--- title: "EPANET vs QGIS: Which is searched more?" description: "Is EPANET or QGIS more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Civil engineering 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/epanet-vs-qgis" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # EPANET vs QGIS: Which is searched more? Is EPANET or QGIS more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Civil engineering 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**: EPANET and QGIS - **Competitive set**: Civil engineering software - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **EPANET Share of Search**: 0.64% - **QGIS Share of Search**: 15.8% ## Is EPANET or QGIS more popular in search? - In September 2026, QGIS had more branded searches than EPANET among civil engineering software worldwide. QGIS had about 450,000 branded searches, while EPANET had 18,100. QGIS made up 15.8% of all civil engineering software searches we track, and EPANET accounted for 0.64%. - QGIS was ahead of EPANET in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, EPANET’s share of searches among civil engineering software worldwide held steady at 0.64%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 18.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, QGIS’s share of searches among civil engineering software worldwide moved from 15.9% to 15.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 450K. ## Top civil engineering software in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, EPANET was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. QGIS was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. EPANET was listed before QGIS in two out of three answers that named either. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | AutoCAD | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Civil 3D | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Revit | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | STAAD | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | ETABS | 5th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | SAP2000 | 6th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | HEC-RAS | 7th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | OpenRoads | 8th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Esri ArcGIS | 9th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | EPANET | 10th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Primavera P6 | 11th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | 12d Model | 12th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | InfraWorks | 13th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | QGIS | 14th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about civil engineering software - Asked ChatGPT "Which civil engineering software should I use?": 1. AutoCAD, 2. Civil 3D, 3. ETABS, 4. STAAD, 5. HEC-RAS, 6. Revit, 7. SAP2000, 8. Esri ArcGIS, 9. QGIS, 10. EPANET, 11. Primavera P6, 12. InfraWorks - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best civil engineering software options?": 1. Civil 3D, 2. AutoCAD, 3. SAP2000, 4. ETABS, 5. OpenRoads, 6. HEC-RAS, 7. Esri ArcGIS, 8. STAAD, 9. EPANET, 10. Revit, 11. Primavera P6, 12. QGIS - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best civil engineering software for road design?": 1. Civil 3D, 2. AutoCAD, 3. OpenRoads, 4. 12d Model, 5. InfraWorks, 6. Revit, 7. STAAD - Searched Google, AI Overview "civil engineering software": 1. AutoCAD, 2. Civil 3D, 3. Revit, 4. STAAD, 5. ETABS, 6. Primavera P6, 7. HEC-RAS, 8. Esri ArcGIS, 9. SAP2000 - Searched Google, AI Overview "civil design software": 1. AutoCAD, 2. Civil 3D, 3. Revit, 4. STAAD, 5. SAP2000, 6. ETABS, 7. HEC-RAS, 8. EPANET, 9. Esri ArcGIS 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 civil engineering software worldwide in September 2026? Neither EPANET nor QGIS moved beyond provider rounding among civil engineering software in Sep 2026. ## Month by month | Month | EPANET estimated searches | EPANET Share of Search | EPANET rank | QGIS estimated searches | QGIS Share of Search | QGIS rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 18.1K | 0.64% | 10 | 450K | 15.9% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 18.1K | 0.64% | 9 | 450K | 15.9% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 12.1K | 0.54% | 10 | 368K | 16.3% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 14.8K | 0.61% | 9 | 450K | 18.6% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 14.8K | 0.61% | 9 | 450K | 18.6% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 18.1K | 0.64% | 9 | 450K | 15.9% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 18.1K | 0.73% | 9 | 450K | 18.1% | 2 | | May 2026 | 18.1K | 0.74% | 10 | 450K | 18.5% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 18.1K | 0.78% | 10 | 368K | 15.9% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 14.8K | 0.71% | 10 | 368K | 17.7% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 14.8K | 0.64% | 10 | 368K | 15.9% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 18.1K | 0.64% | 10 | 450K | 15.8% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using EPANET’s and QGIS’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. - **EPANET**: Measured on the search term “epanet”. - **QGIS**: Measured on the search term “qgis”. - [EPANET profile](/demand/global-en/brands/epanet) - [QGIS profile](/demand/global-en/brands/qgis) - [All civil engineering software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/civil-engineering-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 14 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 EPANET or QGIS more popular in search? In September 2026, QGIS had more branded searches than EPANET among civil engineering software worldwide. QGIS had about 450,000 branded searches, while EPANET had 18,100. QGIS made up 15.8% of all civil engineering software searches we track, and EPANET accounted for 0.64%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "EPANET vs QGIS: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/epanet-vs-qgis This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/epanet-vs-qgis. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.