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title: "Blackboard vs PowerSchool: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Blackboard or PowerSchool? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Edtech 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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# Blackboard vs PowerSchool: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Blackboard or PowerSchool? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Edtech 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**: Blackboard and PowerSchool
- **Competitive set**: Edtech
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Blackboard Share of Search**: 0.13%
- **PowerSchool Share of Search**: 44.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Blackboard or PowerSchool?

- In August 2026, PowerSchool had more branded searches than Blackboard among edtech worldwide. PowerSchool was estimated to have 2.7M branded searches compared to Blackboard’s 8.1K, and held a 44.4% Share of Search versus Blackboard’s 0.13%.
- PowerSchool was ahead of Blackboard in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Blackboard’s estimated Share of Search among edtech worldwide moved from 0.1% to 0.13%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.9K to 8.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, PowerSchool’s estimated Share of Search among edtech worldwide moved from 14.7% to 44.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.5M to 2.7M.

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

- In August 2026, PowerSchool gained estimated Share of Search among edtech worldwide, from 27.6% to 44.4%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Blackboard worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 9.9K to 8.1K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Blackboard estimated searches | Blackboard Share of Search | Blackboard rank | PowerSchool estimated searches | PowerSchool Share of Search | PowerSchool rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 9.9K | 0.1% | 5 | 1.5M | 14.7% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 12.1K | 0.14% | 4 | 1.5M | 16.9% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 12.1K | 0.17% | 4 | 1.2M | 17.3% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 9.9K | 0.13% | 5 | 1.5M | 19.4% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 8.1K | 0.11% | 5 | 1.2M | 16.4% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 6.6K | 0.08% | 5 | 1.5M | 17.4% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 5.4K | 0.06% | 5 | 1.2M | 14.6% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 5.4K | 0.07% | 5 | 1.5M | 20.4% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 3.6K | 0.06% | 5 | 1M | 17.7% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 3.6K | 0.1% | 5 | 1M | 27.6% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 8.1K | 0.13% | 5 | 2.7M | 44.4% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Blackboard’s and PowerSchool’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.

- **Blackboard**: Measured on the search term “blackboard lms”.
- **PowerSchool**: Measured on the search term “powerschool”.

- [Blackboard profile](/demand/global-en/brands/blackboard)
- [PowerSchool profile](/demand/global-en/brands/powerschool)
- [All edtech worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/edtech): 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, Blackboard or PowerSchool?

In August 2026, PowerSchool had more branded searches than Blackboard among edtech worldwide. PowerSchool was estimated to have 2.7M branded searches compared to Blackboard’s 8.1K, and held a 44.4% Share of Search versus Blackboard’s 0.13%.

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