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title: "BigCommerce vs Medusa: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, BigCommerce or Medusa? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Headless commerce 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."
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# BigCommerce vs Medusa: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, BigCommerce or Medusa? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Headless commerce 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**: BigCommerce and Medusa
- **Competitive set**: Headless commerce platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **BigCommerce Share of Search**: 64.3%
- **Medusa Share of Search**: 1.7%

## Which is more popular in search, BigCommerce or Medusa?

- In August 2026, BigCommerce had more branded searches than Medusa among headless commerce platforms worldwide. BigCommerce was estimated to have 22.5K branded searches compared to Medusa’s 590, and held a 64.3% Share of Search versus Medusa’s 1.7%.
- BigCommerce was ahead of Medusa in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, BigCommerce’s estimated Share of Search among headless commerce platforms worldwide moved from 67.3% to 64.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40.9K to 22.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Medusa’s estimated Share of Search among headless commerce platforms worldwide moved from 0.79% to 1.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 480 to 590.

## How did search popularity change for headless commerce platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Medusa worldwide rose 22.9% over 11 measured months, from 480 to 590 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for BigCommerce worldwide fell 45.1% over 11 measured months, from 40.9K to 22.5K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | BigCommerce estimated searches | BigCommerce Share of Search | BigCommerce rank | Medusa estimated searches | Medusa Share of Search | Medusa rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 40.9K | 67.3% | 1 | 480 | 0.79% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 33.3K | 67% | 1 | 480 | 0.97% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 33.3K | 70.7% | 1 | 320 | 0.68% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 33.4K | 67.5% | 1 | 480 | 0.97% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 22.5K | 61.7% | 1 | 480 | 1.3% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 22.5K | 56.6% | 1 | 590 | 1.5% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 22.6K | 61.8% | 1 | 590 | 1.6% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 18.5K | 59.5% | 1 | 720 | 2.3% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 27.3K | 65.9% | 1 | 590 | 1.4% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 22.4K | 64.5% | 1 | 480 | 1.4% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 22.5K | 64.3% | 1 | 590 | 1.7% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using BigCommerce’s and Medusa’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.

- **BigCommerce**: Measured on the search terms “big commerce”, “bigcommerce” and “bigcommerce ecommerce”, summed into one figure.
- **Medusa**: Measured on the search term “medusa commerce”.

- [BigCommerce profile](/demand/global-en/brands/bigcommerce)
- [Medusa profile](/demand/global-en/brands/medusa)
- [All headless commerce platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/headless-commerce-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, BigCommerce or Medusa?

In August 2026, BigCommerce had more branded searches than Medusa among headless commerce platforms worldwide. BigCommerce was estimated to have 22.5K branded searches compared to Medusa’s 590, and held a 64.3% Share of Search versus Medusa’s 1.7%.

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