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title: "CircleCI vs Gradle: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, CircleCI or Gradle? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Build automation 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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# CircleCI vs Gradle: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, CircleCI or Gradle? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Build automation 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 Gradle
- **Competitive set**: Build automation platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **CircleCI Share of Search**: 3.7%
- **Gradle Share of Search**: 9.9%

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

- In August 2026, Gradle had more branded searches than CircleCI among build automation platforms worldwide. Gradle was estimated to have 40.5K branded searches compared to CircleCI’s 15.1K, and held a 9.9% Share of Search versus CircleCI’s 3.7%.
- Gradle 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 build automation platforms worldwide moved from 4.4% to 3.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.6K to 15.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Gradle’s estimated Share of Search among build automation platforms worldwide moved from 11.6% to 9.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 49.5K to 40.5K.

## How did search popularity change for build automation platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Gradle lost estimated Share of Search among build automation platforms worldwide, from 10.5% to 9.9%.
- 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 | Gradle estimated searches | Gradle Share of Search | Gradle rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 18.6K | 4.4% | 4 | 49.5K | 11.6% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 18.4K | 4.3% | 4 | 49.5K | 11.6% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 18.4K | 4.4% | 4 | 49.5K | 11.7% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 18.5K | 4.4% | 4 | 49.5K | 11.7% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 18.5K | 4.4% | 4 | 49.5K | 11.7% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 18.5K | 3.9% | 4 | 49.5K | 10.5% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 18.5K | 4.2% | 4 | 49.5K | 11.1% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 18.4K | 4.2% | 4 | 40.5K | 9.2% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 18.5K | 4.8% | 4 | 40.5K | 10.5% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 15.1K | 3.9% | 4 | 40.5K | 10.5% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 15.1K | 3.7% | 4 | 40.5K | 9.9% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

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

- **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.
- **Gradle**: Measured on the search term “gradle”.

- [CircleCI profile](/demand/global-en/brands/circleci)
- [Gradle profile](/demand/global-en/brands/gradle)
- [All build automation platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/build-automation-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 Gradle?

In August 2026, Gradle had more branded searches than CircleCI among build automation platforms worldwide. Gradle was estimated to have 40.5K branded searches compared to CircleCI’s 15.1K, and held a 9.9% Share of Search versus CircleCI’s 3.7%.

## Cite this page

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