--- title: "Adobe Photoshop vs Erase.bg: Which is more popular?" description: "Is Adobe Photoshop or Erase.bg more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Background removal 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/compare/adobe-photoshop-vs-erase-bg" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Adobe Photoshop vs Erase.bg: Which is more popular? Is Adobe Photoshop or Erase.bg more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Background removal 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 Photoshop and Erase.bg - **Competitive set**: Background removal tools - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Adobe Photoshop Share of Search**: 0.1% - **Erase.bg Share of Search**: 0.4% ## Is Adobe Photoshop or Erase.bg more popular in search? - In September 2026, Erase.bg had more branded searches than Adobe Photoshop among background removal tools worldwide. Erase.bg had about 74,000 branded searches, while Adobe Photoshop had 18,100. Erase.bg made up 0.4% of all background removal tool searches we track, and Adobe Photoshop accounted for 0.1%. - Erase.bg was ahead of Adobe Photoshop in every measured month of the 11 months ending September 2026. - Across the 11 months ending September 2026, Adobe Photoshop’s share of searches among background removal tools worldwide moved from 0.12% to 0.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.1K to 18.1K. - Across the 11 months ending September 2026, Erase.bg’s share of searches among background removal tools worldwide held steady at 0.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 110K to 74K. ## Top background removal tools in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Adobe Photoshop was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Erase.bg did not appear in any of the five answers. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Photoroom | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | remove.bg | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Canva | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Adobe Photoshop | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Pixelcut | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Removal.AI | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Clipdrop | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Erase.bg | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Slazzer | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about background removal tools - Asked ChatGPT "Which background removal tool should I use?": 1. Photoroom, 2. Canva, 3. Pixelcut, 4. Adobe Photoshop - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best background removal tools?": 1. Adobe Photoshop, 2. Photoroom, 3. remove.bg, 4. Canva - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best background removal tool for editing product photos?": 1. Photoroom, 2. remove.bg, 3. Adobe Photoshop, 4. Canva, 5. Pixelcut - Searched Google, AI Overview "remove photo background": 1. Photoroom, 2. remove.bg, 3. Canva - Searched Google, AI Overview "ai background remover": 1. remove.bg, 2. Photoroom, 3. Removal.AI, 4. Canva Not named in any answer: Clipdrop, Erase.bg and Slazzer. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for background removal tools worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Erase.bg rose from 5th to 4th among background removal tools worldwide. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Adobe Photoshop worldwide fell 45.3% over 11 measured months, from 33.1K to 18.1K in September 2026. ## How has branded search for Adobe Photoshop and Erase.bg changed worldwide over the last 12 months? | Month | Adobe Photoshop estimated searches | Adobe Photoshop Share of Search | Adobe Photoshop rank | Erase.bg estimated searches | Erase.bg Share of Search | Erase.bg rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | 33.1K | 0.12% | 9 | 110K | 0.4% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 33.1K | 0.14% | 9 | 110K | 0.48% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 33.1K | 0.14% | 9 | 90.5K | 0.39% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 27.1K | 0.12% | 9 | 90.5K | 0.39% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 27.1K | 0.12% | 9 | 90.5K | 0.39% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 22.2K | 0.1% | 9 | 90.5K | 0.4% | 6 | | May 2026 | 22.2K | 0.1% | 9 | 90.5K | 0.4% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 22.2K | 0.1% | 9 | 74K | 0.33% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 18.1K | 0.08% | 9 | 90.5K | 0.4% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 18.1K | 0.08% | 9 | 74K | 0.33% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 18.1K | 0.1% | 9 | 74K | 0.4% | 4 | | Oct 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How are Adobe Photoshop’s and Erase.bg’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Adobe Photoshop’s and Erase.bg’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 Photoshop**: Measured on the search term “photoshop remove background”. - **Erase.bg**: Measured on the search term “erase bg”. - [Adobe Photoshop profile](/demand/global-en/brands/adobe-photoshop) - [Erase.bg profile](/demand/global-en/brands/erase-bg) - [All background removal tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/background-removal-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Adobe Photoshop or Erase.bg more popular in search? In September 2026, Erase.bg had more branded searches than Adobe Photoshop among background removal tools worldwide. Erase.bg had about 74,000 branded searches, while Adobe Photoshop had 18,100. Erase.bg made up 0.4% of all background removal tool searches we track, and Adobe Photoshop accounted for 0.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Adobe Photoshop vs Erase.bg: Which is more popular?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/adobe-photoshop-vs-erase-bg This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/adobe-photoshop-vs-erase-bg. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.