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title: "Build automation platforms: Which are searched most?"
description: "Compare the tools used to build and test software automatically. Share of Search among Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Gradle, CircleCI and TeamCity, the build automation platforms Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. 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/categories/build-automation-platforms"
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# Build automation platforms: Which are searched most?

Compare the tools used to build and test software automatically. Share of Search among Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Gradle, CircleCI and TeamCity, the build automation platforms Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. 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

- **Competitive set**: Build automation platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Brands compared**: 5
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Highest Share of Search**: Jenkins, 49.3%

## Which brand is most popular in search among build automation platforms worldwide?

- In August 2026, Jenkins was the most searched among build automation platforms worldwide, with an estimated 201K branded searches and 49.3% estimated Share of Search within this set.
- GitHub Actions is in 2nd place, 15.9 percentage points behind at 33.4% Share of Search.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Jenkins’ estimated Share of Search among build automation platforms worldwide decreased from 57.8% to 49.3%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, GitHub Actions’ estimated Share of Search among build automation platforms worldwide increased from 22.7% to 33.4%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Gradle’s estimated Share of Search among build automation platforms worldwide decreased from 11.6% to 9.9%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, CircleCI’s estimated Share of Search among build automation platforms worldwide decreased from 4.4% to 3.7%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Jenkins’ estimated Share of Search among build automation platforms worldwide peaked at 58.4% in December 2025 and was lowest at 49.3% in August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, GitHub Actions’ estimated Share of Search among build automation platforms worldwide peaked at 33.4% in August 2026 and was lowest at 22.7% in December 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Gradle’s estimated Share of Search among build automation platforms worldwide peaked at 11.7% in December 2025 and was lowest at 9.2% in May 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, CircleCI’s estimated Share of Search among build automation platforms worldwide peaked at 4.8% in June 2026 and was lowest at 3.7% in August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, TeamCity held steady: its estimated Share of Search among build automation platforms worldwide moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

## Compare search popularity between leading brands

- [Jenkins vs GitHub Actions: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/github-actions-vs-jenkins): 49.3% against 33.4% Share of Search.
- [Jenkins vs Gradle: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/gradle-vs-jenkins): 49.3% against 9.9% Share of Search.
- [Jenkins vs CircleCI: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/circleci-vs-jenkins): 49.3% against 3.7% Share of Search.
- [Jenkins vs TeamCity: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/jenkins-vs-teamcity): 49.3% against 3.6% Share of Search.
- [GitHub Actions vs Gradle: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/github-actions-vs-gradle): 33.4% against 9.9% Share of Search.
- [GitHub Actions vs CircleCI: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/circleci-vs-github-actions): 33.4% against 3.7% Share of Search.
- [GitHub Actions vs TeamCity: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/github-actions-vs-teamcity): 33.4% against 3.6% Share of Search.
- [Gradle vs CircleCI: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/circleci-vs-gradle): 9.9% against 3.7% Share of Search.
- [Gradle vs TeamCity: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/gradle-vs-teamcity): 9.9% against 3.6% Share of Search.
- [CircleCI vs TeamCity: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/circleci-vs-teamcity): 3.7% against 3.6% Share of Search.

## How did search popularity change for build automation platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, GitHub Actions gained estimated Share of Search among build automation platforms worldwide, from 30.6% to 33.4%.
- In August 2026, TeamCity gained estimated Share of Search among build automation platforms worldwide, from 3.1% to 3.6%.
- In August 2026, Jenkins lost estimated Share of Search among build automation platforms worldwide, from 51.9% to 49.3%.
- In August 2026, Gradle lost estimated Share of Search among build automation platforms worldwide, from 10.5% to 9.9%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for CircleCI worldwide fell 18.9% over 11 measured months, from 18.6K to 15.1K in August 2026.

