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How popular isDynatrace?

In September 2026, people searched for Dynatrace by name about 280 times in New Zealand, a 12% increase from the previous year. These searches made up 11.5% of all New Zealand cloud observability platform searches, placing Dynatrace third out of five platforms. When we asked both ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about cloud observability platforms, Dynatrace appeared in all answers and was the second most recommended of the five.

Search and AI answers in September 2026

Dynatrace is the third most searched of 5 competitors and the second most recommended in AI answers.

  1. GrafanaShare of searches 44.7%Mentioned in 5 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 3rd
  2. DatadogShare of searches 31.9%Mentioned in 5 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 1st
  3. DynatraceShare of searches 11.5%Mentioned in 5 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 2nd
  4. New RelicShare of searches 11.5%Mentioned in 5 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 4th
  5. HoneycombShare of searches 0.44%Mentioned in 1 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 5th
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Top cloud observability platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Dynatrace appeared in all five answers. Dynatrace is the second most recommended of the five.

Most recommended by AI

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

  1. Datadog1st
  2. Dynatrace2nd
  3. Grafana3rd
  4. New Relic4th
  5. Honeycomb5th

Mentioned by AI

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

  • Grafana5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Datadog5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Dynatrace5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • New Relic5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Honeycomb1 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers

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5 answers

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in New Zealand on October 20, 2026.

Which cloud observability platforms compete with Dynatrace?

Dynatrace against cloud observability platforms in New Zealand, by month

Share of searches by month for Grafana, Datadog, Dynatrace, New Relic. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthGrafanaDatadogDynatraceNew RelicHoneycomb
Oct 202539.1%30.9%9%20.6%0.43%
Nov 202542%29.4%8.6%19.6%0.41%
Dec 202549.5%26.4%9.3%14.3%0.55%
Jan 202644.4%30.1%8.7%16.3%0.51%
Feb 202640.8%33.8%9.9%15%0.47%
Mar 202643.7%29.4%10.6%15.9%0.41%
Apr 202648.6%28.4%10.1%12.5%0.48%
May 202642.4%35.9%10.6%10.6%0.41%
Jun 202645.7%31%9.1%13.8%0.43%
Jul 202645.9%32.4%9.5%11.7%0.45%
Aug 202646.4%32.1%9.4%11.6%0.45%
Sep 202644.7%31.9%11.5%11.5%0.44%

  1. 1.Grafana

    44.7%

    Held 1st. 1K estimated branded searches, -2.9% vs prior month. Share -1.7 points.

  2. 2.Datadog

    31.9%

    Held 2nd. 720 estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -0.3 points.

  3. 3.Dynatrace

    11.5%

    Moved from 4th to 3rd. 260 estimated branded searches, +23.8% vs prior month. Share +2.1 points.

  4. 4.New Relic

    11.5%

    Moved from 3rd to 4th. 260 estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -0.1 points.

  5. 5.Honeycomb

    0.44%

    Held 5th. 10 estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

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How has branded search demand for Dynatrace changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

4 findings
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Dynatrace in New Zealand rose from 250 to 280.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Dynatrace’s share of searches among cloud observability platforms in New Zealand increased from 9% to 11.5%.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Dynatrace’s share of searches among cloud observability platforms in New Zealand peaked at 11.5% in September 2026 and was lowest at 8.6% in November 2025.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Dynatrace rose from 4th to 3rd among cloud observability platforms in New Zealand.

How did search popularity change for New Zealand cloud observability platforms in September 2026?

3 changes

  1. In September 2026, Dynatrace overtook New Relic to rank 3rd among cloud observability platforms in New Zealand, with 11.5% of the searches.

  2. In September 2026, Grafana lost share of searches among cloud observability platforms in New Zealand, from 46.4% to 44.7%.

  3. New Relic’s share of searches among cloud observability platforms in New Zealand has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 13.8% to 11.5% in September 2026.

How are Dynatrace’s branded searches counted?

4 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Dynatrace’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

  • dynatrace
  • dynatrace apm
  • dynatrace monitoring
  • dynatrace observability

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How the Brand Demand Index is measured

Where does Dynatrace compete?

Dynatrace is ranked in three competitor sets. Each share is worked out among that set's brands, so it differs from set to set.
Competitor setRankShare of searchesRanking
Application monitoring tools5th of 69.9%Show ranking
Cloud observability platforms3rd of 511.5%Shown above
Log aggregation brands3rd of 713.1%Show ranking
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