made up 4% of all website performance monitoring tool searches we track, and WebPageTest accounted for 3.3%. When we asked ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about website performance monitoring tools, Pingdom appeared in three of the five answers and WebPageTest in two. Pingdom was mentioned before WebPageTest in three out of four answers that named either.

Among website performance monitoring tools worldwide in September 2026

Who do people search for more?

Pingdom, about 22% more searches than WebPageTest

Pingdom 18.1K searchesWebPageTest 14.8K searches

Who does AI mention more?

Pingdom, mentioned in 3 of 5 answers, WebPageTest in 2

Pingdom in 3 of 5WebPageTest in 2 of 5

Who does AI recommend more?

Pingdom, named ahead of WebPageTest in 3 of 4 answers

Pingdom first in 3WebPageTest first in 1

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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. WebPageTest was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Pingdom was listed before WebPageTest in three out of four answers that named either.

Most recommended by AI

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

  1. GTmetrix1st
  2. SpeedCurve2nd
  3. Pingdom3rd
  4. DebugBear4th
  5. Checkly5th
  6. Datadog6th
  7. UptimeRobot7th
  8. WebPageTest8th
  9. Request Metrics–
  10. Treo–
  11. +1 more

Mentioned by AI

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

  • Datadog3 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • GTmetrix3 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • UptimeRobot3 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Pingdom3 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • DebugBear3 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • SpeedCurve3 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • WebPageTest2 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Checkly2 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Request Metrics0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Treo0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers

+1 more

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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 Pingdom or WebPageTest more popular in search?

This chart shows how often people search Google for Pingdom and WebPageTest by name. Each line represents a brand's share of searches for all 11 website performance monitoring tools we track, month by month, from English-language searches worldwide.

Pingdom and WebPageTest among website performance monitoring tools worldwide, by month

Share of searches by month for Pingdom, WebPageTest. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthDatadogGTmetrixUptimeRobotPingdomWebPageTestChecklyDebugBearSpeedCurveRequest MetricsTreoCalibre
Oct 202549.5%27.2%10%6.7%4.5%1.1%0.63%0.48%0.05%<0.01%<0.01%
Nov 202549.4%27.1%12.2%5.4%3.6%1.1%0.63%0.48%0.03%<0.01%<0.01%
Dec 202548.5%26.5%11.9%6.5%4.4%1.1%0.63%0.39%0.03%<0.01%<0.01%
Jan 202652%23.3%12.8%5.7%3.8%1.1%0.66%0.51%0.04%<0.01%<0.01%
Feb 202652.6%23.5%12.9%4.7%3.9%1.2%0.77%0.41%0.03%<0.01%<0.01%
Mar 202650.5%22.6%15.2%5.6%3.7%1.4%0.74%0.39%0.03%<0.01%<0.01%
Apr 202651%22.8%15.3%4.6%3.8%1.4%0.72%0.39%0.03%<0.01%<0.01%
May 202651.4%23%15.5%4.6%3.1%1.4%0.73%0.33%0.03%<0.01%<0.01%
Jun 202655.9%20.6%13.7%4.1%3.4%1.2%0.68%0.36%0.03%<0.01%<0.01%
Jul 202656.3%20.7%13.8%4.1%2.8%1.2%0.68%0.37%0.02%<0.01%<0.01%
Aug 202654.6%20.1%16.4%4%2.7%1.2%0.53%0.36%0.02%<0.01%<0.01%
Sep 202654.2%20%16.3%4%3.3%1.2%0.66%0.35%0.02%<0.01%<0.01%

How has the Pingdom and WebPageTest comparison changed over the last 12 months?

3 findings

How did search popularity change for website performance monitoring tools worldwide in September 2026?

2 changes

  1. In September 2026, WebPageTest gained share of searches among website performance monitoring tools worldwide, from 2.7% to 3.3%.

  2. Estimated monthly branded searches for Pingdom worldwide fell 45.3% over 12 measured months, from 33.1K to 18.1K in September 2026.

How are branded searches counted?

2 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Pingdom’s and WebPageTest’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.

Pingdom

1 branded search term

  • pingdom

WebPageTest

1 branded search term

  • webpagetest

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