--- title: "Firecrawl vs OpenSearch: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Firecrawl or OpenSearch more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Search API 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/firecrawl-vs-opensearch" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Firecrawl vs OpenSearch: Which is searched more? Is Firecrawl or OpenSearch more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Search API 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**: Firecrawl and OpenSearch - **Competitive set**: Search API platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Firecrawl Share of Search**: 26.2% - **OpenSearch Share of Search**: 11.8% ## Is Firecrawl or OpenSearch more popular in search? - In September 2026, Firecrawl had more branded searches than OpenSearch among search API platforms worldwide. Firecrawl had about 135,000 branded searches, while OpenSearch had 60,500. Firecrawl made up 26.2% of all search API platform searches we track, and OpenSearch accounted for 11.8%. - Firecrawl was ahead of OpenSearch in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Firecrawl’s share of searches among search API platforms worldwide moved from 18.6% to 26.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74K to 135K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, OpenSearch’s share of searches among search API platforms worldwide moved from 15.2% to 11.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 60.5K. ## Top search API platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Firecrawl was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. OpenSearch did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Tavily | 1st | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | SerpApi | 1st | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Exa | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Serper | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Brave Search API | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Firecrawl | 6th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Algolia | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Typesense | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Meilisearch | 9th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Elastic | 10th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | OpenSearch | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about search API platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which search API platform should I use?": 1. Tavily, 2. Exa, 3. Brave Search API, 4. SerpApi - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best search API platforms?": 1. Tavily, 2. Exa, 3. Brave Search API, 4. SerpApi, 5. Serper, 6. Firecrawl - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best search API platform for site search?": 1. Algolia, 2. Typesense, 3. Meilisearch - Searched Google, AI Overview "search api platform": 1. Firecrawl, 2. SerpApi, 3. Serper, 4. Elastic - Searched Google, AI Overview "best search api": 1. Serper, 2. SerpApi, 3. Brave Search API, 4. Exa, 5. Tavily, 6. Firecrawl Not named in any answer: OpenSearch. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for search API platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, OpenSearch gained share of searches among search API platforms worldwide, from 9.5% to 11.8%. - In September 2026, Firecrawl lost share of searches among search API platforms worldwide, from 31.8% to 26.2%. ## Month by month | Month | Firecrawl estimated searches | Firecrawl Share of Search | Firecrawl rank | OpenSearch estimated searches | OpenSearch Share of Search | OpenSearch rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 74K | 18.6% | 1 | 60.5K | 15.2% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 60.5K | 16.2% | 2 | 60.5K | 16.2% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 74K | 18.8% | 2 | 49.5K | 12.6% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 110K | 21.9% | 1 | 60.5K | 12% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 110K | 18.8% | 1 | 60.5K | 10.3% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 165K | 22.9% | 1 | 60.5K | 8.4% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 201K | 30% | 1 | 60.5K | 9% | 4 | | May 2026 | 165K | 27.9% | 1 | 60.5K | 10.2% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 165K | 28.2% | 1 | 60.5K | 10.3% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 135K | 25.9% | 1 | 60.5K | 11.6% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 165K | 31.8% | 1 | 49.5K | 9.5% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 135K | 26.2% | 1 | 60.5K | 11.8% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Firecrawl’s and OpenSearch’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. - **Firecrawl**: Measured on the search term “firecrawl”. - **OpenSearch**: Measured on the search term “opensearch”. - [Firecrawl profile](/demand/global-en/brands/firecrawl) - [OpenSearch profile](/demand/global-en/brands/opensearch) - [All search API platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/search-api-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 11 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 Firecrawl or OpenSearch more popular in search? In September 2026, Firecrawl had more branded searches than OpenSearch among search API platforms worldwide. Firecrawl had about 135,000 branded searches, while OpenSearch had 60,500. Firecrawl made up 26.2% of all search API platform searches we track, and OpenSearch accounted for 11.8%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Firecrawl vs OpenSearch: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/firecrawl-vs-opensearch This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/firecrawl-vs-opensearch. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.