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title: "Dataform vs Lightdash: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Dataform or Lightdash? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Analytics engineering 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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# Dataform vs Lightdash: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Dataform or Lightdash? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Analytics engineering 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**: Dataform and Lightdash
- **Competitive set**: Analytics engineering platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Dataform Share of Search**: 33.8%
- **Lightdash Share of Search**: 50.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Dataform or Lightdash?

- In August 2026, Lightdash had more branded searches than Dataform among analytics engineering platforms worldwide. Lightdash was estimated to have 9.9K branded searches compared to Dataform’s 6.6K, and held a 50.7% Share of Search versus Dataform’s 33.8%.
- The lead changed hands once in the 11 months ending August 2026: Lightdash took it in March 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Dataform’s estimated Share of Search among analytics engineering platforms worldwide moved from 37.7% to 33.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 6.6K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lightdash’s estimated Share of Search among analytics engineering platforms worldwide moved from 30.7% to 50.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.6K to 9.9K.

## How did search popularity change for analytics engineering platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Lightdash gained estimated Share of Search among analytics engineering platforms worldwide, from 45.7% to 50.7%.
- In August 2026, Dataform lost estimated Share of Search among analytics engineering platforms worldwide, from 37.2% to 33.8%.

## Month by month

| Month | Dataform estimated searches | Dataform Share of Search | Dataform rank | Lightdash estimated searches | Lightdash Share of Search | Lightdash rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 8.1K | 37.7% | 1 | 6.6K | 30.7% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 6.6K | 38.9% | 1 | 6.6K | 38.9% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 6.6K | 38.9% | 1 | 6.6K | 38.9% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 8.1K | 43.8% | 1 | 6.6K | 35.7% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 8.1K | 40.6% | 1 | 8.1K | 40.6% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 8.1K | 35.8% | 2 | 9.9K | 43.8% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 6.6K | 32.6% | 2 | 9.9K | 48.8% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 6.6K | 35.7% | 2 | 8.1K | 43.9% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 6.6K | 35.8% | 2 | 8.1K | 43.9% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 6.6K | 37.2% | 2 | 8.1K | 45.7% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 6.6K | 33.8% | 2 | 9.9K | 50.7% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Dataform’s and Lightdash’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.

- **Dataform**: Measured on the search term “dataform”.
- **Lightdash**: Measured on the search term “lightdash”.

- [Dataform profile](/demand/global-en/brands/dataform)
- [Lightdash profile](/demand/global-en/brands/lightdash)
- [All analytics engineering platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/analytics-engineering-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, Dataform or Lightdash?

In August 2026, Lightdash had more branded searches than Dataform among analytics engineering platforms worldwide. Lightdash was estimated to have 9.9K branded searches compared to Dataform’s 6.6K, and held a 50.7% Share of Search versus Dataform’s 33.8%.

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