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title: "Formstack vs HotDocs: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Formstack or HotDocs more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Document automation 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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# Formstack vs HotDocs: Which is searched more?

Is Formstack or HotDocs more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Document automation 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**: Formstack and HotDocs
- **Competitive set**: Document automation platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Formstack Share of Search**: 11.1%
- **HotDocs Share of Search**: 7.4%

## Is Formstack or HotDocs more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Formstack had more branded searches than HotDocs among document automation platforms worldwide. Formstack had about 27,100 branded searches, while HotDocs had 18,100. Formstack made up 11.1% of all document automation platform searches we track, and HotDocs accounted for 7.4%.
- Formstack was ahead of HotDocs in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Formstack’s share of searches among document automation platforms worldwide moved from 12.7% to 11.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.1K to 27.1K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, HotDocs’ share of searches among document automation platforms worldwide moved from 7% to 7.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 18.1K.

## How did search popularity change for document automation platforms worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Formstack lost share of searches among document automation platforms worldwide, from 12.8% to 11.1%.
- In September 2026, HotDocs lost share of searches among document automation platforms worldwide, from 8.5% to 7.4%.

## Month by month

| Month | Formstack estimated searches | Formstack Share of Search | Formstack rank | HotDocs estimated searches | HotDocs Share of Search | HotDocs rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 33.1K | 12.7% | 2 | 18.1K | 7% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 27.1K | 12.3% | 2 | 18.1K | 8.2% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 27.1K | 12.6% | 2 | 18.1K | 8.4% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 27.1K | 10.9% | 2 | 18.1K | 7.3% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 27.1K | 10.9% | 2 | 18.1K | 7.3% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 33.1K | 12.5% | 2 | 22.2K | 8.4% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 27.1K | 10.4% | 2 | 27.1K | 10.4% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 27.1K | 10.8% | 2 | 22.2K | 8.9% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 27.1K | 10.8% | 2 | 18.1K | 7.2% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 22.2K | 9.4% | 2 | 14.8K | 6.2% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 27.1K | 12.8% | 2 | 18.1K | 8.5% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 27.1K | 11.1% | 2 | 18.1K | 7.4% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Formstack’s and HotDocs’ 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.

- **Formstack**: Measured on the search term “formstack”.
- **HotDocs**: Measured on the search term “hotdocs”.

- [Formstack profile](/demand/global-en/brands/formstack)
- [HotDocs profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hotdocs)
- [All document automation platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/document-automation-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Formstack or HotDocs more popular in search?

In September 2026, Formstack had more branded searches than HotDocs among document automation platforms worldwide. Formstack had about 27,100 branded searches, while HotDocs had 18,100. Formstack made up 11.1% of all document automation platform searches we track, and HotDocs accounted for 7.4%.

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