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title: "Axiell vs CatalogIt: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Axiell or CatalogIt more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Museum 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."
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# Axiell vs CatalogIt: Which is searched more?

Is Axiell or CatalogIt more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Museum 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**: Axiell and CatalogIt
- **Competitive set**: Museum software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Axiell Share of Search**: 1.5%
- **CatalogIt Share of Search**: 1.8%

## Is Axiell or CatalogIt more popular in search?

- In September 2026, CatalogIt had more branded searches than Axiell among museum software worldwide. CatalogIt had about 2,900 branded searches, while Axiell had 2,400. CatalogIt made up 1.8% of all museum software searches we track, and Axiell accounted for 1.5%.
- CatalogIt was ahead of Axiell in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Axiell’s share of searches among museum software worldwide held steady at 1.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.4K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, CatalogIt’s share of searches among museum software worldwide held steady at 1.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.9K.

## Top museum software in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, CatalogIt appeared in all five answers. Axiell was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. CatalogIt was listed before Axiell 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CatalogIt | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| PastPerfect | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Axiell | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| CollectionSpace | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| TMS Collections | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| CollectiveAccess | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Argus | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Tessitura | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Adlib | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about museum software

- Asked ChatGPT "Which museum software should I use?": 1. CatalogIt, 2. PastPerfect, 3. CollectionSpace, 4. CollectiveAccess, 5. Axiell
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best museum software options?": 1. CatalogIt, 2. PastPerfect, 3. Axiell, 4. CollectionSpace, 5. TMS Collections, 6. Tessitura
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best museum software for collections management?": 1. Axiell, 2. TMS Collections, 3. CatalogIt, 4. CollectionSpace, 5. CollectiveAccess
- Searched Google, AI Overview "museum software": 1. PastPerfect, 2. CatalogIt, 3. Argus
- Searched Google, AI Overview "collections management software": 1. PastPerfect, 2. CatalogIt, 3. Axiell

Not named in any answer: Adlib.

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 museum software worldwide in September 2026?

- CatalogIt’s share of searches among museum software worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 2.6% to 1.8% in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Axiell estimated searches | Axiell Share of Search | Axiell rank | CatalogIt estimated searches | CatalogIt Share of Search | CatalogIt rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.4K | 1.5% | 4 | 2.9K | 1.8% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.9K | 1.8% | 3 | 2.9K | 1.8% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.9K | 1% | 5 | 2.4K | 1.3% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.4K | 1.4% | 5 | 2.9K | 1.7% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.9K | 1.8% | 3 | 2.9K | 1.8% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.9K | 1.7% | 4 | 3.6K | 2.2% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.9K | 1.7% | 4 | 3.6K | 2.1% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 2.4K | 1.5% | 5 | 3.6K | 2.2% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.4K | 1.8% | 5 | 3.6K | 2.6% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.9K | 1.4% | 5 | 2.9K | 2.1% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.4K | 1.8% | 5 | 2.9K | 2.1% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 2.4K | 1.5% | 5 | 2.9K | 1.8% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Axiell’s and CatalogIt’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.

- **Axiell**: Measured on the search term “axiell”.
- **CatalogIt**: Measured on the search term “catalogit”.

- [Axiell profile](/demand/global-en/brands/axiell)
- [CatalogIt profile](/demand/global-en/brands/catalogit)
- [All museum software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/museum-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Axiell or CatalogIt more popular in search?

In September 2026, CatalogIt had more branded searches than Axiell among museum software worldwide. CatalogIt had about 2,900 branded searches, while Axiell had 2,400. CatalogIt made up 1.8% of all museum software searches we track, and Axiell accounted for 1.5%.

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