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title: "Algolia vs Recombee: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Algolia or Recombee? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Recommendation engine 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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# Algolia vs Recombee: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Algolia or Recombee? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Recommendation engine 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**: Algolia and Recombee
- **Competitive set**: Recommendation engine platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Algolia Share of Search**: 57.5%
- **Recombee Share of Search**: 1.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Algolia or Recombee?

- In August 2026, Algolia had more branded searches than Recombee among recommendation engine platforms worldwide. Algolia was estimated to have 42.9K branded searches compared to Recombee’s 1K, and held a 57.5% Share of Search versus Recombee’s 1.3%.
- Algolia was ahead of Recombee in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Algolia’s estimated Share of Search among recommendation engine platforms worldwide moved from 55.3% to 57.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 53.9K to 42.9K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Recombee’s estimated Share of Search among recommendation engine platforms worldwide moved from 2% to 1.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.9K to 1K.

## How did search popularity change for recommendation engine platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Algolia gained estimated Share of Search among recommendation engine platforms worldwide, from 54.1% to 57.5%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Recombee worldwide fell 47.4% over 11 measured months, from 1.9K to 1K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Algolia estimated searches | Algolia Share of Search | Algolia rank | Recombee estimated searches | Recombee Share of Search | Recombee rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 53.9K | 55.3% | 1 | 1.9K | 2% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 53.1K | 58.8% | 1 | 1.6K | 1.8% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 44.1K | 58.3% | 1 | 1.3K | 1.7% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 53.1K | 55.7% | 1 | 1.6K | 1.7% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 44.1K | 52.9% | 1 | 1.3K | 1.6% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 53.1K | 54.1% | 1 | 1.6K | 1.6% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 53.1K | 57.5% | 1 | 1.6K | 1.7% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 43.4K | 55.1% | 1 | 1.3K | 1.7% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 43.4K | 55.2% | 1 | 1K | 1.3% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 43.4K | 54.1% | 1 | 1K | 1.2% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 42.9K | 57.5% | 1 | 1K | 1.3% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Algolia’s and Recombee’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.

- **Algolia**: Measured on the search terms “algolia” and “algolia search”, summed into one figure.
- **Recombee**: Measured on the search term “recombee”.

- [Algolia profile](/demand/global-en/brands/algolia)
- [Recombee profile](/demand/global-en/brands/recombee)
- [All recommendation engine platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/recommendation-engine-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Algolia or Recombee?

In August 2026, Algolia had more branded searches than Recombee among recommendation engine platforms worldwide. Algolia was estimated to have 42.9K branded searches compared to Recombee’s 1K, and held a 57.5% Share of Search versus Recombee’s 1.3%.

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