--- title: "Gerrit vs GitHub: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Gerrit or GitHub more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Code review 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/gerrit-vs-github" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Gerrit vs GitHub: Which is searched more? Is Gerrit or GitHub more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Code review 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**: Gerrit and GitHub - **Competitive set**: Code review platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Gerrit Share of Search**: <0.01% - **GitHub Share of Search**: 91.7% ## Is Gerrit or GitHub more popular in search? - In September 2026, GitHub had more branded searches than Gerrit among code review platforms worldwide. GitHub had about 16.6 million branded searches, while Gerrit had 880. GitHub made up 91.7% of all code review platform searches we track, and Gerrit accounted for <0.01%. - GitHub was ahead of Gerrit in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Gerrit’s share of searches among code review platforms worldwide held steady at <0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 880. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, GitHub’s share of searches among code review platforms worldwide moved from 87.3% to 91.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 11.1M to 16.6M. ## Top code review platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, GitHub appeared in all five answers. Gerrit was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. GitHub was listed before Gerrit in every answer. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | GitHub | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | CodeRabbit | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | GitLab | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Graphite | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Greptile | 5th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Bitbucket | 6th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | SonarQube | 7th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Qodo | 8th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Gerrit | 9th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Review Board | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about code review platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which code review platform should I use?": 1. GitHub, 2. GitLab, 3. CodeRabbit, 4. Graphite, 5. Gerrit, 6. Bitbucket - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best code review platforms?": 1. GitHub, 2. GitLab, 3. Bitbucket, 4. CodeRabbit, 5. Graphite, 6. Gerrit, 7. Qodo, 8. Greptile, 9. SonarQube - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best code review platform for pull requests?": 1. GitHub, 2. Graphite, 3. CodeRabbit, 4. GitLab - Searched Google, AI Overview "code review platform": 1. CodeRabbit, 2. Greptile, 3. Graphite, 4. GitHub, 5. GitLab, 6. Bitbucket, 7. SonarQube - Searched Google, AI Overview "code review tool": 1. GitHub, 2. Greptile, 3. CodeRabbit, 4. SonarQube, 5. Qodo, 6. GitLab, 7. Bitbucket, 8. Graphite Not named in any answer: Review Board. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for code review platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, GitHub lost share of searches among code review platforms worldwide, from 92.6% to 91.7%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Gerrit worldwide fell 12% over 12 measured months, from 1K to 880 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Gerrit estimated searches | Gerrit Share of Search | Gerrit rank | GitHub estimated searches | GitHub Share of Search | GitHub rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1K | <0.01% | 10 | 11.1M | 87.3% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 880 | <0.01% | 10 | 13.6M | 90.6% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 720 | <0.01% | 10 | 11.1M | 88.5% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 880 | <0.01% | 10 | 11.1M | 88.1% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 880 | <0.01% | 10 | 13.6M | 90.7% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 880 | <0.01% | 10 | 16.6M | 91% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 1K | <0.01% | 10 | 16.6M | 91.4% | 1 | | May 2026 | 1K | <0.01% | 10 | 16.6M | 91.4% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 1K | <0.01% | 10 | 13.6M | 90.3% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 880 | <0.01% | 10 | 13.6M | 91.4% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 1K | <0.01% | 10 | 16.6M | 92.6% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 880 | <0.01% | 10 | 16.6M | 91.7% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Gerrit’s and GitHub’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. - **Gerrit**: Measured on the search term “gerrit code review”. - **GitHub**: Measured on the search term “github”. - [Gerrit profile](/demand/global-en/brands/gerrit) - [GitHub profile](/demand/global-en/brands/github) - [All code review platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/code-review-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 Gerrit or GitHub more popular in search? In September 2026, GitHub had more branded searches than Gerrit among code review platforms worldwide. GitHub had about 16.6 million branded searches, while Gerrit had 880. GitHub made up 91.7% of all code review platform searches we track, and Gerrit accounted for <0.01%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Gerrit vs GitHub: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/gerrit-vs-github This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/gerrit-vs-github. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.