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

Which is more popular in search, ETABS or STAAD? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Structural 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**: ETABS and STAAD
- **Competitive set**: Structural engineering software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **ETABS Share of Search**: 8%
- **STAAD Share of Search**: 8%

## Which is more popular in search, ETABS or STAAD?

- In August 2026, ETABS and STAAD were level on Share of Search among structural engineering software worldwide, with an estimated 27.1K branded searches each, at 8% estimated Share of Search each.
- ETABS was ahead of STAAD in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, ETABS’s estimated Share of Search among structural engineering software worldwide moved from 6.1% to 8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 27.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, STAAD’s estimated Share of Search among structural engineering software worldwide moved from 3.3% to 8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 14.8K to 27.1K.

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

- In August 2026, STAAD gained estimated Share of Search among structural engineering software worldwide, from 7.2% to 8%.
- In August 2026, ETABS lost estimated Share of Search among structural engineering software worldwide, from 8.8% to 8%.

## Month by month

| Month | ETABS estimated searches | ETABS Share of Search | ETABS rank | STAAD estimated searches | STAAD Share of Search | STAAD rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 27.1K | 6.1% | 3 | 14.8K | 3.3% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 27.1K | 5.8% | 3 | 14.8K | 3.1% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 27.1K | 6.5% | 3 | 12.1K | 2.9% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 27.1K | 6.9% | 3 | 14.8K | 3.8% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 27.1K | 6.9% | 3 | 14.8K | 3.8% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 27.1K | 6.1% | 3 | 18.1K | 4.1% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 27.1K | 7.2% | 3 | 18.1K | 4.8% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 27.1K | 7.2% | 3 | 22.2K | 5.9% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 27.1K | 8.8% | 3 | 22.2K | 7.2% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 27.1K | 8.8% | 3 | 22.2K | 7.2% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 27.1K | 8% | 3 | 27.1K | 8% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using ETABS’s and STAAD’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.

- **ETABS**: Measured on the search term “etabs”.
- **STAAD**: Measured on the search term “staad”.

- [ETABS profile](/demand/global-en/brands/etabs)
- [STAAD profile](/demand/global-en/brands/staad)
- [All structural engineering software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/structural-engineering-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, ETABS or STAAD?

In August 2026, ETABS and STAAD were level on Share of Search among structural engineering software worldwide, with an estimated 27.1K branded searches each, at 8% estimated Share of Search each.

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