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title: "Confluence vs Hudu: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Confluence or Hudu? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the IT documentation 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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# Confluence vs Hudu: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Confluence or Hudu? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the IT documentation 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**: Confluence and Hudu
- **Competitive set**: IT documentation platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Confluence Share of Search**: 96%
- **Hudu Share of Search**: 1.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Confluence or Hudu?

- In August 2026, Confluence had more branded searches than Hudu among IT documentation platforms worldwide. Confluence was estimated to have 694K branded searches compared to Hudu’s 12.1K, and held a 96% Share of Search versus Hudu’s 1.7%.
- Confluence was ahead of Hudu in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Confluence’s estimated Share of Search among IT documentation platforms worldwide moved from 95.9% to 96%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 849K to 694K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Hudu’s estimated Share of Search among IT documentation platforms worldwide moved from 1.1% to 1.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.9K to 12.1K.

## How did search popularity change for IT documentation platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Hudu rose from 3rd to 2nd among IT documentation platforms worldwide.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Confluence worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 849K to 694K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Confluence estimated searches | Confluence Share of Search | Confluence rank | Hudu estimated searches | Hudu Share of Search | Hudu rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 849K | 95.9% | 1 | 9.9K | 1.1% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 694K | 95.4% | 1 | 9.9K | 1.4% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 694K | 96% | 1 | 9.9K | 1.4% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 850K | 96.2% | 1 | 12.1K | 1.4% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 695K | 95.3% | 1 | 12.1K | 1.7% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 849K | 96.2% | 1 | 12.1K | 1.4% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 694K | 95.3% | 1 | 12.1K | 1.7% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 694K | 96% | 1 | 12.1K | 1.7% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 850K | 96.7% | 1 | 12.1K | 1.4% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 695K | 96.3% | 1 | 9.9K | 1.4% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 694K | 96% | 1 | 12.1K | 1.7% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Confluence’s and Hudu’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.

- **Confluence**: Measured on the search terms “confluence”, “confluence app”, “confluence knowledge base” and “confluence software”, summed into one figure.
- **Hudu**: Measured on the search term “hudu”.

- [Confluence profile](/demand/global-en/brands/confluence)
- [Hudu profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hudu)
- [All IT documentation platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/it-documentation-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, Confluence or Hudu?

In August 2026, Confluence had more branded searches than Hudu among IT documentation platforms worldwide. Confluence was estimated to have 694K branded searches compared to Hudu’s 12.1K, and held a 96% Share of Search versus Hudu’s 1.7%.

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