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title: "Dependabot vs Sonatype: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Dependabot or Sonatype? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Dependency scanning tools 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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# Dependabot vs Sonatype: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Dependabot or Sonatype? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Dependency scanning tools 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**: Dependabot and Sonatype
- **Competitive set**: Dependency scanning tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Dependabot Share of Search**: 25.8%
- **Sonatype Share of Search**: 11.5%

## Which is more popular in search, Dependabot or Sonatype?

- In August 2026, Dependabot had more branded searches than Sonatype among dependency scanning tools worldwide. Dependabot was estimated to have 22.2K branded searches compared to Sonatype’s 9.9K, and held a 25.8% Share of Search versus Sonatype’s 11.5%.
- Dependabot was ahead of Sonatype in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Dependabot’s estimated Share of Search among dependency scanning tools worldwide moved from 18.8% to 25.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 22.2K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Sonatype’s estimated Share of Search among dependency scanning tools worldwide moved from 10.3% to 11.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 9.9K.

## How did search popularity change for dependency scanning tools worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Dependabot worldwide rose 22.7% over 11 measured months, from 18.1K to 22.2K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Dependabot estimated searches | Dependabot Share of Search | Dependabot rank | Sonatype estimated searches | Sonatype Share of Search | Sonatype rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 18.1K | 18.8% | 2 | 9.9K | 10.3% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 14.8K | 18.4% | 2 | 9.9K | 12.3% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 18.1K | 22% | 2 | 8.1K | 9.9% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 18.1K | 21.6% | 2 | 9.9K | 11.8% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 18.1K | 19.3% | 2 | 9.9K | 10.5% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 22.2K | 22.4% | 2 | 9.9K | 10% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 22.2K | 22.4% | 2 | 9.9K | 10% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 22.2K | 22.7% | 2 | 9.9K | 10.1% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 22.2K | 22.4% | 2 | 9.9K | 10% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 22.2K | 25.5% | 2 | 9.9K | 11.4% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 22.2K | 25.8% | 2 | 9.9K | 11.5% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Dependabot’s and Sonatype’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.

- **Dependabot**: Measured on the search term “dependabot”.
- **Sonatype**: Measured on the search term “sonatype”.

- [Dependabot profile](/demand/global-en/brands/dependabot)
- [Sonatype profile](/demand/global-en/brands/sonatype)
- [All dependency scanning tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/dependency-scanning-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Dependabot or Sonatype?

In August 2026, Dependabot had more branded searches than Sonatype among dependency scanning tools worldwide. Dependabot was estimated to have 22.2K branded searches compared to Sonatype’s 9.9K, and held a 25.8% Share of Search versus Sonatype’s 11.5%.

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