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title: "Adobe Captivate vs Articulate: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Adobe Captivate or Articulate? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the E-learning authoring 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."
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# Adobe Captivate vs Articulate: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Adobe Captivate or Articulate? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the E-learning authoring 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**: Adobe Captivate and Articulate
- **Competitive set**: E-learning authoring tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Adobe Captivate Share of Search**: 22%
- **Articulate Share of Search**: 0.02%

## Which is more popular in search, Adobe Captivate or Articulate?

- In September 2026, Adobe Captivate had more branded searches than Articulate among e-learning authoring tools worldwide. Adobe Captivate was estimated to have 9.9K branded searches compared to Articulate’s 10, and held a 22% Share of Search versus Articulate’s 0.02%.
- Adobe Captivate was ahead of Articulate in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Adobe Captivate’s estimated Share of Search among e-learning authoring tools worldwide moved from 29.1% to 22%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 9.9K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Articulate’s estimated Share of Search among e-learning authoring tools worldwide held steady at 0.02%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 10.

## How did search popularity change for e-learning authoring tools worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Adobe Captivate lost estimated Share of Search among e-learning authoring tools worldwide, from 25.4% to 22%.

## Month by month

| Month | Adobe Captivate estimated searches | Adobe Captivate Share of Search | Adobe Captivate rank | Articulate estimated searches | Articulate Share of Search | Articulate rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 18.1K | 29.1% | 2 | 10 | 0.02% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 18.1K | 29.4% | 2 | 10 | 0.02% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 12.1K | 25.7% | 2 | 10 | 0.02% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 14.8K | 29.4% | 2 | 10 | 0.02% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 14.8K | 29.1% | 2 | 10 | 0.02% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 14.8K | 25.6% | 2 | 10 | 0.02% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 12.1K | 22% | 2 | 10 | 0.02% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 12.1K | 25.7% | 2 | 10 | 0.02% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 12.1K | 22.2% | 2 | 10 | 0.02% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 12.1K | 25.8% | 2 | 10 | 0.02% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 9.9K | 25.4% | 2 | 10 | 0.03% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 9.9K | 22% | 2 | 10 | 0.02% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Adobe Captivate’s and Articulate’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.

- **Adobe Captivate**: Measured on the search term “adobe captivate”.
- **Articulate**: Measured on the search term “articulate authoring”.

- [Adobe Captivate profile](/demand/global-en/brands/adobe-captivate)
- [Articulate profile](/demand/global-en/brands/articulate)
- [All e-learning authoring tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/e-learning-authoring-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 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, Adobe Captivate or Articulate?

In September 2026, Adobe Captivate had more branded searches than Articulate among e-learning authoring tools worldwide. Adobe Captivate was estimated to have 9.9K branded searches compared to Articulate’s 10, and held a 22% Share of Search versus Articulate’s 0.02%.

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