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Continuous integration platforms:Which brands are most popular in search?

In August 2026, GitLab was the most searched among continuous integration platforms worldwide, with an estimated 682K branded searches and 80.6% estimated Share of Search within this set. Worldwide · English terms: these are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

Share of Search, August 2026
  1. GitLab80.6%
  2. GitHub Actions16.1%
  3. CircleCI1.8%
  4. Buildkite1.4%
  5. Semaphore0.09%

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Share of Search among continuous integration platforms worldwide, by month

Share of Search by month for GitLab, GitHub Actions. The figures are in the table below the chart.

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MonthGitLabGitHub ActionsCircleCIBuildkiteSemaphore
Oct 202587.3%10%1.9%0.69%0.07%
Nov 202584.9%11.9%2.3%0.82%0.08%
Dec 202585%11.8%2.3%0.82%0.08%
Jan 202684.9%11.9%2.3%0.82%0.08%
Feb 202683.9%12%2.3%1.8%0.08%
Mar 202682.9%14.2%1.8%0.98%0.07%
Apr 202685%12%1.9%1%0.05%
May 202684.3%12.6%1.9%1.2%0.05%
Jun 202685.5%11.7%1.9%0.84%0.05%
Jul 202682.6%14.3%1.8%1.2%0.06%
Aug 202680.6%16.1%1.8%1.4%0.09%
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This month’s ranking, August 2026

  1. 1.GitLab

    80.6%

    held 1st · 682K estimated branded searches · -0.25% vs prior month · -2 points

  2. 2.GitHub Actions

    16.1%

    held 2nd · 136K estimated branded searches · +15.2% vs prior month · +1.8 points

  3. 3.CircleCI

    1.8%

    held 3rd · 15.1K estimated branded searches · -0.53% vs prior month · 0 points

  4. 4.Buildkite

    1.4%

    held 4th · 12.2K estimated branded searches · +22.2% vs prior month · +0.2 points

  5. 5.Semaphore

    0.09%

    held 5th · 780 estimated branded searches · +56% vs prior month · 0 points

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Which brand is most popular in search among continuous integration platforms worldwide?

In August 2026, GitLab was the most searched among continuous integration platforms worldwide, with an estimated 682K branded searches and 80.6% estimated Share of Search within this set. GitHub Actions is in 2nd place, 64.5 percentage points behind at 16.1% Share of Search.

Global continuous integration platforms, last 12 months ending September 2026
BrandShare of SearchPeakLowRank
GitLab87.3% → 80.6%87.3%Oct 202580.6%Aug 20261st
GitHub Actions10% → 16.1%16.1%Aug 202610%Oct 20252nd
CircleCI1.9% → 1.8%2.3%Dec 20251.8%Aug 20263rd
Buildkite0.69% → 1.4%1.8%Feb 20260.69%Oct 20254th
Semaphore0.07% → 0.09%0.09%Aug 20260.05%May 20265th

Each finding as a sentence

  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, GitLab’s estimated Share of Search among continuous integration platforms worldwide decreased from 87.3% to 80.6%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, GitHub Actions’ estimated Share of Search among continuous integration platforms worldwide increased from 10% to 16.1%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Buildkite’s estimated Share of Search among continuous integration platforms worldwide increased from 0.69% to 1.4%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Buildkite’s estimated Share of Search among continuous integration platforms worldwide peaked at 1.8% in February 2026 and was lowest at 0.69% in October 2025.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, CircleCI and Semaphore held steady: their estimated Share of Search among continuous integration platforms worldwide each moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

How did search popularity change for continuous integration platforms worldwide in August 2026?

  1. In August 2026, GitHub Actions gained estimated Share of Search among continuous integration platforms worldwide, from 14.3% to 16.1%.

  2. In August 2026, GitLab lost estimated Share of Search among continuous integration platforms worldwide, from 82.6% to 80.6%.

  3. Estimated monthly branded searches for Buildkite worldwide rose 84.3% over 11 measured months, from 6.6K to 12.2K in August 2026.

  4. Estimated monthly branded searches for Semaphore worldwide rose 13% over 11 measured months, from 690 to 780 in August 2026.

  5. Estimated monthly branded searches for CircleCI worldwide fell 18.9% over 11 measured months, from 18.6K to 15.1K in August 2026.

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