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title: "CKAN vs Esri ArcGIS: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, CKAN or Esri ArcGIS? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Open data 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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# CKAN vs Esri ArcGIS: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, CKAN or Esri ArcGIS? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Open data 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**: CKAN and Esri ArcGIS
- **Competitive set**: Open data platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **CKAN Share of Search**: 9.8%
- **Esri ArcGIS Share of Search**: 76.8%

## Which is more popular in search, CKAN or Esri ArcGIS?

- In August 2026, Esri ArcGIS had more branded searches than CKAN among open data platforms worldwide. Esri ArcGIS was estimated to have 213K branded searches compared to CKAN’s 27.1K, and held a 76.8% Share of Search versus CKAN’s 9.8%.
- Esri ArcGIS was ahead of CKAN in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, CKAN’s estimated Share of Search among open data platforms worldwide moved from 7.1% to 9.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 27.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Esri ArcGIS’s estimated Share of Search among open data platforms worldwide moved from 83.3% to 76.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 316K to 213K.

## How did search popularity change for open data platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Esri ArcGIS gained estimated Share of Search among open data platforms worldwide, from 74.2% to 76.8%.
- In August 2026, CKAN lost estimated Share of Search among open data platforms worldwide, from 11.5% to 9.8%.

## Month by month

| Month | CKAN estimated searches | CKAN Share of Search | CKAN rank | Esri ArcGIS estimated searches | Esri ArcGIS Share of Search | Esri ArcGIS rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 27.1K | 7.1% | 2 | 316K | 83.3% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 27.1K | 7.2% | 2 | 311K | 83% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 22.2K | 7.1% | 2 | 256K | 81.9% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 27.1K | 8.3% | 2 | 264K | 80.5% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 27.1K | 8.4% | 2 | 261K | 80.5% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 40.5K | 10.2% | 2 | 316K | 79.4% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 90.5K | 20.3% | 2 | 313K | 70.3% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 60.5K | 17% | 2 | 261K | 73.3% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 40.5K | 13.7% | 2 | 213K | 72.2% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 33.1K | 11.5% | 2 | 213K | 74.2% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 27.1K | 9.8% | 2 | 213K | 76.8% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using CKAN’s and Esri ArcGIS’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.

- **CKAN**: Measured on the search term “ckan”.
- **Esri ArcGIS**: Measured on the search terms “arcgis” and “esri arcgis”, summed into one figure.

- [CKAN profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ckan)
- [Esri ArcGIS profile](/demand/global-en/brands/esri-arcgis)
- [All open data platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/open-data-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, CKAN or Esri ArcGIS?

In August 2026, Esri ArcGIS had more branded searches than CKAN among open data platforms worldwide. Esri ArcGIS was estimated to have 213K branded searches compared to CKAN’s 27.1K, and held a 76.8% Share of Search versus CKAN’s 9.8%.

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