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title: "Civil 3D vs OpenRoads: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Civil 3D or OpenRoads? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Civil engineering 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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# Civil 3D vs OpenRoads: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Civil 3D or OpenRoads? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Civil engineering 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**: Civil 3D and OpenRoads
- **Competitive set**: Civil engineering software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Civil 3D Share of Search**: 3.9%
- **OpenRoads Share of Search**: 0.15%

## Which is more popular in search, Civil 3D or OpenRoads?

- In August 2026, Civil 3D had more branded searches than OpenRoads among civil engineering software worldwide. Civil 3D was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to OpenRoads’ 1.9K, and held a 3.9% Share of Search versus OpenRoads’ 0.15%.
- Civil 3D was ahead of OpenRoads in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Civil 3D’s estimated Share of Search among civil engineering software worldwide moved from 3.2% to 3.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 49.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, OpenRoads’ estimated Share of Search among civil engineering software worldwide moved from 0.12% to 0.15%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.9K.

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

- In August 2026, Civil 3D gained estimated Share of Search among civil engineering software worldwide, from 3.2% to 3.9%.

## Month by month

| Month | Civil 3D estimated searches | Civil 3D Share of Search | Civil 3D rank | OpenRoads estimated searches | OpenRoads Share of Search | OpenRoads rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 49.5K | 3.2% | 2 | 1.9K | 0.12% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 49.5K | 3.9% | 2 | 1.9K | 0.15% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 40.5K | 3.2% | 2 | 1.9K | 0.15% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 49.5K | 3.9% | 2 | 1.9K | 0.15% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 49.5K | 3.9% | 2 | 1.9K | 0.15% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 49.5K | 3.9% | 2 | 2.4K | 0.19% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 49.5K | 3.2% | 2 | 2.4K | 0.15% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 49.5K | 3.2% | 2 | 1.9K | 0.12% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 49.5K | 3.9% | 2 | 1.9K | 0.15% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 40.5K | 3.2% | 2 | 1.9K | 0.15% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 49.5K | 3.9% | 2 | 1.9K | 0.15% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Civil 3D’s and OpenRoads’ 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.

- **Civil 3D**: Measured on the search term “civil 3d”.
- **OpenRoads**: Measured on the search term “openroads”.

- [Civil 3D profile](/demand/global-en/brands/civil-3d)
- [OpenRoads profile](/demand/global-en/brands/openroads)
- [All civil engineering software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/civil-engineering-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, Civil 3D or OpenRoads?

In August 2026, Civil 3D had more branded searches than OpenRoads among civil engineering software worldwide. Civil 3D was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to OpenRoads’ 1.9K, and held a 3.9% Share of Search versus OpenRoads’ 0.15%.

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