--- title: "CodeRabbit vs GitLab: Which is searched more?" description: "Is CodeRabbit or GitLab more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Code review 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/coderabbit-vs-gitlab" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # CodeRabbit vs GitLab: Which is searched more? Is CodeRabbit or GitLab more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Code review 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**: CodeRabbit and GitLab - **Competitive set**: Code review platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **CodeRabbit Share of Search**: 0.61% - **GitLab Share of Search**: 4.5% ## Is CodeRabbit or GitLab more popular in search? - In September 2026, GitLab had more branded searches than CodeRabbit among code review platforms worldwide. GitLab had about 823,000 branded searches, while CodeRabbit had 110,000. GitLab made up 4.5% of all code review platform searches we track, and CodeRabbit accounted for 0.61%. - GitLab was ahead of CodeRabbit in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, CodeRabbit’s share of searches among code review platforms worldwide moved from 0.71% to 0.61%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90.5K to 110K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, GitLab’s share of searches among code review platforms worldwide moved from 6.5% to 4.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 823K. ## Top code review platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, both CodeRabbit and GitLab showed up in all five answers. CodeRabbit was listed before GitLab in three of them. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | GitHub | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | CodeRabbit | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | GitLab | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Graphite | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Greptile | 5th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Bitbucket | 6th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | SonarQube | 7th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Qodo | 8th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Gerrit | 9th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Review Board | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about code review platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which code review platform should I use?": 1. GitHub, 2. GitLab, 3. CodeRabbit, 4. Graphite, 5. Gerrit, 6. Bitbucket - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best code review platforms?": 1. GitHub, 2. GitLab, 3. Bitbucket, 4. CodeRabbit, 5. Graphite, 6. Gerrit, 7. Qodo, 8. Greptile, 9. SonarQube - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best code review platform for pull requests?": 1. GitHub, 2. Graphite, 3. CodeRabbit, 4. GitLab - Searched Google, AI Overview "code review platform": 1. CodeRabbit, 2. Greptile, 3. Graphite, 4. GitHub, 5. GitLab, 6. Bitbucket, 7. SonarQube - Searched Google, AI Overview "code review tool": 1. GitHub, 2. Greptile, 3. CodeRabbit, 4. SonarQube, 5. Qodo, 6. GitLab, 7. Bitbucket, 8. Graphite Not named in any answer: Review Board. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for code review platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, GitLab gained share of searches among code review platforms worldwide, from 3.8% to 4.5%. - In September 2026, CodeRabbit rose from 6th to 5th among code review platforms worldwide. ## Month by month | Month | CodeRabbit estimated searches | CodeRabbit Share of Search | CodeRabbit rank | GitLab estimated searches | GitLab Share of Search | GitLab rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 90.5K | 0.71% | 6 | 823K | 6.5% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 74K | 0.49% | 6 | 673K | 4.5% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 90.5K | 0.72% | 6 | 673K | 5.4% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 90.5K | 0.72% | 6 | 673K | 5.3% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 90.5K | 0.6% | 6 | 673K | 4.5% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 110K | 0.6% | 6 | 823K | 4.5% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 110K | 0.61% | 6 | 823K | 4.5% | 2 | | May 2026 | 110K | 0.61% | 6 | 823K | 4.5% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 90.5K | 0.6% | 6 | 823K | 5.5% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 90.5K | 0.61% | 6 | 673K | 4.5% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 90.5K | 0.5% | 6 | 673K | 3.8% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 110K | 0.61% | 5 | 823K | 4.5% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using CodeRabbit’s and GitLab’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. - **CodeRabbit**: Measured on the search term “coderabbit”. - **GitLab**: Measured on the search term “gitlab”. - [CodeRabbit profile](/demand/global-en/brands/coderabbit) - [GitLab profile](/demand/global-en/brands/gitlab) - [All code review platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/code-review-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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 CodeRabbit or GitLab more popular in search? In September 2026, GitLab had more branded searches than CodeRabbit among code review platforms worldwide. GitLab had about 823,000 branded searches, while CodeRabbit had 110,000. GitLab made up 4.5% of all code review platform searches we track, and CodeRabbit accounted for 0.61%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "CodeRabbit vs GitLab: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/coderabbit-vs-gitlab This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/coderabbit-vs-gitlab. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.