--- title: "Blender vs Krita: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Blender or Krita more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Animation 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/blender-vs-krita" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Blender vs Krita: Which is searched more? Is Blender or Krita more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Animation 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**: Blender and Krita - **Competitive set**: Animation software - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Blender Share of Search**: 1.3% - **Krita Share of Search**: 48.3% ## Is Blender or Krita more popular in search? - In September 2026, Krita had more branded searches than Blender among animation software worldwide. Krita had about 673,000 branded searches, while Blender had 18,100. Krita made up 48.3% of all animation software searches we track, and Blender accounted for 1.3%. - Krita was ahead of Blender in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Blender’s share of searches among animation software worldwide moved from 1.4% to 1.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.2K to 18.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Krita’s share of searches among animation software worldwide moved from 34% to 48.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 550K to 673K. ## Top animation software in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Blender appeared in all five answers. Krita was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Blender was listed before Krita 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Blender | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Toon Boom | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Adobe Animate | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Adobe After Effects | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Krita | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Moho | 6th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Autodesk Maya | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | OpenToonz | 8th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Pencil2D | 9th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Synfig Studio | 10th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | TVPaint | 11th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Procreate Dreams | 12th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Animaker | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Vyond | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about animation software - Asked ChatGPT "Which animation software should I use?": 1. Blender, 2. Toon Boom, 3. Krita, 4. Adobe After Effects, 5. Moho, 6. OpenToonz - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best animation software options?": 1. Blender, 2. Adobe Animate, 3. Toon Boom, 4. Autodesk Maya, 5. Moho, 6. Krita, 7. Adobe After Effects, 8. Procreate Dreams, 9. OpenToonz, 10. Pencil2D - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best animation software for motion graphics?": 1. Adobe After Effects, 2. Blender, 3. Adobe Animate - Searched Google, AI Overview "animation software": 1. Blender, 2. Autodesk Maya, 3. Toon Boom, 4. Adobe Animate, 5. Moho, 6. TVPaint, 7. Pencil2D, 8. OpenToonz, 9. Synfig Studio, 10. Procreate Dreams - Searched Google, AI Overview "2d animation software": 1. Pencil2D, 2. OpenToonz, 3. Synfig Studio, 4. Krita, 5. Blender, 6. Toon Boom, 7. Adobe Animate, 8. Moho, 9. TVPaint Not named in any answer: Animaker and Vyond. 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 animation software worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Krita gained share of searches among animation software worldwide, from 43.3% to 48.3%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Blender worldwide fell 18.5% over 12 measured months, from 22.2K to 18.1K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Blender estimated searches | Blender Share of Search | Blender rank | Krita estimated searches | Krita Share of Search | Krita rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 22.2K | 1.4% | 10 | 550K | 34% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 22.2K | 1.4% | 10 | 550K | 35.3% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 22.2K | 1.5% | 11 | 550K | 38% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 22.2K | 1.5% | 11 | 550K | 38.4% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 18.1K | 1.1% | 13 | 450K | 28.3% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 22.2K | 1.5% | 11 | 550K | 37.6% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 18.1K | 1.3% | 11 | 550K | 39.4% | 1 | | May 2026 | 18.1K | 1.5% | 11 | 450K | 37.7% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 18.1K | 1.5% | 11 | 450K | 37.7% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 18.1K | 1.6% | 11 | 450K | 38.9% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 18.1K | 1.4% | 11 | 550K | 43.3% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 18.1K | 1.3% | 11 | 673K | 48.3% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Blender’s and Krita’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. - **Blender**: Measured on the search term “blender animation”. - **Krita**: Measured on the search term “krita”. - [Blender profile](/demand/global-en/brands/blender) - [Krita profile](/demand/global-en/brands/krita) - [All animation software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/animation-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 14 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 Blender or Krita more popular in search? In September 2026, Krita had more branded searches than Blender among animation software worldwide. Krita had about 673,000 branded searches, while Blender had 18,100. Krita made up 48.3% of all animation software searches we track, and Blender accounted for 1.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Blender vs Krita: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/blender-vs-krita This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/blender-vs-krita. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.