--- title: "DigiCert vs Namecheap: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, DigiCert or Namecheap? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the SSL certificate providers 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/digicert-vs-namecheap" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # DigiCert vs Namecheap: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, DigiCert or Namecheap? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the SSL certificate providers 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**: DigiCert and Namecheap - **Competitive set**: SSL certificate providers - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **DigiCert Share of Search**: 2.4% - **Namecheap Share of Search**: 95.4% ## Which is more popular in search, DigiCert or Namecheap? - In August 2026, Namecheap had more branded searches than DigiCert among SSL certificate providers worldwide. Namecheap was estimated to have 1.6M branded searches compared to DigiCert’s 40.5K, and held a 95.4% Share of Search versus DigiCert’s 2.4%. - Namecheap was ahead of DigiCert in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, DigiCert’s estimated Share of Search among SSL certificate providers worldwide moved from 4.4% to 2.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 49.5K to 40.5K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Namecheap’s estimated Share of Search among SSL certificate providers worldwide moved from 92.7% to 95.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1M to 1.6M. ## How did search popularity change for SSL certificate providers worldwide in August 2026? - In August 2026, Namecheap gained estimated Share of Search among SSL certificate providers worldwide, from 94.6% to 95.4%. - DigiCert’s estimated Share of Search among SSL certificate providers worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 3.5% to 2.4% in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | DigiCert estimated searches | DigiCert Share of Search | DigiCert rank | Namecheap estimated searches | Namecheap Share of Search | Namecheap rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 49.5K | 4.4% | 2 | 1M | 92.7% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 49.5K | 4.4% | 2 | 1M | 92.9% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 40.5K | 3.7% | 2 | 1M | 93.7% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 49.5K | 3.7% | 2 | 1.3M | 94.1% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 49.5K | 3.6% | 2 | 1.3M | 94% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 49.5K | 3.5% | 2 | 1.3M | 93.3% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 49.5K | 3% | 2 | 1.6M | 94.5% | 1 | | May 2026 | 49.5K | 3.5% | 2 | 1.3M | 93.6% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 40.5K | 2.9% | 2 | 1.3M | 93.7% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 40.5K | 2.9% | 2 | 1.3M | 94.6% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 40.5K | 2.4% | 2 | 1.6M | 95.4% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using DigiCert’s and Namecheap’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. - **DigiCert**: Measured on the search term “digicert”. - **Namecheap**: Measured on the search terms “namecheap”, “namecheap ai”, “namecheap app”, “namecheap com”, “namecheap domain registration”, “namecheap domains” and “namecheap registrar”, summed into one figure. - [DigiCert profile](/demand/global-en/brands/digicert) - [Namecheap profile](/demand/global-en/brands/namecheap) - [All SSL certificate providers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ssl-certificate-providers): 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, DigiCert or Namecheap? In August 2026, Namecheap had more branded searches than DigiCert among SSL certificate providers worldwide. Namecheap was estimated to have 1.6M branded searches compared to DigiCert’s 40.5K, and held a 95.4% Share of Search versus DigiCert’s 2.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "DigiCert vs Namecheap: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/digicert-vs-namecheap This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/digicert-vs-namecheap. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.