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title: "Fathom vs Plausible: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Fathom or Plausible? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Web analytics platforms 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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# Fathom vs Plausible: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Fathom or Plausible? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Web analytics platforms 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**: Fathom and Plausible
- **Competitive set**: Web analytics platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Fathom Share of Search**: 0.02%
- **Plausible Share of Search**: 0.35%

## Which is more popular in search, Fathom or Plausible?

- In August 2026, Plausible had more branded searches than Fathom among web analytics platforms worldwide. Plausible was estimated to have 8.1K branded searches compared to Fathom’s 510, and held a 0.35% Share of Search versus Fathom’s 0.02%.
- Plausible was ahead of Fathom in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Fathom’s estimated Share of Search among web analytics platforms worldwide moved from 0.03% to 0.02%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 620 to 510.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Plausible’s estimated Share of Search among web analytics platforms worldwide moved from 0.41% to 0.35%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 8.1K.

## How did search popularity change for web analytics platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Fathom worldwide fell 17.7% over 11 measured months, from 620 to 510 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Fathom estimated searches | Fathom Share of Search | Fathom rank | Plausible estimated searches | Plausible Share of Search | Plausible rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 620 | 0.03% | 6 | 8.1K | 0.41% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 630 | 0.03% | 6 | 8.1K | 0.4% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 550 | 0.03% | 6 | 6.6K | 0.34% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 680 | 0.03% | 6 | 8.1K | 0.41% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 670 | 0.04% | 6 | 8.1K | 0.42% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 660 | 0.03% | 6 | 9.9K | 0.42% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 600 | 0.03% | 6 | 9.9K | 0.42% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 570 | 0.02% | 6 | 12.1K | 0.43% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 440 | 0.02% | 6 | 12.1K | 0.51% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 520 | 0.02% | 6 | 9.9K | 0.42% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 510 | 0.02% | 6 | 8.1K | 0.35% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Fathom’s and Plausible’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.

- **Fathom**: Measured on the search terms “fathom accounting”, “fathom cash flow”, “fathom financial reporting” and “fathomhq com”, summed into one figure.
- **Plausible**: Measured on the search term “plausible analytics”.

- [Fathom profile](/demand/global-en/brands/fathom-finance)
- [Plausible profile](/demand/global-en/brands/plausible)
- [All web analytics platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/web-analytics-platforms): 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, Fathom or Plausible?

In August 2026, Plausible had more branded searches than Fathom among web analytics platforms worldwide. Plausible was estimated to have 8.1K branded searches compared to Fathom’s 510, and held a 0.35% Share of Search versus Fathom’s 0.02%.

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