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title: "Applitools vs BackstopJS: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Applitools or BackstopJS? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Visual regression testing 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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# Applitools vs BackstopJS: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Applitools or BackstopJS? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Visual regression testing 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**: Applitools and BackstopJS
- **Competitive set**: Visual regression testing tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Applitools Share of Search**: 5.5%
- **BackstopJS Share of Search**: 1.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Applitools or BackstopJS?

- In August 2026, Applitools had more branded searches than BackstopJS among visual regression testing tools worldwide. Applitools was estimated to have 3.6K branded searches compared to BackstopJS’s 720, and held a 5.5% Share of Search versus BackstopJS’s 1.1%.
- Applitools was ahead of BackstopJS in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Applitools’ estimated Share of Search among visual regression testing tools worldwide moved from 8% to 5.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.6K to 3.6K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, BackstopJS’s estimated Share of Search among visual regression testing tools worldwide moved from 1.6% to 1.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3K to 720.

## How did search popularity change for visual regression testing tools worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Applitools lost estimated Share of Search among visual regression testing tools worldwide, from 8% to 5.5%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for BackstopJS worldwide fell 44.6% over 11 measured months, from 1.3K to 720 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Applitools estimated searches | Applitools Share of Search | Applitools rank | BackstopJS estimated searches | BackstopJS Share of Search | BackstopJS rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 6.6K | 8% | 2 | 1.3K | 1.6% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 6.6K | 8% | 2 | 1.3K | 1.6% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 6.6K | 8.1% | 2 | 1K | 1.2% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 14.8K | 16.4% | 2 | 1.3K | 1.4% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 8.1K | 11.5% | 2 | 1.3K | 1.9% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 8.1K | 9.6% | 2 | 1.6K | 1.9% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 8.1K | 11.5% | 2 | 1.3K | 1.9% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 5.4K | 9.6% | 2 | 1K | 1.8% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 4.4K | 6.7% | 2 | 1K | 1.5% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 4.4K | 8% | 2 | 880 | 1.6% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 3.6K | 5.5% | 2 | 720 | 1.1% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Applitools’ and BackstopJS’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.

- **Applitools**: Measured on the search term “applitools”.
- **BackstopJS**: Measured on the search term “backstopjs”.

- [Applitools profile](/demand/global-en/brands/applitools)
- [BackstopJS profile](/demand/global-en/brands/backstopjs)
- [All visual regression testing tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/visual-regression-testing-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 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, Applitools or BackstopJS?

In August 2026, Applitools had more branded searches than BackstopJS among visual regression testing tools worldwide. Applitools was estimated to have 3.6K branded searches compared to BackstopJS’s 720, and held a 5.5% Share of Search versus BackstopJS’s 1.1%.

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