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title: "Eagle vs OrCAD: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Eagle or OrCAD? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the PCB design 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."
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# Eagle vs OrCAD: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Eagle or OrCAD? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the PCB design 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**: Eagle and OrCAD
- **Competitive set**: PCB design software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Eagle Share of Search**: 88.4%
- **OrCAD Share of Search**: 0.39%

## Which is more popular in search, Eagle or OrCAD?

- In August 2026, Eagle had more branded searches than OrCAD among PCB design software worldwide. Eagle was estimated to have 3.4M branded searches compared to OrCAD’s 14.8K, and held an 88.4% Share of Search versus OrCAD’s 0.39%.
- Eagle was ahead of OrCAD in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Eagle’s estimated Share of Search among PCB design software worldwide moved from 96.8% to 88.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 13.6M to 3.4M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, OrCAD’s estimated Share of Search among PCB design software worldwide moved from 0.16% to 0.39%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.2K to 14.8K.

## How did search popularity change for PCB design software worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Eagle gained estimated Share of Search among PCB design software worldwide, from 79.2% to 88.4%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for OrCAD worldwide fell 33.3% over 11 measured months, from 22.2K to 14.8K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Eagle estimated searches | Eagle Share of Search | Eagle rank | OrCAD estimated searches | OrCAD Share of Search | OrCAD rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 13.6M | 96.8% | 1 | 22.2K | 0.16% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 13.6M | 96.8% | 1 | 18.1K | 0.13% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 11.1M | 96.6% | 1 | 14.8K | 0.13% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 9.1M | 95.7% | 1 | 18.1K | 0.19% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.8M | 80.6% | 1 | 14.8K | 0.65% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.7M | 83.8% | 1 | 22.2K | 0.68% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.2M | 81% | 1 | 18.1K | 0.65% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 1.8M | 78.2% | 1 | 14.8K | 0.63% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.8M | 80.6% | 1 | 14.8K | 0.65% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.5M | 79.2% | 1 | 14.8K | 0.78% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 3.4M | 88.4% | 1 | 14.8K | 0.39% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Eagle’s and OrCAD’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.

- **Eagle**: Measured on the search term “eagle”.
- **OrCAD**: Measured on the search term “orcad”.

- [Eagle profile](/demand/global-en/brands/eagle)
- [OrCAD profile](/demand/global-en/brands/orcad)
- [All PCB design software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/pcb-design-software): 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, Eagle or OrCAD?

In August 2026, Eagle had more branded searches than OrCAD among PCB design software worldwide. Eagle was estimated to have 3.4M branded searches compared to OrCAD’s 14.8K, and held an 88.4% Share of Search versus OrCAD’s 0.39%.

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