--- title: "Rootly vs Splunk On-Call: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Rootly or Splunk On-Call more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Alerting 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/rootly-vs-splunk-on-call" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Rootly vs Splunk On-Call: Which is searched more? Is Rootly or Splunk On-Call more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Alerting 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**: Rootly and Splunk On-Call - **Competitive set**: Alerting platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Rootly Share of Search**: 5.4% - **Splunk On-Call Share of Search**: 0.72% ## Is Rootly or Splunk On-Call more popular in search? - In September 2026, Rootly had more branded searches than Splunk On-Call among alerting platforms worldwide. Rootly had about 6,600 branded searches, while Splunk On-Call had 880. Rootly made up 5.4% of all alerting platform searches we track, and Splunk On-Call accounted for 0.72%. - Rootly was ahead of Splunk On-Call in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Rootly’s share of searches among alerting platforms worldwide moved from 5.1% to 5.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 6.6K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Splunk On-Call’s share of searches among alerting platforms worldwide moved from 1.2% to 0.72%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.6K to 880. ## Top alerting platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Rootly was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Splunk On-Call 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | PagerDuty | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | incident.io | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Grafana IRM | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Opsgenie | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Better Stack | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Rootly | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | AlertOps | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | xMatters | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Splunk On-Call | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about alerting platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which alerting platform should I use?": 1. PagerDuty, 2. incident.io, 3. Grafana IRM, 4. Opsgenie - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best alerting platforms?": 1. PagerDuty, 2. incident.io, 3. Grafana IRM, 4. Better Stack, 5. Rootly - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best alerting platform for a small engineering team?": 1. Better Stack, 2. PagerDuty, 3. incident.io, 4. Grafana IRM - Searched Google, AI Overview "alerting platforms": 1. PagerDuty, 2. Opsgenie, 3. Rootly, 4. AlertOps - Searched Google, AI Overview "on call alerting": 1. PagerDuty, 2. Opsgenie, 3. Grafana IRM Not named in any answer: xMatters and Splunk On-Call. 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 alerting platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Rootly lost share of searches among alerting platforms worldwide, from 6.1% to 5.4%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Splunk On-Call worldwide fell 45% over 12 measured months, from 1.6K to 880 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Rootly estimated searches | Rootly Share of Search | Rootly rank | Splunk On-Call estimated searches | Splunk On-Call Share of Search | Splunk On-Call rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 6.6K | 5.1% | 4 | 1.6K | 1.2% | 8 | | Nov 2025 | 5.4K | 4.4% | 5 | 1.3K | 1.1% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | 5.4K | 5% | 4 | 1.3K | 1.2% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | 6.6K | 5.9% | 4 | 1K | 0.89% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | 6.6K | 5.3% | 4 | 1K | 0.8% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | 8.1K | 6.2% | 4 | 1.3K | 1% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | 6.6K | 5.3% | 4 | 1K | 0.8% | 8 | | May 2026 | 6.6K | 5.3% | 4 | 1K | 0.8% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | 6.6K | 5.4% | 4 | 1K | 0.82% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | 6.6K | 5.4% | 4 | 1K | 0.82% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 6.6K | 6.1% | 4 | 1K | 0.93% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | 6.6K | 5.4% | 4 | 880 | 0.72% | 8 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Rootly’s and Splunk On-Call’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. - **Rootly**: Measured on the search term “rootly”. - **Splunk On-Call**: Measured on the search term “splunk on call”. - [Rootly profile](/demand/global-en/brands/rootly) - [Splunk On-Call profile](/demand/global-en/brands/splunk-on-call) - [All alerting platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/alerting-platforms): 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 Rootly or Splunk On-Call more popular in search? In September 2026, Rootly had more branded searches than Splunk On-Call among alerting platforms worldwide. Rootly had about 6,600 branded searches, while Splunk On-Call had 880. Rootly made up 5.4% of all alerting platform searches we track, and Splunk On-Call accounted for 0.72%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Rootly vs Splunk On-Call: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/rootly-vs-splunk-on-call This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/rootly-vs-splunk-on-call. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.