--- title: "SpeedCurve vs WebPageTest: Which is searched more?" description: "Is SpeedCurve or WebPageTest 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/speedcurve-vs-webpagetest" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # SpeedCurve vs WebPageTest: Which is searched more? Is SpeedCurve or WebPageTest 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**: SpeedCurve and WebPageTest - **Competitive set**: Website performance monitoring tools - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **SpeedCurve Share of Search**: 0.35% - **WebPageTest Share of Search**: 3.3% ## Is SpeedCurve or WebPageTest more popular in search? - In September 2026, WebPageTest had more branded searches than SpeedCurve among website performance monitoring tools worldwide. WebPageTest had about 14,800 branded searches, while SpeedCurve had 1,600. WebPageTest made up 3.3% of all website performance monitoring tool searches we track, and SpeedCurve accounted for 0.35%. - WebPageTest was ahead of SpeedCurve in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, SpeedCurve’s share of searches among website performance monitoring tools worldwide moved from 0.48% to 0.35%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.4K to 1.6K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, WebPageTest’s share of searches among website performance monitoring tools worldwide moved from 4.5% to 3.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.2K to 14.8K. ## Top website performance monitoring tools in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, SpeedCurve was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two 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. SpeedCurve was listed before WebPageTest in three out of four 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 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? - In September 2026, WebPageTest gained share of searches among website performance monitoring tools worldwide, from 2.7% to 3.3%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for SpeedCurve worldwide fell 33.3% over 12 measured months, from 2.4K to 1.6K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | SpeedCurve estimated searches | SpeedCurve Share of Search | SpeedCurve rank | WebPageTest estimated searches | WebPageTest Share of Search | WebPageTest rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2.4K | 0.48% | 8 | 22.2K | 4.5% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 2.4K | 0.48% | 8 | 18.1K | 3.6% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 1.6K | 0.39% | 8 | 18.1K | 4.4% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 2.4K | 0.51% | 8 | 18.1K | 3.8% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 1.9K | 0.41% | 8 | 18.1K | 3.9% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 1.9K | 0.39% | 8 | 18.1K | 3.7% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 1.9K | 0.39% | 8 | 18.1K | 3.8% | 5 | | May 2026 | 1.6K | 0.33% | 8 | 14.8K | 3.1% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 1.6K | 0.36% | 8 | 14.8K | 3.4% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 1.6K | 0.37% | 8 | 12.1K | 2.8% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 1.6K | 0.36% | 8 | 12.1K | 2.7% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 1.6K | 0.35% | 8 | 14.8K | 3.3% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using SpeedCurve’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. - **SpeedCurve**: Measured on the search term “speed curve”. - **WebPageTest**: Measured on the search term “webpagetest”. - [SpeedCurve profile](/demand/global-en/brands/speedcurve) - [WebPageTest profile](/demand/global-en/brands/webpagetest) - [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 SpeedCurve or WebPageTest more popular in search? In September 2026, WebPageTest had more branded searches than SpeedCurve among website performance monitoring tools worldwide. WebPageTest had about 14,800 branded searches, while SpeedCurve had 1,600. WebPageTest made up 3.3% of all website performance monitoring tool searches we track, and SpeedCurve accounted for 0.35%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "SpeedCurve vs WebPageTest: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/speedcurve-vs-webpagetest This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/speedcurve-vs-webpagetest. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.