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title: "BackstopJS: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide"
description: "BackstopJS does visual regression testing. 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/backstopjs"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# BackstopJS: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide

BackstopJS does visual regression testing. 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**: BackstopJS
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among visual regression testing tools**: 1.1%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Visual regression testing tools | 3 | 1.1% | 720 |

- [Visual regression testing tools](/demand/global-en/categories/visual-regression-testing-tools)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for BackstopJS worldwide fell from 1.3K to 720.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, BackstopJS’s estimated Share of Search among visual regression testing tools worldwide held steady, from 1.6% to 1.1%.

## How did search popularity change for visual regression testing tools worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Chromatic gained estimated Share of Search among visual regression testing tools worldwide, from 89.9% to 93%.
- In August 2026, Applitools lost estimated Share of Search among visual regression testing tools worldwide, from 8% to 5.5%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for BackstopJS worldwide fell 44.6% over 11 measured months, from 1.3K to 720 in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Visual regression testing tools | 1.3K | 1.6% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Visual regression testing tools | 1.3K | 1.6% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Visual regression testing tools | 1K | 1.2% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Visual regression testing tools | 1.3K | 1.4% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Visual regression testing tools | 1.3K | 1.9% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Visual regression testing tools | 1.6K | 1.9% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Visual regression testing tools | 1.3K | 1.9% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Visual regression testing tools | 1K | 1.8% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Visual regression testing tools | 1K | 1.5% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Visual regression testing tools | 880 | 1.6% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Visual regression testing tools | 720 | 1.1% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | Visual regression testing tools | — | — | — |

## How is BackstopJS measured?

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

- “backstopjs”

## Which visual regression testing tools compete with BackstopJS?

- [Chromatic](/demand/global-en/brands/chromatic): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/backstopjs-vs-chromatic
- [Applitools](/demand/global-en/brands/applitools): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/applitools-vs-backstopjs
- [Percy](/demand/global-en/brands/percy): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/backstopjs-vs-percy

## 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. "BackstopJS: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/backstopjs

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