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title: "CrowdStrike vs Splunk: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is CrowdStrike or Splunk more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Security operations 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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# CrowdStrike vs Splunk: Which is searched more?

Is CrowdStrike or Splunk more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Security operations 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**: CrowdStrike and Splunk
- **Competitive set**: Security operations platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **CrowdStrike Share of Search**: 0.46%
- **Splunk Share of Search**: 48%

## Is CrowdStrike or Splunk more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Splunk had more branded searches than CrowdStrike among security operations platforms worldwide. Splunk had about 135,000 branded searches, while CrowdStrike had 1,300. Splunk made up 48% of all security operations platform searches we track, and CrowdStrike accounted for 0.46%.
- Splunk was ahead of CrowdStrike in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, CrowdStrike’s share of searches among security operations platforms worldwide moved from 0.45% to 0.46%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.6K to 1.3K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Splunk’s share of searches among security operations platforms worldwide moved from 55.9% to 48%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 201K to 135K.

## How did search popularity change for security operations platforms worldwide in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Splunk worldwide fell 32.8% over 12 measured months, from 201K to 135K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for CrowdStrike worldwide fell 18.8% over 12 measured months, from 1.6K to 1.3K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | CrowdStrike estimated searches | CrowdStrike Share of Search | CrowdStrike rank | Splunk estimated searches | Splunk Share of Search | Splunk rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.6K | 0.45% | 9 | 201K | 55.9% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.6K | 0.5% | 9 | 165K | 51.6% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.3K | 0.41% | 9 | 165K | 52.1% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.6K | 0.5% | 9 | 165K | 51.7% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.6K | 0.5% | 9 | 165K | 52% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.3K | 0.41% | 9 | 165K | 51.5% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.3K | 0.41% | 9 | 165K | 52% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 1.3K | 0.45% | 9 | 135K | 46.9% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 1K | 0.32% | 10 | 165K | 52.2% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 1K | 0.36% | 10 | 135K | 48.1% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 1K | 0.36% | 9 | 135K | 48.2% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 1.3K | 0.46% | 9 | 135K | 48% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using CrowdStrike’s and Splunk’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.

- **CrowdStrike**: Measured on the search term “crowdstrike antivirus”.
- **Splunk**: Measured on the search term “splunk”.

- [CrowdStrike profile](/demand/global-en/brands/crowdstrike)
- [Splunk profile](/demand/global-en/brands/splunk)
- [All security operations platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/security-operations-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 11 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 CrowdStrike or Splunk more popular in search?

In September 2026, Splunk had more branded searches than CrowdStrike among security operations platforms worldwide. Splunk had about 135,000 branded searches, while CrowdStrike had 1,300. Splunk made up 48% of all security operations platform searches we track, and CrowdStrike accounted for 0.46%.

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