--- title: "Digital River vs FastSpring: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Digital River or FastSpring? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Merchant of record 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/digital-river-vs-fastspring" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Digital River vs FastSpring: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, Digital River or FastSpring? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Merchant of record 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**: Digital River and FastSpring - **Competitive set**: Merchant of record platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Digital River Share of Search**: 0.31% - **FastSpring Share of Search**: 1.6% ## Which is more popular in search, Digital River or FastSpring? - In August 2026, FastSpring had more branded searches than Digital River among merchant of record platforms worldwide. FastSpring was estimated to have 14.8K branded searches compared to Digital River’s 2.9K, and held a 1.6% Share of Search versus Digital River’s 0.31%. - FastSpring was ahead of Digital River in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Digital River’s estimated Share of Search among merchant of record platforms worldwide moved from 0.72% to 0.31%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.4K to 2.9K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, FastSpring’s estimated Share of Search among merchant of record platforms worldwide moved from 2.4% to 1.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 14.8K. ## How did search popularity change for merchant of record platforms worldwide in August 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Digital River worldwide fell 46.3% over 11 measured months, from 5.4K to 2.9K in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for FastSpring worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 18.1K to 14.8K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Digital River estimated searches | Digital River Share of Search | Digital River rank | FastSpring estimated searches | FastSpring Share of Search | FastSpring rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 5.4K | 0.72% | 4 | 18.1K | 2.4% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 4.4K | 0.58% | 4 | 18.1K | 2.4% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 4.4K | 0.49% | 4 | 14.8K | 1.6% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 4.4K | 0.4% | 4 | 18.1K | 1.6% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 3.6K | 0.39% | 4 | 14.8K | 1.6% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 4.4K | 0.47% | 4 | 18.1K | 1.9% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 3.6K | 0.39% | 4 | 14.8K | 1.6% | 3 | | May 2026 | 2.9K | 0.31% | 4 | 14.8K | 1.6% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 2.9K | 0.31% | 4 | 14.8K | 1.6% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 2.9K | 0.31% | 4 | 14.8K | 1.6% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 2.9K | 0.31% | 4 | 14.8K | 1.6% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Digital River’s and FastSpring’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. - **Digital River**: Measured on the search term “digital river”. - **FastSpring**: Measured on the search term “fastspring”. - [Digital River profile](/demand/global-en/brands/digital-river) - [FastSpring profile](/demand/global-en/brands/fastspring) - [All merchant of record platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/merchant-of-record-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, Digital River or FastSpring? In August 2026, FastSpring had more branded searches than Digital River among merchant of record platforms worldwide. FastSpring was estimated to have 14.8K branded searches compared to Digital River’s 2.9K, and held a 1.6% Share of Search versus Digital River’s 0.31%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Digital River vs FastSpring: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/digital-river-vs-fastspring This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/digital-river-vs-fastspring. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.