--- title: "Aras Innovator vs Autodesk Maya: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Aras Innovator or Autodesk Maya more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Product lifecycle management 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/aras-innovator-vs-autodesk-maya" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Aras Innovator vs Autodesk Maya: Which is searched more? Is Aras Innovator or Autodesk Maya more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Product lifecycle management 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**: Aras Innovator and Autodesk Maya - **Competitive set**: Product lifecycle management software - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Aras Innovator Share of Search**: 2.5% - **Autodesk Maya Share of Search**: 50.8% ## Is Aras Innovator or Autodesk Maya more popular in search? - In September 2026, Autodesk Maya had more branded searches than Aras Innovator among product lifecycle management software worldwide. Autodesk Maya had about 49,500 branded searches, while Aras Innovator had 2,400. Autodesk Maya made up 50.8% of all product lifecycle management software searches we track, and Aras Innovator accounted for 2.5%. - Autodesk Maya was ahead of Aras Innovator in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Aras Innovator’s share of searches among product lifecycle management software worldwide moved from 2.7% to 2.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.9K to 2.4K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Autodesk Maya’s share of searches among product lifecycle management software worldwide moved from 55.8% to 50.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.5K to 49.5K. ## Top product lifecycle management software in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Aras Innovator was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Autodesk Maya did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Teamcenter | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Windchill | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | ENOVIA | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Autodesk Fusion Manage | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Arena PLM | 5th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Aras Innovator | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Autodesk Maya | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about product lifecycle management software - Asked ChatGPT "Which product lifecycle management software should I use?": 1. Autodesk Fusion Manage, 2. Teamcenter, 3. Windchill, 4. Arena PLM, 5. Aras Innovator - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best product lifecycle management software options?": 1. Teamcenter, 2. Windchill, 3. ENOVIA, 4. Autodesk Fusion Manage, 5. Arena PLM, 6. Aras Innovator - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best product lifecycle management software for manufacturing product data?": 1. Teamcenter, 2. Windchill, 3. ENOVIA, 4. Arena PLM, 5. Autodesk Fusion Manage - Searched Google, AI Overview "product lifecycle management software": 1. Teamcenter, 2. Windchill, 3. ENOVIA, 4. Autodesk Fusion Manage - Searched Google, AI Overview "plm systems": 1. Teamcenter, 2. Windchill, 3. ENOVIA, 4. Autodesk Fusion Manage Not named in any answer: Autodesk Maya. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for product lifecycle management software worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Autodesk Maya lost share of searches among product lifecycle management software worldwide, from 52% to 50.8%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Aras Innovator worldwide fell 17.2% over 12 measured months, from 2.9K to 2.4K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Aras Innovator estimated searches | Aras Innovator Share of Search | Aras Innovator rank | Autodesk Maya estimated searches | Autodesk Maya Share of Search | Autodesk Maya rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2.9K | 2.7% | 5 | 60.5K | 55.8% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 2.4K | 2.3% | 5 | 60.5K | 57% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 2.4K | 2.7% | 5 | 49.5K | 55.8% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 2.9K | 2.6% | 5 | 60.5K | 55.2% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 2.4K | 2.5% | 5 | 49.5K | 51.3% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 2.9K | 2.5% | 5 | 60.5K | 51.3% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 2.9K | 2.7% | 5 | 60.5K | 55.8% | 1 | | May 2026 | 2.4K | 2.6% | 5 | 49.5K | 52.7% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 2.9K | 2.9% | 5 | 49.5K | 50.3% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 2.9K | 3% | 5 | 49.5K | 51.6% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 2.4K | 2.5% | 5 | 49.5K | 52% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 2.4K | 2.5% | 5 | 49.5K | 50.8% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Aras Innovator’s and Autodesk Maya’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. - **Aras Innovator**: Measured on the search term “aras innovator”. - **Autodesk Maya**: Measured on the search term “autodesk maya”. - [Aras Innovator profile](/demand/global-en/brands/aras-innovator) - [Autodesk Maya profile](/demand/global-en/brands/autodesk-maya) - [All product lifecycle management software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/product-lifecycle-management-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 Aras Innovator or Autodesk Maya more popular in search? In September 2026, Autodesk Maya had more branded searches than Aras Innovator among product lifecycle management software worldwide. Autodesk Maya had about 49,500 branded searches, while Aras Innovator had 2,400. Autodesk Maya made up 50.8% of all product lifecycle management software searches we track, and Aras Innovator accounted for 2.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Aras Innovator vs Autodesk Maya: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/aras-innovator-vs-autodesk-maya This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/aras-innovator-vs-autodesk-maya. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.