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title: "Alstom vs Hitachi Rail: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Alstom or Hitachi Rail? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Railway 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."
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# Alstom vs Hitachi Rail: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Alstom or Hitachi Rail? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Railway 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**: Alstom and Hitachi Rail
- **Competitive set**: Railway software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Alstom Share of Search**: 34.6%
- **Hitachi Rail Share of Search**: 3.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Alstom or Hitachi Rail?

- In August 2026, Alstom had more branded searches than Hitachi Rail among railway software worldwide. Alstom was estimated to have 246K branded searches compared to Hitachi Rail’s 22.2K, and held a 34.6% Share of Search versus Hitachi Rail’s 3.1%.
- Alstom was ahead of Hitachi Rail in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Alstom’s estimated Share of Search among railway software worldwide moved from 30.9% to 34.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 301K to 246K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Hitachi Rail’s estimated Share of Search among railway software worldwide moved from 2.8% to 3.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 22.2K.

## How did search popularity change for railway software worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Alstom overtook Thales to take the highest estimated Share of Search among railway software worldwide, at 34.6%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Hitachi Rail worldwide fell 18.1% over 11 measured months, from 27.1K to 22.2K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Alstom estimated searches | Alstom Share of Search | Alstom rank | Hitachi Rail estimated searches | Hitachi Rail Share of Search | Hitachi Rail rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 301K | 30.9% | 2 | 27.1K | 2.8% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 301K | 32.4% | 2 | 22.2K | 2.4% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 246K | 31.9% | 2 | 22.2K | 2.9% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 301K | 32.1% | 2 | 27.1K | 2.9% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 246K | 28% | 2 | 22.2K | 2.5% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 301K | 30.9% | 2 | 27.1K | 2.8% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 368K | 39.2% | 1 | 27.1K | 2.9% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 246K | 30.7% | 2 | 22.2K | 2.8% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 246K | 30.2% | 2 | 27.1K | 3.3% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 246K | 31.7% | 2 | 27.1K | 3.5% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 246K | 34.6% | 1 | 22.2K | 3.1% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Alstom’s and Hitachi Rail’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.

- **Alstom**: Measured on the search term “alstom”.
- **Hitachi Rail**: Measured on the search term “hitachi rail”.

- [Alstom profile](/demand/global-en/brands/alstom)
- [Hitachi Rail profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hitachi-rail)
- [All railway software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/railway-software): 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, Alstom or Hitachi Rail?

In August 2026, Alstom had more branded searches than Hitachi Rail among railway software worldwide. Alstom was estimated to have 246K branded searches compared to Hitachi Rail’s 22.2K, and held a 34.6% Share of Search versus Hitachi Rail’s 3.1%.

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