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Code coverage tools:Which brands are most popular in search?

In August 2026, Istanbul was the most searched among code coverage tools worldwide, with an estimated 2.7M branded searches and 95.7% estimated Share of Search within this set. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

Share of Search, August 2026
  1. Istanbul95.7%
  2. SonarQube3.8%
  3. JaCoCo0.28%
  4. Codecov0.15%
  5. Code Climate0.03%
  6. Coveralls<0.01%

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Share of Search among code coverage tools worldwide, by month

Share of Search by month for Istanbul, SonarQube. The figures are in the table below the chart.

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MonthIstanbulSonarQubeJaCoCoCodecovCode ClimateCoveralls
Oct 202594.7%4.7%0.34%0.23%0.08%<0.01%
Nov 202593.5%5.6%0.41%0.34%0.1%<0.01%
Dec 202593.6%5.6%0.41%0.28%0.08%<0.01%
Jan 202694.6%4.7%0.34%0.28%0.08%<0.01%
Feb 202693.5%5.6%0.41%0.34%0.1%0.02%
Mar 202693.7%5.6%0.34%0.28%0.08%<0.01%
Apr 202694.7%4.7%0.34%0.23%0.07%<0.01%
May 202694.8%4.7%0.28%0.23%0.06%<0.01%
Jun 202693.6%5.6%0.41%0.28%0.07%<0.01%
Jul 202694.7%4.7%0.34%0.23%0.05%<0.01%
Aug 202695.7%3.8%0.28%0.15%0.03%<0.01%
Sep 2026——————

This month’s ranking, August 2026

  1. 1.Istanbul

    95.7%

    Held 1st. 2.7M estimated branded searches, +22.3% vs prior month. Share +1 points.

  2. 2.SonarQube

    3.8%

    Held 2nd. 110K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -0.8 points.

  3. 3.JaCoCo

    0.28%

    Held 3rd. 8.1K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -0.1 points.

  4. 4.Codecov

    0.15%

    Held 4th. 4.4K estimated branded searches, -18.5% vs prior month. Share -0.1 points.

  5. Held 5th. 1K estimated branded searches, -23.1% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  6. 6.Coveralls

    <0.01%

    Held 6th. 110 estimated branded searches, -21.4% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

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Which brand is most popular in search among code coverage tools worldwide?

In August 2026, Istanbul was the most searched among code coverage tools worldwide, with an estimated 2.7M branded searches and 95.7% estimated Share of Search within this set. SonarQube is in 2nd place, 91.8 percentage points behind at 3.8% Share of Search.

Global code coverage tools, last 12 months ending September 2026
BrandShare of SearchPeakLowRank
Istanbul94.7% → 95.7%95.7%Aug 202693.5%Feb 20261st
SonarQube4.7% → 3.8%5.6%Jun 20263.8%Aug 20262nd
JaCoCo0.34% → 0.28%0.41%Jun 20260.28%May 20263rd
Codecov0.23% → 0.15%0.34%Nov 20250.15%Aug 20264th
Code Climate0.08% → 0.03%0.1%Nov 20250.03%Aug 20265th
Coveralls<0.01%0.02%Feb 2026<0.01%Aug 20266th

Each finding as a sentence

  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Istanbul’s estimated Share of Search among code coverage tools worldwide increased from 94.7% to 95.7%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SonarQube’s estimated Share of Search among code coverage tools worldwide decreased from 4.7% to 3.8%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Istanbul’s estimated Share of Search among code coverage tools worldwide peaked at 95.7% in August 2026 and was lowest at 93.5% in February 2026.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SonarQube’s estimated Share of Search among code coverage tools worldwide peaked at 5.6% in June 2026 and was lowest at 3.8% in August 2026.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, JaCoCo, Codecov, Code Climate and Coveralls held steady: their estimated Share of Search among code coverage tools worldwide each moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

How did search popularity change for code coverage tools worldwide in August 2026?

  1. In August 2026, Istanbul gained estimated Share of Search among code coverage tools worldwide, from 94.7% to 95.7%.

  2. In August 2026, SonarQube lost estimated Share of Search among code coverage tools worldwide, from 4.7% to 3.8%.

  3. Estimated monthly branded searches for Code Climate worldwide fell 65.5% over 11 measured months, from 2.9K to 1K in August 2026.

  4. Estimated monthly branded searches for Codecov worldwide fell 45.7% over 11 measured months, from 8.1K to 4.4K in August 2026.

  5. Estimated monthly branded searches for Coveralls worldwide fell 35.3% over 11 measured months, from 170 to 110 in August 2026.

  6. Estimated monthly branded searches for JaCoCo worldwide fell 33.1% over 11 measured months, from 12.1K to 8.1K in August 2026.

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