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title: "LaunchDarkly vs Optimizely: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, LaunchDarkly or Optimizely? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Experimentation 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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# LaunchDarkly vs Optimizely: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, LaunchDarkly or Optimizely? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Experimentation 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**: LaunchDarkly and Optimizely
- **Competitive set**: Experimentation platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **LaunchDarkly Share of Search**: 10.4%
- **Optimizely Share of Search**: 72.9%

## Which is more popular in search, LaunchDarkly or Optimizely?

- In August 2026, Optimizely had more branded searches than LaunchDarkly among experimentation platforms worldwide. Optimizely was estimated to have 248K branded searches compared to LaunchDarkly’s 35.3K, and held a 72.9% Share of Search versus LaunchDarkly’s 10.4%.
- Optimizely was ahead of LaunchDarkly in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, LaunchDarkly’s estimated Share of Search among experimentation platforms worldwide moved from 13.7% to 10.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 50.8K to 35.3K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Optimizely’s estimated Share of Search among experimentation platforms worldwide moved from 67.1% to 72.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 248K.

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

- In August 2026, Optimizely gained estimated Share of Search among experimentation platforms worldwide, from 70.1% to 72.9%.
- In August 2026, LaunchDarkly lost estimated Share of Search among experimentation platforms worldwide, from 12.8% to 10.4%.

## Month by month

| Month | LaunchDarkly estimated searches | LaunchDarkly Share of Search | LaunchDarkly rank | Optimizely estimated searches | Optimizely Share of Search | Optimizely rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 50.8K | 13.7% | 2 | 248K | 67.1% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 34.3K | 10% | 3 | 248K | 72.2% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 34.3K | 10% | 3 | 248K | 72.3% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 41.8K | 10.3% | 2 | 303K | 74.6% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 42.6K | 12.1% | 2 | 248K | 70.6% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 42.6K | 12.1% | 2 | 248K | 70.5% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 42.8K | 11.7% | 3 | 248K | 68% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 36.6K | 10.2% | 3 | 247K | 69.1% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 44.7K | 12.6% | 2 | 248K | 70.2% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 45.5K | 12.8% | 2 | 248K | 70.1% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 35.3K | 10.4% | 3 | 248K | 72.9% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using LaunchDarkly’s and Optimizely’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.

- **LaunchDarkly**: Measured on the search terms “feature flags launchdarkly”, “launchdarkly”, “launchdarkly app”, “launchdarkly com”, “launchdarkly feature flags” and “launchdarkly software”, summed into one figure.
- **Optimizely**: Measured on the search terms “optimizely”, “optimizely cms”, “optimizely content marketing”, “optimizely personalization” and “optimizely.com”, summed into one figure.

- [LaunchDarkly profile](/demand/global-en/brands/launchdarkly)
- [Optimizely profile](/demand/global-en/brands/optimizely)
- [All experimentation platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/experimentation-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, LaunchDarkly or Optimizely?

In August 2026, Optimizely had more branded searches than LaunchDarkly among experimentation platforms worldwide. Optimizely was estimated to have 248K branded searches compared to LaunchDarkly’s 35.3K, and held a 72.9% Share of Search versus LaunchDarkly’s 10.4%.

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