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title: "Excalidraw vs Lucidchart: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Excalidraw or Lucidchart more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online whiteboard 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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# Excalidraw vs Lucidchart: Which is searched more?

Is Excalidraw or Lucidchart more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online whiteboard 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**: Excalidraw and Lucidchart
- **Competitive set**: Online whiteboard platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Excalidraw Share of Search**: 14.1%
- **Lucidchart Share of Search**: 9.4%

## Is Excalidraw or Lucidchart more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Excalidraw had more branded searches than Lucidchart among online whiteboard platforms worldwide. Excalidraw had about 823,000 branded searches, while Lucidchart had 550,000. Excalidraw made up 14.1% of all online whiteboard platform searches we track, and Lucidchart accounted for 9.4%.
- The lead changed hands once in the 12 months ending September 2026: Excalidraw took it in December 2025.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Excalidraw’s share of searches among online whiteboard platforms worldwide moved from 8.8% to 14.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 550K to 823K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Lucidchart’s share of searches among online whiteboard platforms worldwide moved from 13.1% to 9.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 823K to 550K.

## Top online whiteboard platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Excalidraw was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Lucidchart was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Excalidraw was listed before Lucidchart in every answer that named either.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Miro | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| FigJam | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Microsoft Whiteboard | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Mural | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Excalidraw | 5th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Lucidspark | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Lucidchart | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| draw.io | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Whimsical | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about online whiteboard platforms

- Asked ChatGPT "Which online whiteboard platform should I use?": 1. Miro, 2. FigJam, 3. Microsoft Whiteboard, 4. Mural, 5. Excalidraw
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best online whiteboard platforms?": 1. Miro, 2. FigJam, 3. Excalidraw, 4. Mural, 5. Microsoft Whiteboard, 6. Lucidspark, 7. Lucidchart
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best online whiteboard platform for team brainstorming?": 1. Miro, 2. FigJam, 3. Mural, 4. Microsoft Whiteboard, 5. Excalidraw
- Searched Google, AI Overview "online whiteboard platform": 1. Miro, 2. FigJam, 3. Microsoft Whiteboard
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best whiteboard app": 1. Miro, 2. FigJam, 3. Microsoft Whiteboard, 4. Excalidraw

Not named in any answer: draw.io and Whimsical.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for online whiteboard platforms worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Excalidraw lost share of searches among online whiteboard platforms worldwide, from 16.5% to 14.1%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Lucidchart worldwide fell 33.2% over 12 measured months, from 823K to 550K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Excalidraw estimated searches | Excalidraw Share of Search | Excalidraw rank | Lucidchart estimated searches | Lucidchart Share of Search | Lucidchart rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 550K | 8.8% | 4 | 823K | 13.1% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 550K | 9.7% | 4 | 673K | 11.8% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 550K | 11.8% | 3 | 450K | 9.6% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 550K | 11.7% | 3 | 450K | 9.6% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 550K | 11.6% | 3 | 550K | 11.6% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 673K | 11.7% | 3 | 673K | 11.7% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 673K | 11.8% | 3 | 673K | 11.8% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 673K | 12.8% | 3 | 550K | 10.5% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 673K | 14.2% | 3 | 450K | 9.5% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 673K | 16.8% | 3 | 368K | 9.2% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 673K | 16.5% | 3 | 368K | 9% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 823K | 14.1% | 3 | 550K | 9.4% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Excalidraw’s and Lucidchart’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.

- **Excalidraw**: Measured on the search term “excalidraw”.
- **Lucidchart**: Measured on the search term “lucidchart”.

- [Excalidraw profile](/demand/global-en/brands/excalidraw)
- [Lucidchart profile](/demand/global-en/brands/lucidchart)
- [All online whiteboard platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/online-whiteboard-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands.

## Methodology

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

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Excalidraw or Lucidchart more popular in search?

In September 2026, Excalidraw had more branded searches than Lucidchart among online whiteboard platforms worldwide. Excalidraw had about 823,000 branded searches, while Lucidchart had 550,000. Excalidraw made up 14.1% of all online whiteboard platform searches we track, and Lucidchart accounted for 9.4%.

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