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title: "Checkmarx vs CodeQL: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Checkmarx or CodeQL? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Static analysis tools 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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# Checkmarx vs CodeQL: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Checkmarx or CodeQL? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Static analysis tools 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**: Checkmarx and CodeQL
- **Competitive set**: Static analysis tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Checkmarx Share of Search**: 10%
- **CodeQL Share of Search**: 6.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Checkmarx or CodeQL?

- In August 2026, Checkmarx had more branded searches than CodeQL among static analysis tools worldwide. Checkmarx was estimated to have 18.1K branded searches compared to CodeQL’s 12.1K, and held a 10% Share of Search versus CodeQL’s 6.7%.
- Checkmarx was ahead of CodeQL in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Checkmarx’s estimated Share of Search among static analysis tools worldwide moved from 8.9% to 10%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.2K to 18.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, CodeQL’s estimated Share of Search among static analysis tools worldwide moved from 5.9% to 6.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 14.8K to 12.1K.

## How did search popularity change for static analysis tools worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Checkmarx gained estimated Share of Search among static analysis tools worldwide, from 9.4% to 10%.
- In August 2026, CodeQL lost estimated Share of Search among static analysis tools worldwide, from 7.7% to 6.7%.

## Month by month

| Month | Checkmarx estimated searches | Checkmarx Share of Search | Checkmarx rank | CodeQL estimated searches | CodeQL Share of Search | CodeQL rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 22.2K | 8.9% | 3 | 14.8K | 5.9% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 18.1K | 8.8% | 3 | 14.8K | 7.2% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 18.1K | 9% | 3 | 12.1K | 6% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 18.1K | 8.5% | 3 | 14.8K | 7% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 18.1K | 8.5% | 3 | 14.8K | 7% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 27.1K | 10.5% | 3 | 14.8K | 5.7% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 33.1K | 14.2% | 2 | 14.8K | 6.3% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 22.2K | 10% | 3 | 14.8K | 6.7% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 18.1K | 8.3% | 3 | 14.8K | 6.8% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 18.1K | 9.4% | 3 | 14.8K | 7.7% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 18.1K | 10% | 3 | 12.1K | 6.7% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Checkmarx’s and CodeQL’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.

- **Checkmarx**: Measured on the search term “checkmarx”.
- **CodeQL**: Measured on the search term “codeql”.

- [Checkmarx profile](/demand/global-en/brands/checkmarx)
- [CodeQL profile](/demand/global-en/brands/codeql)
- [All static analysis tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/static-analysis-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Checkmarx or CodeQL?

In August 2026, Checkmarx had more branded searches than CodeQL among static analysis tools worldwide. Checkmarx was estimated to have 18.1K branded searches compared to CodeQL’s 12.1K, and held a 10% Share of Search versus CodeQL’s 6.7%.

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