--- title: "Festool vs Makita: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Festool or Makita more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Palm sander brands 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/palm-sander-brands/compare/festool-vs-makita" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Festool vs Makita: Which is searched more? Is Festool or Makita more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Palm sander brands 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**: Festool and Makita - **Competitive set**: Palm sander brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Festool Share of Search**: 0.63% - **Makita Share of Search**: 28.5% ## Is Festool or Makita more popular in search? - In September 2026, Makita had more branded searches than Festool among palm sander brands worldwide. Makita had about 1 million branded searches, while Festool had 22,200. Makita made up 28.5% of all palm sander brand searches we track, and Festool accounted for 0.63%. - Makita was ahead of Festool in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Festool’s share of searches among palm sander brands worldwide moved from 0.62% to 0.63%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 22.2K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Makita’s share of searches among palm sander brands worldwide moved from 32.3% to 28.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.4M to 1M. ## Top palm sander brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Makita was mentioned in three out of four: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Festool was mentioned in two out of four: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Makita was listed before Festool in every answer. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Makita | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | DeWalt | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Festool | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Milwaukee | 4th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about palm sander brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which palm sander brand should I buy?": 1. Makita, 2. DeWalt - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best palm sander brands?": 1. DeWalt, 2. Makita, 3. Milwaukee, 4. Festool - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best palm sander brand for wood sanding?": 1. Makita, 2. DeWalt, 3. Festool - Searched Google, AI Overview "electric palm sander": named none of the brands we track 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 palm sander brands worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Makita worldwide fell 28.5% over 12 measured months, from 1.4M to 1M in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Festool worldwide fell 18.1% over 12 measured months, from 27.1K to 22.2K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Festool estimated searches | Festool Share of Search | Festool rank | Makita estimated searches | Makita Share of Search | Makita rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 27.1K | 0.62% | 4 | 1.4M | 32.3% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 27.2K | 0.6% | 4 | 1.4M | 31.7% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 27.1K | 0.63% | 4 | 1.2M | 27.7% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 26.3K | 0.75% | 4 | 983K | 28% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 22.2K | 0.64% | 4 | 963K | 27.6% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 27.2K | 0.74% | 4 | 1.2M | 31.4% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 27.2K | 0.77% | 4 | 983K | 28% | 2 | | May 2026 | 22.3K | 0.63% | 4 | 994K | 28.2% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 22.2K | 0.63% | 4 | 994K | 28.2% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 22.2K | 0.69% | 4 | 813K | 25.3% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 26.3K | 0.75% | 4 | 994K | 28.2% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 22.2K | 0.63% | 4 | 1M | 28.5% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Festool’s and Makita’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. - **Festool**: Measured on the search terms “festool ets”, “festool rotex” and “festool sander”, summed into one figure. - **Makita**: Measured on the search terms “makita”, “makita battery”, “makita drill” and “makita tool”, summed into one figure. - [Festool profile](/demand/global-en/brands/festool) - [Makita profile](/demand/global-en/brands/makita) - [All palm sander brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/palm-sander-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 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 Festool or Makita more popular in search? In September 2026, Makita had more branded searches than Festool among palm sander brands worldwide. Makita had about 1 million branded searches, while Festool had 22,200. Makita made up 28.5% of all palm sander brand searches we track, and Festool accounted for 0.63%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Festool vs Makita: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/palm-sander-brands/compare/festool-vs-makita This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/palm-sander-brands/compare/festool-vs-makita. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.