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title: "Azure Synapse vs Databricks: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Azure Synapse or Databricks? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Data warehouses 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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# Azure Synapse vs Databricks: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Azure Synapse or Databricks? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Data warehouses 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**: Azure Synapse and Databricks
- **Competitive set**: Data warehouses
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Azure Synapse Share of Search**: 1.1%
- **Databricks Share of Search**: 71.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Azure Synapse or Databricks?

- In August 2026, Databricks had more branded searches than Azure Synapse among data warehouses worldwide. Databricks was estimated to have 450K branded searches compared to Azure Synapse’s 6.6K, and held a 71.9% Share of Search versus Azure Synapse’s 1.1%.
- Databricks was ahead of Azure Synapse in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Azure Synapse’s estimated Share of Search among data warehouses worldwide moved from 1.8% to 1.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.1K to 6.6K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Databricks’ estimated Share of Search among data warehouses worldwide moved from 65.6% to 71.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 450K.

## How did search popularity change for data warehouses worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Databricks gained estimated Share of Search among data warehouses worldwide, from 69.1% to 71.9%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Azure Synapse worldwide fell 45.5% over 11 measured months, from 12.1K to 6.6K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Azure Synapse estimated searches | Azure Synapse Share of Search | Azure Synapse rank | Databricks estimated searches | Databricks Share of Search | Databricks rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 12.1K | 1.8% | 5 | 450K | 65.6% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 9.9K | 1.5% | 5 | 450K | 66.1% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 8.1K | 1.3% | 5 | 450K | 70.2% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 9.9K | 1.4% | 5 | 450K | 65.8% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 9.9K | 1.5% | 5 | 450K | 67.4% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 9.9K | 1.5% | 5 | 450K | 66.1% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 8.1K | 1.2% | 5 | 450K | 67.6% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 8.1K | 1.2% | 5 | 450K | 67.8% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 8.1K | 1.1% | 5 | 550K | 72% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 6.6K | 1% | 5 | 450K | 69.1% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 6.6K | 1.1% | 5 | 450K | 71.9% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Azure Synapse’s and Databricks’ 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.

- **Azure Synapse**: Measured on the search term “azure synapse”.
- **Databricks**: Measured on the search term “databricks”.

- [Azure Synapse profile](/demand/global-en/brands/azure-synapse)
- [Databricks profile](/demand/global-en/brands/databricks)
- [All data warehouses worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/data-warehouses): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Azure Synapse or Databricks?

In August 2026, Databricks had more branded searches than Azure Synapse among data warehouses worldwide. Databricks was estimated to have 450K branded searches compared to Azure Synapse’s 6.6K, and held a 71.9% Share of Search versus Azure Synapse’s 1.1%.

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