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title: "Epic vs NextGen: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Epic or NextGen? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Healthtech 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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# Epic vs NextGen: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Epic or NextGen? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Healthtech 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**: Epic and NextGen
- **Competitive set**: Healthtech
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Epic Share of Search**: 52.3%
- **NextGen Share of Search**: 1.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Epic or NextGen?

- In August 2026, Epic had more branded searches than NextGen among healthtech worldwide. Epic was estimated to have 368K branded searches compared to NextGen’s 8.1K, and held a 52.3% Share of Search versus NextGen’s 1.2%.
- Epic was ahead of NextGen in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Epic’s estimated Share of Search among healthtech worldwide moved from 57.5% to 52.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 550K to 368K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, NextGen’s estimated Share of Search among healthtech worldwide moved from 0.85% to 1.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 8.1K.

## How did search popularity change for healthtech worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Epic overtook Athenahealth to take the highest estimated Share of Search among healthtech worldwide, at 52.3%.
- In August 2026, NextGen lost estimated Share of Search among healthtech worldwide, from 2.3% to 1.2%.

## Month by month

| Month | Epic estimated searches | Epic Share of Search | Epic rank | NextGen estimated searches | NextGen Share of Search | NextGen rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 550K | 57.5% | 1 | 8.1K | 0.85% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 450K | 59.8% | 1 | 6.6K | 0.88% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 368K | 55.6% | 1 | 6.6K | 1% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 450K | 55.5% | 1 | 12.1K | 1.5% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 450K | 59.1% | 1 | 8.1K | 1.1% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 450K | 55.8% | 1 | 8.1K | 1% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 368K | 51.2% | 1 | 9.9K | 1.4% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 368K | 55.5% | 1 | 8.1K | 1.2% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 165K | 35.4% | 2 | 8.1K | 1.7% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 49.5K | 14.1% | 2 | 8.1K | 2.3% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 368K | 52.3% | 1 | 8.1K | 1.2% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Epic’s and NextGen’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.

- **Epic**: Measured on the search term “getepic”.
- **NextGen**: Measured on the search term “nextgen healthcare”.

- [Epic profile](/demand/global-en/brands/epic)
- [NextGen profile](/demand/global-en/brands/nextgen)
- [All healthtech worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/healthtech): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Epic or NextGen?

In August 2026, Epic had more branded searches than NextGen among healthtech worldwide. Epic was estimated to have 368K branded searches compared to NextGen’s 8.1K, and held a 52.3% Share of Search versus NextGen’s 1.2%.

## Cite this page

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