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title: "Datadog vs Rollbar: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Datadog or Rollbar more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Application error tracking platforms 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Datadog vs Rollbar: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Datadog or Rollbar more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Application error tracking platforms 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 Rollbar
- **Competitive set**: Application error tracking platforms
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Datadog Share of Search**: 6.7%
- **Rollbar Share of Search**: 0.65%

## Is Datadog or Rollbar more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Datadog had more branded searches than Rollbar among application error tracking platforms in New Zealand. Datadog had about 720 branded searches, while Rollbar had 70. Datadog made up 6.7% of all application error tracking platform searches we track, and Rollbar accounted for 0.65%.
- Datadog was ahead of Rollbar in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Datadog’s share of searches among application error tracking platforms in New Zealand moved from 36.2% to 6.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 720.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Rollbar’s share of searches among application error tracking platforms in New Zealand moved from 4.5% to 0.65%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90 to 70.

## Top application error tracking platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Datadog appeared in all four answers. Rollbar was mentioned in two out of four: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Datadog was listed before Rollbar in three out of four 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sentry | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| Datadog | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| Raygun | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Bugsnag | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Rollbar | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Airbrake | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |

## Every AI answer about application error tracking platforms

- Asked ChatGPT "Which application error tracking platform should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Sentry, 2. Datadog, 3. Bugsnag, 4. Rollbar
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best application error tracking platforms in New Zealand?": 1. Raygun, 2. Sentry, 3. Bugsnag, 4. Rollbar, 5. Datadog
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best application error tracking platform in New Zealand for software teams?": 1. Sentry, 2. Raygun, 3. Datadog, 4. Bugsnag
- Searched Google, AI Overview "application monitoring tool": 1. Datadog, 2. Sentry

Not named in any answer: Airbrake.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 20, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand application error tracking platforms in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Datadog lost share of searches among application error tracking platforms in New Zealand, from 21.4% to 6.7%.
- In September 2026, Rollbar lost share of searches among application error tracking platforms in New Zealand, from 3.3% to 0.65%.

## Month by month

| Month | Datadog estimated searches | Datadog Share of Search | Datadog rank | Rollbar estimated searches | Rollbar Share of Search | Rollbar rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 720 | 36.2% | 2 | 90 | 4.5% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 720 | 31.6% | 2 | 90 | 3.9% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 480 | 30.6% | 2 | 90 | 5.7% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 590 | 33.1% | 2 | 70 | 3.9% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 720 | 37.9% | 2 | 90 | 4.7% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 720 | 37.1% | 2 | 90 | 4.6% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 590 | 28.1% | 2 | 90 | 4.3% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 880 | 37% | 2 | 70 | 2.9% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 720 | 37.9% | 2 | 70 | 3.7% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 720 | 36.9% | 2 | 90 | 4.6% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 720 | 21.4% | 2 | 110 | 3.3% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 720 | 6.7% | 2 | 70 | 0.65% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Datadog’s and Rollbar’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”.
- **Rollbar**: Measured on the search term “rollbar”.

- [Datadog profile](/demand/nz/brands/datadog)
- [Rollbar profile](/demand/nz/brands/rollbar)
- [All application error tracking platforms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-application-error-tracking-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 Rollbar more popular in search?

In September 2026, Datadog had more branded searches than Rollbar among application error tracking platforms in New Zealand. Datadog had about 720 branded searches, while Rollbar had 70. Datadog made up 6.7% of all application error tracking platform searches we track, and Rollbar accounted for 0.65%.

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