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title: "Esri ArcGIS vs Forest Metrix: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Esri ArcGIS or Forest Metrix? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Forestry 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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# Esri ArcGIS vs Forest Metrix: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Esri ArcGIS or Forest Metrix? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Forestry 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**: Esri ArcGIS and Forest Metrix
- **Competitive set**: Forestry software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Esri ArcGIS Share of Search**: 61%
- **Forest Metrix Share of Search**: 0.03%

## Which is more popular in search, Esri ArcGIS or Forest Metrix?

- In August 2026, Esri ArcGIS had more branded searches than Forest Metrix among forestry software worldwide. Esri ArcGIS was estimated to have 213K branded searches compared to Forest Metrix’s 100, and held a 61% Share of Search versus Forest Metrix’s 0.03%.
- Esri ArcGIS was ahead of Forest Metrix in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Esri ArcGIS’s estimated Share of Search among forestry software worldwide moved from 60.9% to 61%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 316K to 213K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Forest Metrix’s estimated Share of Search among forestry software worldwide held steady at 0.03%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 140 to 100.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Esri ArcGIS worldwide fell 32.5% over 11 measured months, from 316K to 213K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Forest Metrix worldwide fell 28.6% over 11 measured months, from 140 to 100 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Esri ArcGIS estimated searches | Esri ArcGIS Share of Search | Esri ArcGIS rank | Forest Metrix estimated searches | Forest Metrix Share of Search | Forest Metrix rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 316K | 60.9% | 1 | 140 | 0.03% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 311K | 65.1% | 1 | 90 | 0.02% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 256K | 65.2% | 1 | 140 | 0.04% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 264K | 61.3% | 1 | 140 | 0.03% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 261K | 61% | 1 | 160 | 0.04% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 316K | 60.9% | 1 | 190 | 0.04% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 313K | 65.3% | 1 | 160 | 0.03% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 261K | 61% | 1 | 150 | 0.04% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 213K | 56.1% | 1 | 100 | 0.03% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 213K | 61% | 1 | 100 | 0.03% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 213K | 61% | 1 | 100 | 0.03% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Esri ArcGIS’s and Forest Metrix’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.

- **Esri ArcGIS**: Measured on the search terms “arcgis” and “esri arcgis”, summed into one figure.
- **Forest Metrix**: Measured on the search terms “forest metrix” and “forestmetrix”, summed into one figure.

- [Esri ArcGIS profile](/demand/global-en/brands/esri-arcgis)
- [Forest Metrix profile](/demand/global-en/brands/forest-metrix)
- [All forestry software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/forestry-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, Esri ArcGIS or Forest Metrix?

In August 2026, Esri ArcGIS had more branded searches than Forest Metrix among forestry software worldwide. Esri ArcGIS was estimated to have 213K branded searches compared to Forest Metrix’s 100, and held a 61% Share of Search versus Forest Metrix’s 0.03%.

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