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title: "Grafana vs Splunk: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Grafana or Splunk? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Application monitoring tools 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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# Grafana vs Splunk: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Grafana or Splunk? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Application monitoring tools 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**: Grafana and Splunk
- **Competitive set**: Application monitoring tools
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Grafana Share of Search**: 35.7%
- **Splunk Share of Search**: 16%

## Which is more popular in search, Grafana or Splunk?

- In August 2026, Grafana had more branded searches than Splunk among application monitoring tools in New Zealand. Grafana was estimated to have 1.1K branded searches compared to Splunk’s 480, and held a 35.7% Share of Search versus Splunk’s 16%.
- Grafana was ahead of Splunk in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Grafana’s estimated Share of Search among application monitoring tools in New Zealand moved from 30.1% to 35.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 960 to 1.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Splunk’s estimated Share of Search among application monitoring tools in New Zealand moved from 16.6% to 16%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 530 to 480.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand application monitoring tools in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Grafana gained estimated Share of Search among application monitoring tools in New Zealand, from 35% to 35.7%.
- In August 2026, Splunk lost estimated Share of Search among application monitoring tools in New Zealand, from 17.2% to 16%.

## Month by month

| Month | Grafana estimated searches | Grafana Share of Search | Grafana rank | Splunk estimated searches | Splunk Share of Search | Splunk rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 960 | 30.1% | 1 | 530 | 16.6% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 1K | 30.9% | 1 | 650 | 19.3% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 940 | 37.9% | 1 | 440 | 17.7% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 900 | 34% | 1 | 460 | 17.4% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 910 | 30.3% | 1 | 560 | 18.7% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.1K | 32.9% | 1 | 610 | 18.1% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 1K | 35.6% | 1 | 570 | 19.5% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 1.1K | 33.4% | 1 | 530 | 16.4% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.1K | 35.5% | 1 | 500 | 16.3% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.1K | 35% | 1 | 520 | 17.2% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.1K | 35.7% | 1 | 480 | 16% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Grafana’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.

- **Grafana**: Measured on the search terms “grafana”, “grafana apm”, “grafana com”, “grafana dashboard”, “grafana monitoring”, “grafana observability”, “grafana online” and “prometheus grafana”, summed into one figure.
- **Splunk**: Measured on the search terms “splunk”, “splunk apm”, “splunk com”, “splunk monitoring”, “splunk near me”, “splunk nz”, “splunk observability”, “splunk online” and “splunk siem”, summed into one figure.

- [Grafana profile](/demand/nz/brands/grafana)
- [Splunk profile](/demand/nz/brands/splunk)
- [All application monitoring tools in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-application-monitoring-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Grafana or Splunk?

In August 2026, Grafana had more branded searches than Splunk among application monitoring tools in New Zealand. Grafana was estimated to have 1.1K branded searches compared to Splunk’s 480, and held a 35.7% Share of Search versus Splunk’s 16%.

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