--- title: "Flourish vs Plotly: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Flourish or Plotly more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Data visualisation 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/flourish-vs-plotly" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Flourish vs Plotly: Which is searched more? Is Flourish or Plotly more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Data visualisation 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**: Flourish and Plotly - **Competitive set**: Data visualisation platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Flourish Share of Search**: 0.15% - **Plotly Share of Search**: 0.75% ## Is Flourish or Plotly more popular in search? - In September 2026, Plotly had more branded searches than Flourish among data visualisation platforms worldwide. Plotly had about 33,100 branded searches, while Flourish had 6,600. Plotly made up 0.75% of all data visualisation platform searches we track, and Flourish accounted for 0.15%. - Plotly was ahead of Flourish in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Flourish’s share of searches among data visualisation platforms worldwide moved from 0.27% to 0.15%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 14.8K to 6.6K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Plotly’s share of searches among data visualisation platforms worldwide moved from 1.3% to 0.75%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74K to 33.1K. ## Top data visualisation platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Plotly was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Flourish was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Plotly was listed before Flourish in three out of four answers that named either. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Microsoft Power BI | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Tableau | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Looker Studio | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Qlik | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Plotly | 5th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Domo | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Flourish | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Datawrapper | 8th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Grafana | 9th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Metabase | 10th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about data visualisation platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which data visualisation platform should I use?": 1. Microsoft Power BI, 2. Tableau, 3. Looker Studio, 4. Plotly - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best data visualisation platforms?": 1. Microsoft Power BI, 2. Tableau, 3. Looker Studio, 4. Qlik, 5. Plotly, 6. Metabase, 7. Flourish, 8. Grafana - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best data visualisation platform for dashboards?": 1. Microsoft Power BI, 2. Tableau, 3. Looker Studio, 4. Grafana, 5. Metabase - Searched Google, AI Overview "data visualisation platforms": 1. Tableau, 2. Microsoft Power BI, 3. Domo, 4. Qlik, 5. Looker Studio, 6. Flourish, 7. Datawrapper, 8. Plotly, 9. Grafana - Searched Google, AI Overview "data visualization software": 1. Tableau, 2. Microsoft Power BI, 3. Qlik, 4. Looker Studio, 5. Datawrapper, 6. Plotly Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for data visualisation platforms worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Flourish worldwide fell 55.4% over 12 measured months, from 14.8K to 6.6K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Plotly worldwide fell 55.3% over 12 measured months, from 74K to 33.1K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Flourish estimated searches | Flourish Share of Search | Flourish rank | Plotly estimated searches | Plotly Share of Search | Plotly rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 14.8K | 0.27% | 9 | 74K | 1.3% | 8 | | Nov 2025 | 12.1K | 0.24% | 9 | 60.5K | 1.2% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | 12.1K | 0.27% | 9 | 49.5K | 1.1% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | 14.8K | 0.28% | 9 | 60.5K | 1.2% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | 9.9K | 0.19% | 9 | 49.5K | 0.97% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | 9.9K | 0.19% | 9 | 60.5K | 1.1% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | 9.9K | 0.19% | 9 | 60.5K | 1.2% | 8 | | May 2026 | 9.9K | 0.19% | 9 | 49.5K | 0.97% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | 8.1K | 0.17% | 9 | 49.5K | 1.1% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | 9.9K | 0.21% | 9 | 40.5K | 0.88% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 8.1K | 0.18% | 9 | 40.5K | 0.88% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | 6.6K | 0.15% | 9 | 33.1K | 0.75% | 8 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Flourish’s and Plotly’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. - **Flourish**: Measured on the search term “flourish studio”. - **Plotly**: Measured on the search term “plotly”. - [Flourish profile](/demand/global-en/brands/flourish) - [Plotly profile](/demand/global-en/brands/plotly) - [All data visualisation platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/data-visualisation-platforms): 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 Flourish or Plotly more popular in search? In September 2026, Plotly had more branded searches than Flourish among data visualisation platforms worldwide. Plotly had about 33,100 branded searches, while Flourish had 6,600. Plotly made up 0.75% of all data visualisation platform searches we track, and Flourish accounted for 0.15%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Flourish vs Plotly: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/flourish-vs-plotly This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/flourish-vs-plotly. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.