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title: "Appium vs Katalon: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Appium or Katalon more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Test automation 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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# Appium vs Katalon: Which is searched more?

Is Appium or Katalon more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Test automation 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**: Appium and Katalon
- **Competitive set**: Test automation platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Appium Share of Search**: 6.2%
- **Katalon Share of Search**: 3.4%

## Is Appium or Katalon more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Appium had more branded searches than Katalon among test automation platforms worldwide. Appium had about 22,200 branded searches, while Katalon had 12,100. Appium made up 6.2% of all test automation platform searches we track, and Katalon accounted for 3.4%.
- Appium was ahead of Katalon in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Appium’s share of searches among test automation platforms worldwide moved from 8.4% to 6.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.1K to 22.2K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Katalon’s share of searches among test automation platforms worldwide moved from 4.6% to 3.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 12.1K.

## How did search popularity change for test automation platforms worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Katalon gained share of searches among test automation platforms worldwide, from 2.8% to 3.4%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Appium worldwide fell 32.9% over 12 measured months, from 33.1K to 22.2K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Appium estimated searches | Appium Share of Search | Appium rank | Katalon estimated searches | Katalon Share of Search | Katalon rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 33.1K | 8.4% | 4 | 18.1K | 4.6% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 27.1K | 7.3% | 5 | 14.8K | 4% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 27.1K | 7.7% | 5 | 12.1K | 3.5% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 27.1K | 7.3% | 5 | 14.8K | 4% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 27.1K | 6.2% | 5 | 12.1K | 2.8% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 33.1K | 7.3% | 4 | 14.8K | 3.3% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 27.1K | 7% | 4 | 14.8K | 3.8% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 27.1K | 7.4% | 4 | 12.1K | 3.3% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 27.1K | 8% | 4 | 12.1K | 3.6% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 22.2K | 6.3% | 4 | 9.9K | 2.8% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 22.2K | 6.2% | 4 | 9.9K | 2.8% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | 22.2K | 6.2% | 4 | 12.1K | 3.4% | 6 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Appium’s and Katalon’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.

- **Appium**: Measured on the search term “appium”.
- **Katalon**: Measured on the search term “katalon”.

- [Appium profile](/demand/global-en/brands/appium)
- [Katalon profile](/demand/global-en/brands/katalon)
- [All test automation platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/test-automation-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Appium or Katalon more popular in search?

In September 2026, Appium had more branded searches than Katalon among test automation platforms worldwide. Appium had about 22,200 branded searches, while Katalon had 12,100. Appium made up 6.2% of all test automation platform searches we track, and Katalon accounted for 3.4%.

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