--- title: "SigNoz vs Splunk: Which is searched more?" description: "Is SigNoz or Splunk more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the 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/signoz-vs-splunk" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # SigNoz vs Splunk: Which is searched more? Is SigNoz or Splunk more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the 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**: SigNoz and Splunk - **Competitive set**: Observability platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **SigNoz Share of Search**: 1.9% - **Splunk Share of Search**: 14.9% ## Is SigNoz or Splunk more popular in search? - In September 2026, Splunk had more branded searches than SigNoz among observability platforms worldwide. Splunk had about 145,000 branded searches, while SigNoz had 18,100. Splunk made up 14.9% of all observability platform searches we track, and SigNoz accounted for 1.9%. - Splunk was ahead of SigNoz in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, SigNoz’s share of searches among observability platforms worldwide moved from 1.6% to 1.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 18.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Splunk’s share of searches among observability platforms worldwide moved from 18% to 14.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 209K to 145K. ## Top observability platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, SigNoz was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Splunk was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Splunk was listed before SigNoz in two out of three answers that named either. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Datadog | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Grafana | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Dynatrace | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | New Relic | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Honeycomb | 5th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Splunk | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | AppDynamics | 7th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | SigNoz | 8th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Elastic | 9th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about observability platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which observability platform should I use?": 1. Datadog, 2. Grafana, 3. New Relic, 4. Honeycomb, 5. SigNoz - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best observability platforms?": 1. Datadog, 2. Grafana, 3. Dynatrace, 4. New Relic, 5. Honeycomb, 6. Splunk, 7. SigNoz, 8. Elastic - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best observability platform for large production systems?": 1. Datadog, 2. Grafana, 3. Dynatrace, 4. New Relic, 5. Honeycomb - Searched Google, AI Overview "observability platforms": 1. Datadog, 2. Dynatrace, 3. Grafana, 4. Splunk, 5. AppDynamics, 6. New Relic - Searched Google, AI Overview "application monitoring tools": 1. Datadog, 2. New Relic, 3. Dynatrace, 4. AppDynamics, 5. Grafana, 6. Elastic 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 observability platforms worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Splunk worldwide fell 30.7% over 12 measured months, from 209K to 145K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | SigNoz estimated searches | SigNoz Share of Search | SigNoz rank | Splunk estimated searches | Splunk Share of Search | Splunk rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 18.1K | 1.6% | 8 | 209K | 18% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 18.1K | 1.7% | 7 | 172K | 16% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 18.1K | 1.8% | 7 | 172K | 17.3% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 18.1K | 1.7% | 7 | 173K | 16.3% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 18.1K | 1.7% | 7 | 175K | 16.7% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 22.2K | 1.9% | 7 | 180K | 15.6% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 22.2K | 2.1% | 7 | 177K | 17% | 3 | | May 2026 | 18.1K | 1.8% | 7 | 145K | 14.4% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 18.1K | 1.8% | 7 | 173K | 16.9% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 22.2K | 2.3% | 7 | 145K | 14.7% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 18.1K | 1.8% | 7 | 145K | 14.8% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 18.1K | 1.9% | 7 | 145K | 14.9% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using SigNoz’s and Splunk’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. - **SigNoz**: Measured on the search term “signoz”. - **Splunk**: Measured on the search terms “splunk” and “splunk siem”, summed into one figure. - [SigNoz profile](/demand/global-en/brands/signoz) - [Splunk profile](/demand/global-en/brands/splunk) - [All observability platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/observability-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 SigNoz or Splunk more popular in search? In September 2026, Splunk had more branded searches than SigNoz among observability platforms worldwide. Splunk had about 145,000 branded searches, while SigNoz had 18,100. Splunk made up 14.9% of all observability platform searches we track, and SigNoz accounted for 1.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "SigNoz vs Splunk: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/signoz-vs-splunk This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/signoz-vs-splunk. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.