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title: "OpenFOAM: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide"
description: "OpenFOAM is CFD software. 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/openfoam"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# OpenFOAM: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide

OpenFOAM is CFD software. 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**: OpenFOAM
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among CFD software**: 30.9%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CFD software | 2 | 30.9% | 33.1K |

- [CFD software](/demand/global-en/categories/cfd-software)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for OpenFOAM worldwide fell from 40.5K to 33.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, OpenFOAM’s estimated Share of Search among CFD software worldwide decreased from 32.6% to 30.9%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, OpenFOAM’s estimated Share of Search among CFD software worldwide peaked at 33.6% in January 2026 and was lowest at 28.5% in July 2026.

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

- In August 2026, COMSOL gained estimated Share of Search among CFD software worldwide, from 28.5% to 30.9%.
- In August 2026, OpenFOAM gained estimated Share of Search among CFD software worldwide, from 28.5% to 30.9%.
- In August 2026, SimScale lost estimated Share of Search among CFD software worldwide, from 28.5% to 25.3%.
- In August 2026, Ansys Fluent lost estimated Share of Search among CFD software worldwide, from 12.8% to 11.3%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for STAR-CCM+ worldwide fell 44.8% over 11 measured months, from 2.9K to 1.6K in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | CFD software | 40.5K | 32.6% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | CFD software | 40.5K | 32.7% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | CFD software | 33.1K | 32.3% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | CFD software | 40.5K | 33.6% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | CFD software | 33.1K | 31.3% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | CFD software | 40.5K | 31.5% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | CFD software | 40.5K | 32.3% | 2 |
| May 2026 | CFD software | 33.1K | 30.1% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | CFD software | 33.1K | 30.1% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | CFD software | 33.1K | 28.5% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | CFD software | 33.1K | 30.9% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | CFD software | — | — | — |

## How is OpenFOAM measured?

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

- “openfoam”

## Which CFD software compete with OpenFOAM?

- [COMSOL](/demand/global-en/brands/comsol): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/comsol-vs-openfoam
- [SimScale](/demand/global-en/brands/simscale): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/openfoam-vs-simscale
- [Ansys Fluent](/demand/global-en/brands/ansys-fluent): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/ansys-fluent-vs-openfoam
- [STAR-CCM+](/demand/global-en/brands/star-ccm): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/openfoam-vs-star-ccm

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

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