--- title: "draw.io vs Lucidchart: Which is searched more?" description: "Is draw.io or Lucidchart more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Diagramming software 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/draw-io-vs-lucidchart" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # draw.io vs Lucidchart: Which is searched more? Is draw.io or Lucidchart more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Diagramming software 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**: draw.io and Lucidchart - **Competitive set**: Diagramming software - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **draw.io Share of Search**: 37.6% - **Lucidchart Share of Search**: 9.3% ## Is draw.io or Lucidchart more popular in search? - In September 2026, draw.io had more branded searches than Lucidchart among diagramming software worldwide. draw.io had about 2.3 million branded searches, while Lucidchart had 565,000. draw.io made up 37.6% of all diagramming software searches we track, and Lucidchart accounted for 9.3%. - draw.io was ahead of Lucidchart in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, draw.io’s share of searches among diagramming software worldwide moved from 34.1% to 37.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.3M. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Lucidchart’s share of searches among diagramming software worldwide moved from 12.4% to 9.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 833K to 565K. ## Top diagramming software in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, both draw.io and Lucidchart showed up in all five answers. draw.io was listed before Lucidchart in four of them. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | draw.io | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Lucidchart | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Miro | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Mermaid | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Whimsical | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Excalidraw | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Microsoft Visio | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | SmartDraw | 8th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Creately | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Gliffy | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about diagramming software - Asked ChatGPT "Which diagramming tool should I use?": 1. draw.io, 2. Lucidchart, 3. Mermaid, 4. Excalidraw, 5. Miro - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best diagramming tools?": 1. draw.io, 2. Lucidchart, 3. Miro, 4. Mermaid, 5. Microsoft Visio, 6. Excalidraw, 7. Whimsical - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best diagramming tool for flowcharts?": 1. Lucidchart, 2. draw.io, 3. Whimsical, 4. Miro, 5. Mermaid - Searched Google, AI Overview "diagramming software": 1. draw.io, 2. Lucidchart, 3. Miro, 4. Excalidraw - Searched Google, AI Overview "flowchart software": 1. draw.io, 2. Lucidchart, 3. Miro, 4. Whimsical, 5. Microsoft Visio, 6. SmartDraw Not named in any answer: Creately and Gliffy. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for diagramming software worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, draw.io gained share of searches among diagramming software worldwide, from 35.5% to 37.6%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Lucidchart worldwide fell 32.2% over 12 measured months, from 833K to 565K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | draw.io estimated searches | draw.io Share of Search | draw.io rank | Lucidchart estimated searches | Lucidchart Share of Search | Lucidchart rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2.3M | 34.1% | 1 | 833K | 12.4% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 2.3M | 37.3% | 1 | 684K | 11.2% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 1.9M | 37.3% | 1 | 459K | 9.2% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 1.9M | 36.5% | 1 | 460K | 9% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 1.9M | 35.6% | 1 | 562K | 10.7% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 2.3M | 36.7% | 1 | 692K | 11.1% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 2.3M | 36.9% | 1 | 690K | 11.1% | 3 | | May 2026 | 2.3M | 40.5% | 1 | 575K | 10.2% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 1.9M | 36.6% | 1 | 476K | 9.4% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 1.5M | 35.3% | 1 | 405K | 9.4% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 1.5M | 35.5% | 1 | 409K | 9.5% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 2.3M | 37.6% | 1 | 565K | 9.3% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using draw.io’s and Lucidchart’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. - **draw.io**: Measured on the search terms “diagrams net” and “draw io”, summed into one figure. - **Lucidchart**: Measured on the search terms “diagram lucidchart”, “flowchart lucidchart”, “lucidchart”, “lucidchart ai”, “lucidchart app”, “lucidchart diagrams” and “lucidchart software”, summed into one figure. - [draw.io profile](/demand/global-en/brands/draw-io) - [Lucidchart profile](/demand/global-en/brands/lucidchart) - [All diagramming software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/diagramming-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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 draw.io or Lucidchart more popular in search? In September 2026, draw.io had more branded searches than Lucidchart among diagramming software worldwide. draw.io had about 2.3 million branded searches, while Lucidchart had 565,000. draw.io made up 37.6% of all diagramming software searches we track, and Lucidchart accounted for 9.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "draw.io vs Lucidchart: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/draw-io-vs-lucidchart This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/draw-io-vs-lucidchart. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.