--- title: "Capture One vs Picsart: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Capture One or Picsart more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Photo editing 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/capture-one-vs-picsart" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Capture One vs Picsart: Which is searched more? Is Capture One or Picsart more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Photo editing 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**: Capture One and Picsart - **Competitive set**: Photo editing software - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Capture One Share of Search**: 1.3% - **Picsart Share of Search**: 17.5% ## Is Capture One or Picsart more popular in search? - In September 2026, Picsart had more branded searches than Capture One among photo editing software worldwide. Picsart had about 1.8 million branded searches, while Capture One had 135,000. Picsart made up 17.5% of all photo editing software searches we track, and Capture One accounted for 1.3%. - Picsart was ahead of Capture One in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Capture One’s share of searches among photo editing software worldwide moved from 0.86% to 1.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 110K to 135K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Picsart’s share of searches among photo editing software worldwide moved from 16.7% to 17.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.1M to 1.8M. ## Top photo editing software in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Capture One appeared in all five answers. Picsart did not appear in any of the 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Adobe Photoshop | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Adobe Lightroom | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Capture One | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Affinity | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Luminar Neo | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | GIMP | 6th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | CyberLink PhotoDirector | 7th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | DxO PhotoLab | 8th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | RawTherapee | 9th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Snapseed | 10th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Photopea | 11th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Picsart | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Pixlr | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | VSCO | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about photo editing software - Asked ChatGPT "Which photo editing software should I use?": 1. Adobe Lightroom, 2. Adobe Photoshop, 3. Affinity, 4. Snapseed, 5. Capture One - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best photo editing software options?": 1. Adobe Lightroom, 2. Adobe Photoshop, 3. Affinity, 4. GIMP, 5. Luminar Neo, 6. DxO PhotoLab, 7. Capture One, 8. Photopea - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best photo editing software for advanced photo edits?": 1. Adobe Photoshop, 2. Capture One, 3. DxO PhotoLab, 4. Affinity, 5. Adobe Lightroom - Searched Google, AI Overview "photo editing software": 1. Adobe Lightroom, 2. Adobe Photoshop, 3. Luminar Neo, 4. Capture One, 5. CyberLink PhotoDirector, 6. GIMP, 7. RawTherapee, 8. Affinity - Searched Google, AI Overview "photo editor software": 1. Adobe Lightroom, 2. Adobe Photoshop, 3. Luminar Neo, 4. Capture One, 5. CyberLink PhotoDirector, 6. GIMP, 7. RawTherapee, 8. Affinity Not named in any answer: Picsart, Pixlr and VSCO. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for photo editing software worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Picsart lost share of searches among photo editing software worldwide, from 22% to 17.5%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Capture One worldwide rose 22.7% over 12 measured months, from 110K to 135K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Capture One estimated searches | Capture One Share of Search | Capture One rank | Picsart estimated searches | Picsart Share of Search | Picsart rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 110K | 0.86% | 10 | 2.1M | 16.7% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 135K | 1.1% | 10 | 2.2M | 17.9% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 110K | 0.96% | 10 | 2.2M | 19.1% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 110K | 0.96% | 10 | 2.2M | 18.8% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 74K | 0.69% | 11 | 2.1M | 19.5% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 110K | 0.98% | 10 | 2.2M | 19.2% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 74K | 0.66% | 11 | 2.5M | 22.5% | 2 | | May 2026 | 74K | 0.68% | 11 | 2.4M | 22.4% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 110K | 1.1% | 9 | 2.3M | 22.2% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 90.5K | 0.89% | 10 | 2.3M | 22.3% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 90.5K | 0.88% | 9 | 2.3M | 22% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 135K | 1.3% | 9 | 1.8M | 17.5% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Capture One’s and Picsart’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. - **Capture One**: Measured on the search term “capture one”. - **Picsart**: Measured on the search terms “background for picsart”, “background of picsart”, “background picsart”, “backgrounds picsart”, “bg for picsart”, “edit photo on picsart”, “editing for picsart”, “image picsart”, “photo edit in picsart”, “photo edit on picsart”, “photo edit picsart”, “photo edit picsart app”, “photo editing app picsart”, “photo editing in picsart”, “photo editing on picsart”, “photo editing picsart”, “photo editor app picsart”, “photo editor picsart”, “photo editor picsart app”, “pics art”, “pics art ai”, “pics art app”, “pics art edited pics”, “pics art editing”, “pics art editor”, “pics art photos”, “pics art web”, “pics art website”, “picsart”, “picsart academy”, “picsart ai”, “picsart app”, “picsart app photo editing”, “picsart app photo editor”, “picsart app picsart app”, “picsart application”, “picsart background”, “picsart background remover”, “picsart backgrounds”, “picsart bg remover”, “picsart edit photo”, “picsart edit photos”, “picsart edited photos”, “picsart editing image”, “picsart editing photo”, “picsart editing photos”, “picsart editor”, “picsart editor app”, “picsart enhance”, “picsart enhancer”, “picsart flow”, “picsart image editing”, “picsart image editor”, “picsart image enhancer”, “picsart photo”, “picsart photo editing”, “picsart photo editing app”, “picsart photo editor”, “picsart photo editor app”, “picsart photo enhancer”, “picsart photo studio”, “picsart photo studio app”, “picsart photo studio apps”, “picsart pro”, “picsart software”, “picsart web”, “picsart website”, “picsartlogo”, “picsartpremium” and “picture editor picsart”, summed into one figure. - [Capture One profile](/demand/global-en/brands/capture-one) - [Picsart profile](/demand/global-en/brands/picsart) - [All photo editing software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/photo-editing-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 Capture One or Picsart more popular in search? In September 2026, Picsart had more branded searches than Capture One among photo editing software worldwide. Picsart had about 1.8 million branded searches, while Capture One had 135,000. Picsart made up 17.5% of all photo editing software searches we track, and Capture One accounted for 1.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Capture One vs Picsart: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/capture-one-vs-picsart This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/capture-one-vs-picsart. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.