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title: "CrewAI vs Semantic Kernel: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, CrewAI or Semantic Kernel? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI agent frameworks 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# CrewAI vs Semantic Kernel: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, CrewAI or Semantic Kernel? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI agent frameworks 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**: CrewAI and Semantic Kernel
- **Competitive set**: AI agent frameworks
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **CrewAI Share of Search**: 16.5%
- **Semantic Kernel Share of Search**: 1.8%

## Which is more popular in search, CrewAI or Semantic Kernel?

- In August 2026, CrewAI had more branded searches than Semantic Kernel among AI agent frameworks worldwide. CrewAI was estimated to have 60.5K branded searches compared to Semantic Kernel’s 6.6K, and held a 16.5% Share of Search versus Semantic Kernel’s 1.8%.
- CrewAI was ahead of Semantic Kernel in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, CrewAI’s estimated Share of Search among AI agent frameworks worldwide moved from 15.3% to 16.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74K to 60.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Semantic Kernel’s estimated Share of Search among AI agent frameworks worldwide moved from 3.7% to 1.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 6.6K.

## How did search popularity change for AI agent frameworks worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, CrewAI lost estimated Share of Search among AI agent frameworks worldwide, from 19.1% to 16.5%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Semantic Kernel worldwide fell 63.5% over 11 measured months, from 18.1K to 6.6K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | CrewAI estimated searches | CrewAI Share of Search | CrewAI rank | Semantic Kernel estimated searches | Semantic Kernel Share of Search | Semantic Kernel rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 74K | 15.3% | 2 | 18.1K | 3.7% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 60.5K | 13.5% | 2 | 12.1K | 2.7% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 60.5K | 13.8% | 2 | 9.9K | 2.3% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 74K | 15.8% | 2 | 12.1K | 2.6% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 90.5K | 19% | 2 | 12.1K | 2.5% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 135K | 21.9% | 2 | 14.8K | 2.4% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 135K | 25.5% | 2 | 12.1K | 2.3% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 110K | 22.2% | 2 | 9.9K | 2% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 90.5K | 19.4% | 2 | 8.1K | 1.7% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 74K | 19.1% | 2 | 8.1K | 2.1% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 60.5K | 16.5% | 2 | 6.6K | 1.8% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using CrewAI’s and Semantic Kernel’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.

- **CrewAI**: Measured on the search term “crewai”.
- **Semantic Kernel**: Measured on the search term “semantic kernel”.

- [CrewAI profile](/demand/global-en/brands/crewai)
- [Semantic Kernel profile](/demand/global-en/brands/semantic-kernel)
- [All AI agent frameworks worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-agent-frameworks): 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, CrewAI or Semantic Kernel?

In August 2026, CrewAI had more branded searches than Semantic Kernel among AI agent frameworks worldwide. CrewAI was estimated to have 60.5K branded searches compared to Semantic Kernel’s 6.6K, and held a 16.5% Share of Search versus Semantic Kernel’s 1.8%.

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