How popular isVespa.ai in search?
In September 2026, people searched for Vespa.ai by name about 1,490 times worldwide, a 33.5% decrease from the previous year. These searches made up 0.92% of all global vector search platform searches, placing Vespa.ai eighth out of eight platforms. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.
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Which vector search platforms compete with Vespa.ai?
Share of searches by month for Qdrant, Pinecone, pgvector, Milvus, Weaviate, Chroma, Elastic, Vespa.ai. The figures are in the table below the chart.
View monthly share of searches table
| Month | Qdrant | Pinecone | pgvector | Milvus | Weaviate | Chroma | Elastic | Vespa.ai |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 34.3% | 4.9% | 14.1% | 23.3% | 12.5% | 6.3% | 3.4% | 1.2% |
| Nov 2025 | 34.2% | 4.7% | 14.1% | 23.3% | 12.4% | 6.3% | 3.4% | 1.6% |
| Dec 2025 | 37.2% | 6.2% | 15.3% | 20.7% | 10.9% | 5.6% | 3.1% | 1.1% |
| Jan 2026 | 35.8% | 8.5% | 14.7% | 20.4% | 10.5% | 5.4% | 3.6% | 1% |
| Feb 2026 | 35.1% | 12.1% | 14.2% | 19.2% | 10.3% | 5.2% | 2.9% | 0.98% |
| Mar 2026 | 34.6% | 14.6% | 14.2% | 19.3% | 8.5% | 5.2% | 2.9% | 0.81% |
| Apr 2026 | 33.6% | 13.9% | 16.6% | 18.4% | 8.1% | 6.1% | 2.7% | 0.79% |
| May 2026 | 32.9% | 16.6% | 16.2% | 18% | 7.9% | 4.9% | 2.7% | 0.92% |
| Jun 2026 | 37.9% | 19% | 15.3% | 14.2% | 6.2% | 4.6% | 2% | 0.76% |
| Jul 2026 | 36.3% | 18.2% | 14.7% | 16.2% | 6.1% | 5.4% | 2.4% | 0.83% |
| Aug 2026 | 32.3% | 19.7% | 15.9% | 17.3% | 6.4% | 4.8% | 2.6% | 0.9% |
| Sep 2026 | 34% | 20.9% | 16.8% | 14.7% | 5.5% | 5% | 2.2% | 0.92% |
| Rank | Brand | Share of searches | Estimated monthly branded searches | vs prior month | Share change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, held 1st | 34% | 54.9K | 0% | +1.7 points | |
| 2, held 2nd | 20.9% | 33.7K | +0.33% | +1.1 points | |
| 3, moved from 4th to 3rd | 16.8% | 27.1K | 0% | +0.8 pointsmoved from 4th to 3rd | |
| 4, moved from 3rd to 4th | 14.7% | 23.8K | -19.3% | -2.6 pointsmoved from 3rd to 4th | |
| 5, held 5th | 5.5% | 8.8K | -19.1% | -0.9 points | |
| 6, held 6th | 5% | 8.1K | 0% | +0.3 points | |
| 7, held 7th | 2.2% | 3.6K | -18.3% | -0.4 points | |
| 8, held 8th | 0.92% | 1.5K | -2.6% | 0 points |
1.
Qdrant34%
Held 1st. 54.9K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share +1.7 points.
2.
Pinecone20.9%
Held 2nd. 33.7K estimated branded searches, +0.33% vs prior month. Share +1.1 points.
3.
pgvector16.8%
Moved from 4th to 3rd. 27.1K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share +0.8 points.
4.
Milvus14.7%
Moved from 3rd to 4th. 23.8K estimated branded searches, -19.3% vs prior month. Share -2.6 points.
5.
Weaviate5.5%
Held 5th. 8.8K estimated branded searches, -19.1% vs prior month. Share -0.9 points.
6.
Chroma5%
Held 6th. 8.1K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share +0.3 points.
7.
Elastic2.2%
Held 7th. 3.6K estimated branded searches, -18.3% vs prior month. Share -0.4 points.
8.
Vespa.ai0.92%
Held 8th. 1.5K estimated branded searches, -2.6% vs prior month. Share 0 points.
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How has branded search demand for Vespa.ai changed worldwide over the last 12 months?
2 findings
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Vespa.ai worldwide fell from 2.2K to 1.5K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Vespa.ai’s share of searches among vector search platforms worldwide held steady, from 1.2% to 0.92%.
How did search popularity change for vector search platforms worldwide in September 2026?
6 changes
In September 2026, pgvector overtook Milvus to rank 3rd among vector search platforms worldwide, with 16.8% of the searches.
In September 2026, Qdrant gained share of searches among vector search platforms worldwide, from 32.3% to 34%.
In September 2026, Pinecone gained share of searches among vector search platforms worldwide, from 19.7% to 20.9%.
In September 2026, Milvus lost share of searches among vector search platforms worldwide, from 17.3% to 14.7%.
In September 2026, Weaviate lost share of searches among vector search platforms worldwide, from 6.4% to 5.5%.
Estimated monthly branded searches for Elastic worldwide fell 45.6% over 12 measured months, from 6.6K to 3.6K in September 2026.
How are Vespa.ai’s branded searches counted?
3 search terms
Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Vespa.ai’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.
- vespa ai
- vespa search
- vespa vector database
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