## Share of Search ranking

| Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Jenkins | 49.3% | 201K | 0.0% | Jenkins |
| 2 | GitHub Actions | 33.4% | 136K | +15.2% | Microsoft |
| 3 | Gradle | 9.9% | 40.5K | 0.0% | Gradle |
| 4 | CircleCI | 3.7% | 15.1K | -0.5% | CircleCI |
| 5 | TeamCity | 3.6% | 14.8K | +22.3% | JetBrains |

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Jenkins | 246K | 57.8% | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | GitHub Actions | 96.6K | 22.7% | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | Gradle | 49.5K | 11.6% | 3 |
| Oct 2025 | CircleCI | 18.6K | 4.4% | 4 |
| Oct 2025 | TeamCity | 14.8K | 3.5% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | Jenkins | 246K | 57.9% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | GitHub Actions | 96.3K | 22.7% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Gradle | 49.5K | 11.6% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | CircleCI | 18.4K | 4.3% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | TeamCity | 14.8K | 3.5% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | Jenkins | 246K | 58.4% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | GitHub Actions | 95.5K | 22.7% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Gradle | 49.5K | 11.7% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | CircleCI | 18.4K | 4.4% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | TeamCity | 12.1K | 2.9% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | Jenkins | 246K | 58.2% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | GitHub Actions | 96.4K | 22.8% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Gradle | 49.5K | 11.7% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | CircleCI | 18.5K | 4.4% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | TeamCity | 12.1K | 2.9% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | Jenkins | 246K | 58% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | GitHub Actions | 98.1K | 23.1% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Gradle | 49.5K | 11.7% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | CircleCI | 18.5K | 4.4% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | TeamCity | 12.1K | 2.9% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | Jenkins | 246K | 52% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | GitHub Actions | 144K | 30.5% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Gradle | 49.5K | 10.5% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | CircleCI | 18.5K | 3.9% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | TeamCity | 14.8K | 3.1% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | Jenkins | 246K | 55.3% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | GitHub Actions | 119K | 26.7% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Gradle | 49.5K | 11.1% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | CircleCI | 18.5K | 4.2% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | TeamCity | 12.1K | 2.7% | 5 |
| May 2026 | Jenkins | 246K | 55.6% | 1 |
| May 2026 | GitHub Actions | 125K | 28.3% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Gradle | 40.5K | 9.2% | 3 |
| May 2026 | CircleCI | 18.4K | 4.2% | 4 |
| May 2026 | TeamCity | 12.1K | 2.7% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | Jenkins | 201K | 52% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | GitHub Actions | 114K | 29.6% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Gradle | 40.5K | 10.5% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | CircleCI | 18.5K | 4.8% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | TeamCity | 12.1K | 3.1% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | Jenkins | 201K | 51.9% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | GitHub Actions | 118K | 30.6% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Gradle | 40.5K | 10.5% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | CircleCI | 15.1K | 3.9% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | TeamCity | 12.1K | 3.1% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | Jenkins | 201K | 49.3% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | GitHub Actions | 136K | 33.4% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Gradle | 40.5K | 9.9% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | CircleCI | 15.1K | 3.7% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | TeamCity | 14.8K | 3.6% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | CircleCI | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | GitHub Actions | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Gradle | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Jenkins | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | TeamCity | — | — | — |

## What is being compared

- **CircleCI**: Measured on the search terms “ci cd circleci”, “circleci”, “circleci app”, “circleci ci cd”, “circleci com”, “circleci continuous integration” and “circleci software”, summed into one figure.
- **GitHub Actions**: Measured on the search terms “ci cd github actions”, “continuous integration github actions”, “github actions”, “github actions app”, “github actions ci cd”, “github actions continuous integration”, “github actions software” and “githubactions”, summed into one figure.
- **Gradle**: Measured on the search term “gradle”.
- **Jenkins**: Measured on the search term “jenkins”.
- **TeamCity**: Measured on the search term “teamcity”.

- [CircleCI](/demand/global-en/brands/circleci)
- [GitHub Actions](/demand/global-en/brands/github-actions)
- [Gradle](/demand/global-en/brands/gradle)
- [Jenkins](/demand/global-en/brands/jenkins)
- [TeamCity](/demand/global-en/brands/teamcity)

## Methodology

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

## Frequently asked questions

### Which brand is most popular in search among build automation platforms worldwide?

In August 2026, Jenkins was the most searched among build automation platforms worldwide, with an estimated 201K branded searches and 49.3% estimated Share of Search within this set. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Build automation platforms: Which are searched most?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/build-automation-platforms

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