--- title: "CircleCI vs GitHub Actions: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, CircleCI or GitHub Actions? 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/circleci-vs-github-actions" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # CircleCI vs GitHub Actions: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, CircleCI or GitHub Actions? 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**: CircleCI and GitHub Actions - **Competitive set**: Continuous integration platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **CircleCI Share of Search**: 1.8% - **GitHub Actions Share of Search**: 16.1% ## Which is more popular in search, CircleCI or GitHub Actions? - In August 2026, GitHub Actions had more branded searches than CircleCI among continuous integration platforms worldwide. GitHub Actions was estimated to have 136K branded searches compared to CircleCI’s 15.1K, and held a 16.1% Share of Search versus CircleCI’s 1.8%. - GitHub Actions was ahead of CircleCI in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - 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. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, GitHub Actions’ estimated Share of Search among continuous integration platforms worldwide moved from 10% to 16.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 96.6K to 136K. ## How did search popularity change for continuous integration platforms worldwide in August 2026? - In August 2026, GitHub Actions gained estimated Share of Search among continuous integration platforms worldwide, from 14.3% to 16.1%. - 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 | CircleCI estimated searches | CircleCI Share of Search | CircleCI rank | GitHub Actions estimated searches | GitHub Actions Share of Search | GitHub Actions rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 18.6K | 1.9% | 3 | 96.6K | 10% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 18.4K | 2.3% | 3 | 96.3K | 11.9% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 18.4K | 2.3% | 3 | 95.5K | 11.8% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 18.5K | 2.3% | 3 | 96.4K | 11.9% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 18.5K | 2.3% | 3 | 98.1K | 12% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 18.5K | 1.8% | 3 | 144K | 14.2% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 18.5K | 1.9% | 3 | 119K | 12% | 2 | | May 2026 | 18.4K | 1.9% | 3 | 125K | 12.6% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 18.5K | 1.9% | 3 | 114K | 11.7% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 15.1K | 1.8% | 3 | 118K | 14.3% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 15.1K | 1.8% | 3 | 136K | 16.1% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using CircleCI’s and GitHub Actions’ 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. - **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. - **GitHub Actions**: Measured on the search terms “ci cd github actions”, “continuous integration github actions”, “github actions”, “github actions app”, “github actions ci cd”, “github actions continuous integration”, “github actions software” and “githubactions”, summed into one figure. - [CircleCI profile](/demand/global-en/brands/circleci) - [GitHub Actions profile](/demand/global-en/brands/github-actions) - [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, CircleCI or GitHub Actions? In August 2026, GitHub Actions had more branded searches than CircleCI among continuous integration platforms worldwide. GitHub Actions was estimated to have 136K branded searches compared to CircleCI’s 15.1K, and held a 16.1% Share of Search versus CircleCI’s 1.8%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "CircleCI vs GitHub Actions: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/circleci-vs-github-actions This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/circleci-vs-github-actions. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.