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title: "CityGrows vs CivicPlus: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, CityGrows or CivicPlus? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Permitting 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."
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# CityGrows vs CivicPlus: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, CityGrows or CivicPlus? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Permitting 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**: CityGrows and CivicPlus
- **Competitive set**: Permitting software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **CityGrows Share of Search**: 0.05%
- **CivicPlus Share of Search**: 12.5%

## Which is more popular in search, CityGrows or CivicPlus?

- In August 2026, CivicPlus had more branded searches than CityGrows among permitting software worldwide. CivicPlus was estimated to have 12.1K branded searches compared to CityGrows’ 50, and held a 12.5% Share of Search versus CityGrows’ 0.05%.
- CivicPlus was ahead of CityGrows in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, CityGrows’ estimated Share of Search among permitting software worldwide moved from 0.1% to 0.05%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90 to 50.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, CivicPlus’ estimated Share of Search among permitting software worldwide moved from 13% to 12.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 12.1K.

## How did search popularity change for permitting software worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for CityGrows worldwide fell 44.4% over 11 measured months, from 90 to 50 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | CityGrows estimated searches | CityGrows Share of Search | CityGrows rank | CivicPlus estimated searches | CivicPlus Share of Search | CivicPlus rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 90 | 0.1% | 5 | 12.1K | 13% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 70 | 0.09% | 5 | 9.9K | 12.4% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 50 | 0.06% | 5 | 9.9K | 10.9% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 90 | 0.1% | 5 | 12.1K | 13% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 110 | 0.12% | 5 | 12.1K | 13% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 70 | 0.07% | 5 | 12.1K | 11.9% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 70 | 0.07% | 5 | 12.1K | 11.9% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 70 | 0.07% | 5 | 12.1K | 12.5% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 70 | 0.07% | 5 | 9.9K | 9.9% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 70 | 0.07% | 5 | 12.1K | 12.5% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 50 | 0.05% | 5 | 12.1K | 12.5% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using CityGrows’ and CivicPlus’ 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.

- **CityGrows**: Measured on the search term “citygrows”.
- **CivicPlus**: Measured on the search term “civicplus”.

- [CityGrows profile](/demand/global-en/brands/citygrows)
- [CivicPlus profile](/demand/global-en/brands/civicplus)
- [All permitting software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/permitting-software): 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, CityGrows or CivicPlus?

In August 2026, CivicPlus had more branded searches than CityGrows among permitting software worldwide. CivicPlus was estimated to have 12.1K branded searches compared to CityGrows’ 50, and held a 12.5% Share of Search versus CityGrows’ 0.05%.

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