--- title: "12d Model vs QGIS: Which is searched more?" description: "Is 12d Model or QGIS more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Civil engineering software 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/compare/12d-model-vs-qgis" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # 12d Model vs QGIS: Which is searched more? Is 12d Model or QGIS more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Civil engineering software 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**: 12d Model and QGIS - **Competitive set**: Civil engineering software - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **12d Model Share of Search**: 0.03% - **QGIS Share of Search**: 15.8% ## Is 12d Model or QGIS more popular in search? - In September 2026, QGIS had more branded searches than 12d Model among civil engineering software worldwide. QGIS had about 450,000 branded searches, while 12d Model had 880. QGIS made up 15.8% of all civil engineering software searches we track, and 12d Model accounted for 0.03%. - QGIS was ahead of 12d Model in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, 12d Model’s share of searches among civil engineering software worldwide held steady at 0.03%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 720 to 880. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, QGIS’s share of searches among civil engineering software worldwide moved from 15.9% to 15.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 450K. ## Top civil engineering software in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, QGIS was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. 12d Model was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. QGIS was listed before 12d Model in two out of three answers 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | AutoCAD | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Civil 3D | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Revit | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | STAAD | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | ETABS | 5th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | SAP2000 | 6th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | HEC-RAS | 7th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | OpenRoads | 8th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Esri ArcGIS | 9th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | EPANET | 10th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Primavera P6 | 11th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | 12d Model | 12th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | InfraWorks | 13th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | QGIS | 14th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about civil engineering software - Asked ChatGPT "Which civil engineering software should I use?": 1. AutoCAD, 2. Civil 3D, 3. ETABS, 4. STAAD, 5. HEC-RAS, 6. Revit, 7. SAP2000, 8. Esri ArcGIS, 9. QGIS, 10. EPANET, 11. Primavera P6, 12. InfraWorks - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best civil engineering software options?": 1. Civil 3D, 2. AutoCAD, 3. SAP2000, 4. ETABS, 5. OpenRoads, 6. HEC-RAS, 7. Esri ArcGIS, 8. STAAD, 9. EPANET, 10. Revit, 11. Primavera P6, 12. QGIS - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best civil engineering software for road design?": 1. Civil 3D, 2. AutoCAD, 3. OpenRoads, 4. 12d Model, 5. InfraWorks, 6. Revit, 7. STAAD - Searched Google, AI Overview "civil engineering software": 1. AutoCAD, 2. Civil 3D, 3. Revit, 4. STAAD, 5. ETABS, 6. Primavera P6, 7. HEC-RAS, 8. Esri ArcGIS, 9. SAP2000 - Searched Google, AI Overview "civil design software": 1. AutoCAD, 2. Civil 3D, 3. Revit, 4. STAAD, 5. SAP2000, 6. ETABS, 7. HEC-RAS, 8. EPANET, 9. Esri ArcGIS Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for civil engineering software worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for 12d Model worldwide rose 22.2% over 12 measured months, from 720 to 880 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | 12d Model estimated searches | 12d Model Share of Search | 12d Model rank | QGIS estimated searches | QGIS Share of Search | QGIS rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 720 | 0.03% | 14 | 450K | 15.9% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 590 | 0.02% | 14 | 450K | 15.9% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 390 | 0.02% | 14 | 368K | 16.3% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 590 | 0.02% | 14 | 450K | 18.6% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 590 | 0.02% | 14 | 450K | 18.6% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 720 | 0.03% | 14 | 450K | 15.9% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 720 | 0.03% | 14 | 450K | 18.1% | 2 | | May 2026 | 720 | 0.03% | 14 | 450K | 18.5% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 720 | 0.03% | 14 | 368K | 15.9% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 880 | 0.04% | 14 | 368K | 17.7% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 720 | 0.03% | 14 | 368K | 15.9% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 880 | 0.03% | 14 | 450K | 15.8% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using 12d Model’s and QGIS’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. - **12d Model**: Measured on the search term “12d model”. - **QGIS**: Measured on the search term “qgis”. - [12d Model profile](/demand/global-en/brands/12d-model) - [QGIS profile](/demand/global-en/brands/qgis) - [All civil engineering software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/civil-engineering-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 14 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 12d Model or QGIS more popular in search? In September 2026, QGIS had more branded searches than 12d Model among civil engineering software worldwide. QGIS had about 450,000 branded searches, while 12d Model had 880. QGIS made up 15.8% of all civil engineering software searches we track, and 12d Model accounted for 0.03%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "12d Model vs QGIS: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/12d-model-vs-qgis This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/12d-model-vs-qgis. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.