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title: "Festool vs Stanley: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Festool or Stanley more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hand planer brands 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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# Festool vs Stanley: Which is searched more?

Is Festool or Stanley more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hand planer brands 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**: Festool and Stanley
- **Competitive set**: Hand planer brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Festool Share of Search**: 11.3%
- **Stanley Share of Search**: 0.24%

## Is Festool or Stanley more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Festool had more branded searches than Stanley among hand planer brands worldwide. Festool had about 246,000 branded searches, while Stanley had 5,200. Festool made up 11.3% of all hand planer brand searches we track, and Stanley accounted for 0.24%.
- Festool was ahead of Stanley in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Festool’s share of searches among hand planer brands worldwide moved from 11.8% to 11.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 301K to 246K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Stanley’s share of searches among hand planer brands worldwide moved from 0.25% to 0.24%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.3K to 5.2K.

## How did search popularity change for hand planer brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Festool gained share of searches among hand planer brands worldwide, from 9% to 11.3%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Stanley worldwide fell 17.5% over 12 measured months, from 6.3K to 5.2K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Festool estimated searches | Festool Share of Search | Festool rank | Stanley estimated searches | Stanley Share of Search | Stanley rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 301K | 11.8% | 3 | 6.3K | 0.25% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 301K | 10.6% | 3 | 5.5K | 0.19% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | 246K | 10.1% | 4 | 5.5K | 0.23% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | 246K | 11.2% | 4 | 7.8K | 0.36% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 246K | 11.6% | 4 | 6K | 0.28% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 301K | 11.3% | 4 | 6K | 0.23% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 246K | 10.5% | 4 | 5.5K | 0.23% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 246K | 10.2% | 4 | 4.8K | 0.2% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 246K | 10.1% | 4 | 4.5K | 0.18% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 201K | 9.7% | 4 | 5.2K | 0.25% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 201K | 9% | 4 | 4.5K | 0.2% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | 246K | 11.3% | 4 | 5.2K | 0.24% | 6 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Festool’s and Stanley’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.

- **Festool**: Measured on the search term “festool”.
- **Stanley**: Measured on the search terms “stanley hand plane” and “stanley plane”, summed into one figure.

- [Festool profile](/demand/global-en/brands/festool)
- [Stanley profile](/demand/global-en/brands/stanley-tools)
- [All hand planer brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/hand-planer-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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 Festool or Stanley more popular in search?

In September 2026, Festool had more branded searches than Stanley among hand planer brands worldwide. Festool had about 246,000 branded searches, while Stanley had 5,200. Festool made up 11.3% of all hand planer brand searches we track, and Stanley accounted for 0.24%.

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Brandwave. "Festool vs Stanley: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/festool-vs-stanley-tools

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