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title: "Cargo vs NuGet: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Cargo or NuGet more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Package managers 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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# Cargo vs NuGet: Which is searched more?

Is Cargo or NuGet more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Package managers 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**: Cargo and NuGet
- **Competitive set**: Package managers
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Cargo Share of Search**: 0.86%
- **NuGet Share of Search**: 9.7%

## Is Cargo or NuGet more popular in search?

- In September 2026, NuGet had more branded searches than Cargo among package managers worldwide. NuGet had about 49,500 branded searches, while Cargo had 4,400. NuGet made up 9.7% of all package manager searches we track, and Cargo accounted for 0.86%.
- NuGet was ahead of Cargo in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Cargo’s share of searches among package managers worldwide moved from 0.87% to 0.86%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.4K to 4.4K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, NuGet’s share of searches among package managers worldwide moved from 9.8% to 9.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.5K to 49.5K.

## How did search popularity change for package managers worldwide in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Cargo worldwide fell 18.5% over 12 measured months, from 5.4K to 4.4K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for NuGet worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 60.5K to 49.5K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Cargo estimated searches | Cargo Share of Search | Cargo rank | NuGet estimated searches | NuGet Share of Search | NuGet rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 5.4K | 0.87% | 8 | 60.5K | 9.8% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 4.4K | 0.74% | 8 | 60.5K | 10.2% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 5.4K | 0.91% | 8 | 60.5K | 10.2% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 5.4K | 0.9% | 8 | 60.5K | 10.1% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 5.4K | 0.9% | 8 | 60.5K | 10.1% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 5.4K | 0.78% | 8 | 60.5K | 8.7% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 5.4K | 0.79% | 8 | 60.5K | 8.9% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 5.4K | 0.88% | 8 | 49.5K | 8.1% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 4.4K | 0.83% | 8 | 49.5K | 9.3% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 4.4K | 0.85% | 8 | 49.5K | 9.6% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 4.4K | 0.82% | 8 | 49.5K | 9.3% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | 4.4K | 0.86% | 8 | 49.5K | 9.7% | 5 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cargo’s and NuGet’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.

- **Cargo**: Measured on the search terms “cargo rust” and “rust cargo”, summed into one figure.
- **NuGet**: Measured on the search term “nuget”.

- [Cargo profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cargo-rust)
- [NuGet profile](/demand/global-en/brands/nuget)
- [All package managers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/package-manager-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Cargo or NuGet more popular in search?

In September 2026, NuGet had more branded searches than Cargo among package managers worldwide. NuGet had about 49,500 branded searches, while Cargo had 4,400. NuGet made up 9.7% of all package manager searches we track, and Cargo accounted for 0.86%.

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