--- title: "Astronomer vs dbt: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Astronomer or dbt more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Data orchestration 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/astronomer-vs-dbt" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Astronomer vs dbt: Which is searched more? Is Astronomer or dbt more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Data orchestration 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**: Astronomer and dbt - **Competitive set**: Data orchestration platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Astronomer Share of Search**: 0.46% - **dbt Share of Search**: 6.3% ## Is Astronomer or dbt more popular in search? - In September 2026, dbt had more branded searches than Astronomer among data orchestration platforms worldwide. dbt had about 6,600 branded searches, while Astronomer had 480. dbt made up 6.3% of all data orchestration platform searches we track, and Astronomer accounted for 0.46%. - dbt was ahead of Astronomer in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Astronomer’s share of searches among data orchestration platforms worldwide moved from 0.64% to 0.46%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 480. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, dbt’s share of searches among data orchestration platforms worldwide moved from 13.2% to 6.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.9K to 6.6K. ## Top data orchestration platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, dbt appeared in all five answers. Astronomer was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. dbt was listed before Astronomer in four out of 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Airflow | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Dagster | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Prefect | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Kestra | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | dbt | 5th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Mage | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Astronomer | 7th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about data orchestration platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which data orchestration platform should I use?": 1. Dagster, 2. Prefect, 3. Airflow, 4. Kestra, 5. dbt - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best data orchestration platforms?": 1. Airflow, 2. Dagster, 3. Prefect, 4. Kestra, 5. Mage, 6. Astronomer, 7. dbt - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best data orchestration platform for data pipelines?": 1. Airflow, 2. Dagster, 3. Prefect, 4. dbt, 5. Astronomer - Searched Google, AI Overview "data orchestration platforms": 1. Airflow, 2. Dagster, 3. Prefect, 4. Kestra, 5. dbt, 6. Astronomer - Searched Google, AI Overview "best data orchestration tool": 1. Airflow, 2. Prefect, 3. Dagster, 4. Kestra, 5. Mage, 6. dbt Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for data orchestration platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, dbt lost share of searches among data orchestration platforms worldwide, from 7.6% to 6.3%. ## Month by month | Month | Astronomer estimated searches | Astronomer Share of Search | Astronomer rank | dbt estimated searches | dbt Share of Search | dbt rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 480 | 0.64% | 7 | 9.9K | 13.2% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 390 | 0.62% | 7 | 8.1K | 12.9% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 390 | 0.62% | 7 | 8.1K | 12.9% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 480 | 0.75% | 7 | 8.1K | 12.7% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 390 | 0.62% | 7 | 8.1K | 12.8% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 480 | 0.58% | 7 | 9.9K | 12% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 480 | 0.64% | 7 | 8.1K | 10.8% | 4 | | May 2026 | 390 | 0.49% | 7 | 8.1K | 10.1% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 390 | 0.46% | 7 | 9.9K | 11.6% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 480 | 0.5% | 7 | 9.9K | 10.3% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 480 | 0.45% | 7 | 8.1K | 7.6% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 480 | 0.46% | 7 | 6.6K | 6.3% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Astronomer’s and dbt’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. - **Astronomer**: Measured on the search term “astronomer data”. - **dbt**: Measured on the search term “dbt cloud”. - [Astronomer profile](/demand/global-en/brands/astronomer) - [dbt profile](/demand/global-en/brands/dbt) - [All data orchestration platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/data-orchestration-platforms): 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 Astronomer or dbt more popular in search? In September 2026, dbt had more branded searches than Astronomer among data orchestration platforms worldwide. dbt had about 6,600 branded searches, while Astronomer had 480. dbt made up 6.3% of all data orchestration platform searches we track, and Astronomer accounted for 0.46%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Astronomer vs dbt: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/astronomer-vs-dbt This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/astronomer-vs-dbt. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.