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title: "Barracuda vs Mimecast: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Barracuda or Mimecast? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Email archiving platforms set worldwide. 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."
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# Barracuda vs Mimecast: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Barracuda or Mimecast? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Email archiving platforms set worldwide. 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

- **Compared**: Barracuda and Mimecast
- **Competitive set**: Email archiving platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Barracuda Share of Search**: 7.9%
- **Mimecast Share of Search**: 48.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Barracuda or Mimecast?

- In August 2026, Mimecast had more branded searches than Barracuda among email archiving platforms worldwide. Mimecast was estimated to have 90.5K branded searches compared to Barracuda’s 14.8K, and held a 48.1% Share of Search versus Barracuda’s 7.9%.
- Mimecast was ahead of Barracuda in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Barracuda’s estimated Share of Search among email archiving platforms worldwide moved from 6.8% to 7.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 14.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mimecast’s estimated Share of Search among email archiving platforms worldwide moved from 50.9% to 48.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 110K to 90.5K.

## How did search popularity change for email archiving platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Barracuda lost estimated Share of Search among email archiving platforms worldwide, from 9.9% to 7.9%.
- In August 2026, Mimecast lost estimated Share of Search among email archiving platforms worldwide, from 49.3% to 48.1%.

## Month by month

| Month | Barracuda estimated searches | Barracuda Share of Search | Barracuda rank | Mimecast estimated searches | Mimecast Share of Search | Mimecast rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 14.8K | 6.8% | 4 | 110K | 50.9% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 12.1K | 6.4% | 4 | 90.5K | 48.1% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 12.1K | 6.8% | 4 | 90.5K | 51% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 14.8K | 6.9% | 4 | 110K | 51.4% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 12.1K | 6.4% | 4 | 90.5K | 48% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 14.8K | 6.4% | 4 | 110K | 47.9% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 14.8K | 7.6% | 4 | 90.5K | 46.6% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 14.8K | 7.7% | 3 | 90.5K | 47.4% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 14.8K | 6.8% | 4 | 110K | 50.9% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 18.1K | 9.9% | 3 | 90.5K | 49.3% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 14.8K | 7.9% | 3 | 90.5K | 48.1% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Barracuda’s and Mimecast’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Barracuda**: Measured on the search term “barracuda networks”.
- **Mimecast**: Measured on the search term “mimecast”.

- [Barracuda profile](/demand/global-en/brands/barracuda-networks)
- [Mimecast profile](/demand/global-en/brands/mimecast)
- [All email archiving platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/email-archiving-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## 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 is more popular in search, Barracuda or Mimecast?

In August 2026, Mimecast had more branded searches than Barracuda among email archiving platforms worldwide. Mimecast was estimated to have 90.5K branded searches compared to Barracuda’s 14.8K, and held a 48.1% Share of Search versus Barracuda’s 7.9%.

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