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title: "Alma: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide"
description: "Alma is library management system. 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/brands/alma"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# Alma: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide

Alma is library management system. 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

- **Brand**: Alma
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among library management software**: 77.5%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Library management software | 1 | 77.5% | 1M |

- [Library management software](/demand/global-en/categories/library-management-software)

## How has branded search demand for Alma changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Alma worldwide held steady at 1M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Alma’s estimated Share of Search among library management software worldwide increased from 74.3% to 77.5%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Alma’s estimated Share of Search among library management software worldwide peaked at 81.1% in June 2026 and was lowest at 71.3% in December 2025.

## How did search popularity change for library management software worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Ex Libris gained estimated Share of Search among library management software worldwide, from 16.3% to 19.1%.
- In August 2026, Follett gained estimated Share of Search among library management software worldwide, from 1.5% to 2.1%.
- In August 2026, Alma lost estimated Share of Search among library management software worldwide, from 80.9% to 77.5%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Koha worldwide rose 50% over 11 measured months, from 3.6K to 5.4K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for SirsiDynix worldwide fell 18.8% over 11 measured months, from 1.6K to 1.3K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Bibliotheca worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 12.1K to 9.9K in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Library management software | 1M | 74.3% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Library management software | 1M | 75% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Library management software | 1M | 71.3% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Library management software | 1M | 74.4% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Library management software | 1M | 77.8% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Library management software | 1M | 74.6% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Library management software | 1M | 77.9% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Library management software | 1M | 80.7% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Library management software | 1M | 81.1% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Library management software | 1M | 80.9% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Library management software | 1M | 77.5% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | Library management software | — | — | — |

## How is Alma measured?

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

- “alma”

## Which library management software compete with Alma?

- [Ex Libris](/demand/global-en/brands/ex-libris): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/alma-vs-ex-libris
- [Follett](/demand/global-en/brands/follett): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/alma-vs-follett
- [Bibliotheca](/demand/global-en/brands/bibliotheca): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/alma-vs-bibliotheca
- [Koha](/demand/global-en/brands/koha): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/alma-vs-koha
- [SirsiDynix](/demand/global-en/brands/sirsidynix): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/alma-vs-sirsidynix

## Methodology

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

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Alma: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/alma

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