--- title: "Optimal Workshop vs UserTesting: Which is searched more?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Optimal Workshop or UserTesting? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the UX research tools 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/ux-research-tools/compare/optimal-workshop-vs-usertesting" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Optimal Workshop vs UserTesting: Which is searched more? Which is more popular in search, Optimal Workshop or UserTesting? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the UX research tools 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**: Optimal Workshop and UserTesting - **Competitive set**: UX research tools - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Optimal Workshop Share of Search**: 25.3% - **UserTesting Share of Search**: 0.7% ## Which is more popular in search, Optimal Workshop or UserTesting? - In September 2026, Optimal Workshop had more branded searches than UserTesting among UX research tools worldwide. Optimal Workshop was estimated to have 3.6K branded searches compared to UserTesting’s 100, and held a 25.3% Share of Search versus UserTesting’s 0.7%. - Optimal Workshop was ahead of UserTesting in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Optimal Workshop’s estimated Share of Search among UX research tools worldwide moved from 30.2% to 25.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.4K to 3.6K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, UserTesting’s estimated Share of Search among UX research tools worldwide moved from 0.95% to 0.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 170 to 100. ## How did search popularity change for UX research tools worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Optimal Workshop gained estimated Share of Search among UX research tools worldwide, from 21.8% to 25.3%. - In September 2026, UserTesting lost estimated Share of Search among UX research tools worldwide, from 2.5% to 0.7%. ## Month by month | Month | Optimal Workshop estimated searches | Optimal Workshop Share of Search | Optimal Workshop rank | UserTesting estimated searches | UserTesting Share of Search | UserTesting rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 5.4K | 30.2% | 2 | 170 | 0.95% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 5.4K | 33.9% | 2 | 240 | 1.5% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 3.6K | 25.5% | 2 | 220 | 1.6% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 4.4K | 26% | 2 | 190 | 1.1% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 4.4K | 29.3% | 2 | 370 | 2.5% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 5.4K | 28.8% | 2 | 930 | 5% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 4.4K | 25% | 2 | 900 | 5.1% | 4 | | May 2026 | 3.6K | 22.8% | 2 | 1.6K | 10.3% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 3.6K | 22.7% | 2 | 1.9K | 12% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 2.9K | 20.7% | 2 | 890 | 6.3% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 2.9K | 21.8% | 2 | 330 | 2.5% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 3.6K | 25.3% | 2 | 100 | 0.7% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Optimal Workshop’s and UserTesting’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. - **Optimal Workshop**: Measured on the search term “optimal workshop”. - **UserTesting**: Measured on the search terms “usertesting usability testing” and “usertesting user research”, summed into one figure. - [Optimal Workshop profile](/demand/global-en/brands/optimal-workshop) - [UserTesting profile](/demand/global-en/brands/usertesting) - [All UX research tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ux-research-tools): 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, Optimal Workshop or UserTesting? In September 2026, Optimal Workshop had more branded searches than UserTesting among UX research tools worldwide. Optimal Workshop was estimated to have 3.6K branded searches compared to UserTesting’s 100, and held a 25.3% Share of Search versus UserTesting’s 0.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Optimal Workshop vs UserTesting: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/ux-research-tools/compare/optimal-workshop-vs-usertesting This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/ux-research-tools/compare/optimal-workshop-vs-usertesting. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.