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title: "Clair vs Qualys: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Clair or Qualys? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Container scanning tools 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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# Clair vs Qualys: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Clair or Qualys? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Container scanning tools 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**: Clair and Qualys
- **Competitive set**: Container scanning tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Clair Share of Search**: 28.4%
- **Qualys Share of Search**: 25.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Clair or Qualys?

- In August 2026, Clair had more branded searches than Qualys among container scanning tools worldwide. Clair was estimated to have 60.5K branded searches compared to Qualys’ 53.6K, and held a 28.4% Share of Search versus Qualys’ 25.2%.
- The lead changed hands 7 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Clair took it in December 2025, Qualys took it in February 2026, Clair took it in March 2026, Qualys took it in April 2026, Clair took it in May 2026, Qualys took it in July 2026, Clair took it in August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Clair’s estimated Share of Search among container scanning tools worldwide moved from 24.5% to 28.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 49.5K to 60.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Qualys’ estimated Share of Search among container scanning tools worldwide moved from 27.2% to 25.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 54.8K to 53.6K.

## How did search popularity change for container scanning tools worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Clair overtook Qualys to take the highest estimated Share of Search among container scanning tools worldwide, at 28.4%.
- In August 2026, Qualys lost estimated Share of Search among container scanning tools worldwide, from 27.4% to 25.2%.

## Month by month

| Month | Clair estimated searches | Clair Share of Search | Clair rank | Qualys estimated searches | Qualys Share of Search | Qualys rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 49.5K | 24.5% | 3 | 54.8K | 27.2% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 49.5K | 25.9% | 2 | 54.9K | 28.8% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 74K | 36.3% | 1 | 45K | 22.1% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 49.5K | 27.4% | 1 | 45.1K | 24.9% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 49.5K | 24.7% | 3 | 54.5K | 27.2% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 60.5K | 20.3% | 2 | 55K | 18.5% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 49.5K | 21.9% | 3 | 54K | 23.9% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 60.5K | 28.9% | 1 | 44.8K | 21.4% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 60.5K | 27.7% | 1 | 54.3K | 24.8% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 49.5K | 25.2% | 2 | 53.8K | 27.4% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 60.5K | 28.4% | 1 | 53.6K | 25.2% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Clair’s and Qualys’ 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.

- **Clair**: Measured on the search term “clair”.
- **Qualys**: Measured on the search terms “qualys”, “qualys app”, “qualys com”, “qualys software”, “qualys vmdr”, “qualys vulnerability management” and “qualys vulnerability scanner”, summed into one figure.

- [Clair profile](/demand/global-en/brands/clair)
- [Qualys profile](/demand/global-en/brands/qualys)
- [All container scanning tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/container-scanning-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Clair or Qualys?

In August 2026, Clair had more branded searches than Qualys among container scanning tools worldwide. Clair was estimated to have 60.5K branded searches compared to Qualys’ 53.6K, and held a 28.4% Share of Search versus Qualys’ 25.2%.

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