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

Which is more popular in search, Crowdin or Lokalise? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Translation management 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**: Crowdin and Lokalise
- **Competitive set**: Translation management platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Crowdin Share of Search**: 41.4%
- **Lokalise Share of Search**: 22.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Crowdin or Lokalise?

- In August 2026, Crowdin had more branded searches than Lokalise among translation management platforms worldwide. Crowdin was estimated to have 15.3K branded searches compared to Lokalise’s 8.3K, and held a 41.4% Share of Search versus Lokalise’s 22.4%.
- Crowdin was ahead of Lokalise in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Crowdin’s estimated Share of Search among translation management platforms worldwide moved from 37.6% to 41.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.8K to 15.3K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lokalise’s estimated Share of Search among translation management platforms worldwide moved from 25.6% to 22.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.8K to 8.3K.

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

- In August 2026, Lokalise overtook Smartling to rank 2nd among translation management platforms worldwide, at 22.4%.
- In August 2026, Crowdin gained estimated Share of Search among translation management platforms worldwide, from 40% to 41.4%.

## Month by month

| Month | Crowdin estimated searches | Crowdin Share of Search | Crowdin rank | Lokalise estimated searches | Lokalise Share of Search | Lokalise rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 18.8K | 37.6% | 1 | 12.8K | 25.6% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 18.9K | 39.5% | 1 | 12.8K | 26.8% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 15.4K | 36.8% | 1 | 10.4K | 24.8% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 22.9K | 43% | 1 | 12.6K | 23.6% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 18.8K | 39.4% | 1 | 12.6K | 26.4% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 18.8K | 35.9% | 1 | 15.3K | 29.2% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 18.8K | 40.3% | 1 | 12.5K | 26.8% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 18.7K | 42.5% | 1 | 10.2K | 23.2% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 15.4K | 37.7% | 1 | 10.2K | 24.9% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 15.4K | 40% | 1 | 8.4K | 21.8% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 15.3K | 41.4% | 1 | 8.3K | 22.4% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Crowdin’s and Lokalise’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.

- **Crowdin**: Measured on the search terms “crowdin”, “crowdin app”, “crowdin com”, “crowdin platform”, “crowdin software” and “crowdin translation”, summed into one figure.
- **Lokalise**: Measured on the search terms “lokalise”, “lokalise ai”, “lokalise app”, “lokalise com” and “lokalise translation”, summed into one figure.

- [Crowdin profile](/demand/global-en/brands/crowdin)
- [Lokalise profile](/demand/global-en/brands/lokalise)
- [All translation management platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/translation-management-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, Crowdin or Lokalise?

In August 2026, Crowdin had more branded searches than Lokalise among translation management platforms worldwide. Crowdin was estimated to have 15.3K branded searches compared to Lokalise’s 8.3K, and held a 41.4% Share of Search versus Lokalise’s 22.4%.

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