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title: "Anchore vs Qualys: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Anchore or Qualys? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Container scanning 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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# Anchore vs Qualys: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Anchore or Qualys? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Container scanning 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**: Anchore and Qualys
- **Competitive set**: Container scanning tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Anchore Share of Search**: 1.7%
- **Qualys Share of Search**: 25.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Anchore or Qualys?

- In August 2026, Qualys had more branded searches than Anchore among container scanning tools worldwide. Qualys was estimated to have 53.6K branded searches compared to Anchore’s 3.6K, and held a 25.2% Share of Search versus Anchore’s 1.7%.
- Qualys was ahead of Anchore in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Anchore’s estimated Share of Search among container scanning tools worldwide moved from 2.2% to 1.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.4K to 3.6K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Qualys’ estimated Share of Search among container scanning tools worldwide moved from 27.2% to 25.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 54.8K to 53.6K.

## How did search popularity change for container scanning tools worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Clair overtook Qualys to take the highest estimated Share of Search among container scanning tools worldwide, at 28.4%.
- In August 2026, Qualys lost estimated Share of Search among container scanning tools worldwide, from 27.4% to 25.2%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Anchore worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 4.4K to 3.6K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Anchore estimated searches | Anchore Share of Search | Anchore rank | Qualys estimated searches | Qualys Share of Search | Qualys rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 4.4K | 2.2% | 6 | 54.8K | 27.2% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 4.4K | 2.3% | 6 | 54.9K | 28.8% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 3.6K | 1.8% | 6 | 45K | 22.1% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 4.4K | 2.4% | 6 | 45.1K | 24.9% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 3.6K | 1.8% | 6 | 54.5K | 27.2% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.6K | 1.2% | 6 | 55K | 18.5% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 4.4K | 1.9% | 6 | 54K | 23.9% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 3.6K | 1.7% | 6 | 44.8K | 21.4% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 3.6K | 1.6% | 6 | 54.3K | 24.8% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 3.6K | 1.8% | 6 | 53.8K | 27.4% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 3.6K | 1.7% | 6 | 53.6K | 25.2% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Anchore’s and Qualys’ 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.

- **Anchore**: Measured on the search term “anchore”.
- **Qualys**: Measured on the search terms “qualys”, “qualys app”, “qualys com”, “qualys software”, “qualys vmdr”, “qualys vulnerability management” and “qualys vulnerability scanner”, summed into one figure.

- [Anchore profile](/demand/global-en/brands/anchore)
- [Qualys profile](/demand/global-en/brands/qualys)
- [All container scanning tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/container-scanning-tools): 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, Anchore or Qualys?

In August 2026, Qualys had more branded searches than Anchore among container scanning tools worldwide. Qualys was estimated to have 53.6K branded searches compared to Anchore’s 3.6K, and held a 25.2% Share of Search versus Anchore’s 1.7%.

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