--- title: "Elastic vs OpenSearch: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Elastic or OpenSearch? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Search API 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/search-api-platforms/compare/elastic-search-vs-opensearch" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Elastic vs OpenSearch: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, Elastic or OpenSearch? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Search API 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**: Elastic and OpenSearch - **Competitive set**: Search API platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Elastic Share of Search**: 44.1% - **OpenSearch Share of Search**: 23% ## Which is more popular in search, Elastic or OpenSearch? - In August 2026, Elastic had more branded searches than OpenSearch among search API platforms worldwide. Elastic was estimated to have 95K branded searches compared to OpenSearch’s 49.5K, and held a 44.1% Share of Search versus OpenSearch’s 23%. - Elastic was ahead of OpenSearch in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Elastic’s estimated Share of Search among search API platforms worldwide moved from 52.3% to 44.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 172K to 95K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, OpenSearch’s estimated Share of Search among search API platforms worldwide moved from 18.4% to 23%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.5K to 49.5K. ## How did search popularity change for search API platforms worldwide in August 2026? - In August 2026, Elastic gained estimated Share of Search among search API platforms worldwide, from 43% to 44.1%. - In August 2026, OpenSearch lost estimated Share of Search among search API platforms worldwide, from 25.7% to 23%. ## Month by month | Month | Elastic estimated searches | Elastic Share of Search | Elastic rank | OpenSearch estimated searches | OpenSearch Share of Search | OpenSearch rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 172K | 52.3% | 1 | 60.5K | 18.4% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 142K | 49% | 1 | 60.5K | 20.9% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 141K | 52.4% | 1 | 49.5K | 18.4% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 141K | 48.8% | 1 | 60.5K | 21% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 142K | 50.6% | 1 | 60.5K | 21.5% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 143K | 47.8% | 1 | 60.5K | 20.3% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 126K | 45.5% | 1 | 60.5K | 21.9% | 2 | | May 2026 | 116K | 45.7% | 1 | 60.5K | 23.8% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 103K | 42.6% | 1 | 60.5K | 25.1% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 101K | 43% | 1 | 60.5K | 25.7% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 95K | 44.1% | 1 | 49.5K | 23% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Elastic’s and OpenSearch’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. - **Elastic**: Measured on the search terms “elastic cloud”, “elastic co”, “elastic enterprise search”, “elastic search”, “elasticsearch” and “enterprise search elastic”, summed into one figure. - **OpenSearch**: Measured on the search term “opensearch”. - [Elastic profile](/demand/global-en/brands/elastic-search) - [OpenSearch profile](/demand/global-en/brands/opensearch) - [All search API platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/search-api-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, Elastic or OpenSearch? In August 2026, Elastic had more branded searches than OpenSearch among search API platforms worldwide. Elastic was estimated to have 95K branded searches compared to OpenSearch’s 49.5K, and held a 44.1% Share of Search versus OpenSearch’s 23%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Elastic vs OpenSearch: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/search-api-platforms/compare/elastic-search-vs-opensearch This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/search-api-platforms/compare/elastic-search-vs-opensearch. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.