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title: "Buildkite vs CircleCI: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Buildkite or CircleCI? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Continuous integration 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Buildkite vs CircleCI: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Buildkite or CircleCI? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Continuous integration 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**: Buildkite and CircleCI
- **Competitive set**: Continuous integration platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Buildkite Share of Search**: 1.4%
- **CircleCI Share of Search**: 1.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Buildkite or CircleCI?

- In August 2026, CircleCI had more branded searches than Buildkite among continuous integration platforms worldwide. CircleCI was estimated to have 15.1K branded searches compared to Buildkite’s 12.2K, and held a 1.8% Share of Search versus Buildkite’s 1.4%.
- CircleCI was ahead of Buildkite in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Buildkite’s estimated Share of Search among continuous integration platforms worldwide moved from 0.69% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.6K to 12.2K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, CircleCI’s estimated Share of Search among continuous integration platforms worldwide moved from 1.9% to 1.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.6K to 15.1K.

## How did search popularity change for continuous integration platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Buildkite worldwide rose 84.3% over 11 measured months, from 6.6K to 12.2K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for CircleCI worldwide fell 18.9% over 11 measured months, from 18.6K to 15.1K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Buildkite estimated searches | Buildkite Share of Search | Buildkite rank | CircleCI estimated searches | CircleCI Share of Search | CircleCI rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 6.6K | 0.69% | 4 | 18.6K | 1.9% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 6.6K | 0.82% | 4 | 18.4K | 2.3% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 6.6K | 0.82% | 4 | 18.4K | 2.3% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 6.6K | 0.82% | 4 | 18.5K | 2.3% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 14.9K | 1.8% | 4 | 18.5K | 2.3% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 10K | 0.98% | 4 | 18.5K | 1.8% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 10K | 1% | 4 | 18.5K | 1.9% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 12.2K | 1.2% | 4 | 18.4K | 1.9% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 8.2K | 0.84% | 4 | 18.5K | 1.9% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 10K | 1.2% | 4 | 15.1K | 1.8% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 12.2K | 1.4% | 4 | 15.1K | 1.8% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Buildkite’s and CircleCI’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.

- **Buildkite**: Measured on the search terms “buildkite”, “buildkite ci cd” and “buildkite com”, summed into one figure.
- **CircleCI**: Measured on the search terms “ci cd circleci”, “circleci”, “circleci app”, “circleci ci cd”, “circleci com”, “circleci continuous integration” and “circleci software”, summed into one figure.

- [Buildkite profile](/demand/global-en/brands/buildkite)
- [CircleCI profile](/demand/global-en/brands/circleci)
- [All continuous integration platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/continuous-integration-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, Buildkite or CircleCI?

In August 2026, CircleCI had more branded searches than Buildkite among continuous integration platforms worldwide. CircleCI was estimated to have 15.1K branded searches compared to Buildkite’s 12.2K, and held a 1.8% Share of Search versus Buildkite’s 1.4%.

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