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title: "Bugzilla vs GitLab: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Bugzilla or GitLab more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bug tracking brands 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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# Bugzilla vs GitLab: Which is searched more?

Is Bugzilla or GitLab more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bug tracking brands 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**: Bugzilla and GitLab
- **Competitive set**: Bug tracking brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Bugzilla Share of Search**: 0.05%
- **GitLab Share of Search**: 4.2%

## Is Bugzilla or GitLab more popular in search?

- In September 2026, GitLab had more branded searches than Bugzilla among bug tracking brands worldwide. GitLab had about 823,000 branded searches, while Bugzilla had 9,900. GitLab made up 4.2% of all bug tracking brand searches we track, and Bugzilla accounted for 0.05%.
- GitLab was ahead of Bugzilla in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bugzilla’s share of searches among bug tracking brands worldwide moved from 0.11% to 0.05%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 14.8K to 9.9K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, GitLab’s share of searches among bug tracking brands worldwide moved from 5.9% to 4.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 823K.

## How did search popularity change for bug tracking brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, GitLab gained share of searches among bug tracking brands worldwide, from 3.6% to 4.2%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Bugzilla worldwide fell 33.1% over 12 measured months, from 14.8K to 9.9K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Bugzilla estimated searches | Bugzilla Share of Search | Bugzilla rank | GitLab estimated searches | GitLab Share of Search | GitLab rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 14.8K | 0.11% | 6 | 823K | 5.9% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 12.1K | 0.08% | 6 | 673K | 4.2% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 9.9K | 0.08% | 6 | 673K | 5.1% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 12.1K | 0.09% | 6 | 673K | 5% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 12.1K | 0.08% | 6 | 673K | 4.2% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 12.1K | 0.06% | 6 | 823K | 4.2% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 12.1K | 0.06% | 6 | 823K | 4.3% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 9.9K | 0.05% | 6 | 823K | 4.3% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 9.9K | 0.06% | 6 | 823K | 5.1% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 9.9K | 0.06% | 6 | 673K | 4.2% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 9.9K | 0.05% | 6 | 673K | 3.6% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 9.9K | 0.05% | 6 | 823K | 4.2% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bugzilla’s and GitLab’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.

- **Bugzilla**: Measured on the search term “bugzilla”.
- **GitLab**: Measured on the search term “gitlab”.

- [Bugzilla profile](/demand/global-en/brands/bugzilla)
- [GitLab profile](/demand/global-en/brands/gitlab)
- [All bug tracking brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/bug-tracking-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 Bugzilla or GitLab more popular in search?

In September 2026, GitLab had more branded searches than Bugzilla among bug tracking brands worldwide. GitLab had about 823,000 branded searches, while Bugzilla had 9,900. GitLab made up 4.2% of all bug tracking brand searches we track, and Bugzilla accounted for 0.05%.

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