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title: "OrCAD: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide"
description: "OrCAD is PCB design 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/orcad"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# OrCAD: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide

OrCAD is PCB design 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**: OrCAD
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among PCB design software**: 0.39%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PCB design software | 5 | 0.39% | 14.8K |

- [PCB design software](/demand/global-en/categories/pcb-design-software)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for OrCAD worldwide fell from 22.2K to 14.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, OrCAD’s estimated Share of Search among PCB design software worldwide held steady, from 0.16% to 0.39%.

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

- In August 2026, Eagle gained estimated Share of Search among PCB design software worldwide, from 79.2% to 88.4%.
- In August 2026, EasyEDA lost estimated Share of Search among PCB design software worldwide, from 8.7% to 4.4%.
- In August 2026, KiCad lost estimated Share of Search among PCB design software worldwide, from 8.7% to 5.3%.
- In August 2026, Altium lost estimated Share of Search among PCB design software worldwide, from 2.6% to 1.6%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for OrCAD worldwide fell 33.3% over 11 measured months, from 22.2K to 14.8K in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | PCB design software | 22.2K | 0.16% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | PCB design software | 18.1K | 0.13% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | PCB design software | 14.8K | 0.13% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | PCB design software | 18.1K | 0.19% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | PCB design software | 14.8K | 0.65% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | PCB design software | 22.2K | 0.68% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | PCB design software | 18.1K | 0.65% | 5 |
| May 2026 | PCB design software | 14.8K | 0.63% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | PCB design software | 14.8K | 0.65% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | PCB design software | 14.8K | 0.78% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | PCB design software | 14.8K | 0.39% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | PCB design software | — | — | — |

## How is OrCAD measured?

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

- “orcad”

## Which PCB design software compete with OrCAD?

- [Eagle](/demand/global-en/brands/eagle): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/eagle-vs-orcad
- [KiCad](/demand/global-en/brands/kicad): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/kicad-vs-orcad
- [EasyEDA](/demand/global-en/brands/easyeda): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/easyeda-vs-orcad
- [Altium](/demand/global-en/brands/altium): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/altium-vs-orcad

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

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