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title: "Civil 3D vs QGIS: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Civil 3D or QGIS more popular in search? 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 QGIS: Which is searched more?

Is Civil 3D or QGIS more popular in search? 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 QGIS
- **Competitive set**: Civil engineering software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Civil 3D Share of Search**: 1.7%
- **QGIS Share of Search**: 15.8%

## Is Civil 3D or QGIS more popular in search?

- In September 2026, QGIS had more branded searches than Civil 3D among civil engineering software worldwide. QGIS had about 450,000 branded searches, while Civil 3D had 49,500. QGIS made up 15.8% of all civil engineering software searches we track, and Civil 3D accounted for 1.7%.
- QGIS was ahead of Civil 3D in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Civil 3D’s share of searches among civil engineering software worldwide held steady at 1.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 49.5K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, QGIS’s share of searches among civil engineering software worldwide moved from 15.9% to 15.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 450K.

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

Neither Civil 3D nor QGIS moved beyond provider rounding among civil engineering software in Sep 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Civil 3D estimated searches | Civil 3D Share of Search | Civil 3D rank | QGIS estimated searches | QGIS Share of Search | QGIS rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 49.5K | 1.7% | 5 | 450K | 15.9% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 49.5K | 1.7% | 5 | 450K | 15.9% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 40.5K | 1.8% | 5 | 368K | 16.3% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 49.5K | 2% | 5 | 450K | 18.6% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 49.5K | 2% | 5 | 450K | 18.6% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 49.5K | 1.7% | 5 | 450K | 15.9% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 49.5K | 2% | 5 | 450K | 18.1% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 49.5K | 2% | 5 | 450K | 18.5% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 49.5K | 2.1% | 5 | 368K | 15.9% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 40.5K | 1.9% | 6 | 368K | 17.7% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 49.5K | 2.1% | 5 | 368K | 15.9% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 49.5K | 1.7% | 5 | 450K | 15.8% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

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

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

- [Civil 3D profile](/demand/global-en/brands/civil-3d)
- [QGIS profile](/demand/global-en/brands/qgis)
- [All civil engineering software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/civil-engineering-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 14 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Civil 3D or QGIS more popular in search?

In September 2026, QGIS had more branded searches than Civil 3D among civil engineering software worldwide. QGIS had about 450,000 branded searches, while Civil 3D had 49,500. QGIS made up 15.8% of all civil engineering software searches we track, and Civil 3D accounted for 1.7%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Civil 3D vs QGIS: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/civil-3d-vs-qgis

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