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title: "Datadog vs Dynatrace: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Datadog or Dynatrace more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Log aggregation brands set in New Zealand. 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."
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# Datadog vs Dynatrace: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Datadog or Dynatrace more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Log aggregation brands set in New Zealand. 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**: Datadog and Dynatrace
- **Competitive set**: Log aggregation brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Datadog Share of Search**: 36.4%
- **Dynatrace Share of Search**: 13.1%

## Is Datadog or Dynatrace more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Datadog had more branded searches than Dynatrace among log aggregation brands in New Zealand. Datadog had about 720 branded searches, while Dynatrace had 260. Datadog made up 36.4% of all log aggregation brand searches we track, and Dynatrace accounted for 13.1%.
- Datadog was ahead of Dynatrace in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Datadog’s share of searches among log aggregation brands in New Zealand moved from 31.9% to 36.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 720.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Dynatrace’s share of searches among log aggregation brands in New Zealand moved from 9.3% to 13.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 210 to 260.

## Top log aggregation brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Datadog was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Dynatrace 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Grafana | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Elastic | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Datadog | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Splunk | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Better Stack | 5th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| New Relic | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Dynatrace | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about log aggregation brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which log aggregation tool should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Grafana, 2. Datadog, 3. Elastic, 4. Better Stack
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best log aggregation tools in New Zealand?": 1. Datadog, 2. Elastic, 3. Grafana, 4. Splunk, 5. New Relic, 6. Better Stack
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best log aggregation tool in New Zealand for a small dev team?": 1. Grafana, 2. Better Stack
- Searched Google, AI Overview "log aggregation tools": 1. Elastic, 2. Grafana, 3. Datadog, 4. Splunk, 5. Better Stack
- Searched Google, AI Overview "devops logging tools": 1. Elastic, 2. Grafana, 3. Splunk, 4. Datadog, 5. New Relic

Not named in any answer: Dynatrace.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand log aggregation brands in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Dynatrace overtook New Relic to rank 3rd among log aggregation brands in New Zealand, with 13.1% of the searches.
- In September 2026, Datadog lost share of searches among log aggregation brands in New Zealand, from 36.9% to 36.4%.

## Month by month

| Month | Datadog estimated searches | Datadog Share of Search | Datadog rank | Dynatrace estimated searches | Dynatrace Share of Search | Dynatrace rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 720 | 31.9% | 1 | 210 | 9.3% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 720 | 31% | 1 | 210 | 9.1% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 480 | 31% | 1 | 170 | 11% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 590 | 32.8% | 1 | 170 | 9.4% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 720 | 35.1% | 1 | 210 | 10.2% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 720 | 31.2% | 1 | 260 | 11.3% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 590 | 31.4% | 1 | 210 | 11.2% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 880 | 40.2% | 1 | 260 | 11.9% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 720 | 35.6% | 1 | 210 | 10.4% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 720 | 36.4% | 1 | 210 | 10.6% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 720 | 36.9% | 1 | 210 | 10.8% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 720 | 36.4% | 1 | 260 | 13.1% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Datadog’s and Dynatrace’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.

- **Datadog**: Measured on the search term “datadog”.
- **Dynatrace**: Measured on the search term “dynatrace”.

- [Datadog profile](/demand/nz/brands/datadog)
- [Dynatrace profile](/demand/nz/brands/dynatrace)
- [All log aggregation brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-log-aggregation-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 Datadog or Dynatrace more popular in search?

In September 2026, Datadog had more branded searches than Dynatrace among log aggregation brands in New Zealand. Datadog had about 720 branded searches, while Dynatrace had 260. Datadog made up 36.4% of all log aggregation brand searches we track, and Dynatrace accounted for 13.1%.

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