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title: "GitBook vs Slate: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, GitBook or Slate? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Developer documentation 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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# GitBook vs Slate: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, GitBook or Slate? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Developer documentation 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**: GitBook and Slate
- **Competitive set**: Developer documentation platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **GitBook Share of Search**: 34.7%
- **Slate Share of Search**: 0.06%

## Which is more popular in search, GitBook or Slate?

- In August 2026, GitBook had more branded searches than Slate among developer documentation platforms worldwide. GitBook was estimated to have 37.9K branded searches compared to Slate’s 70, and held a 34.7% Share of Search versus Slate’s 0.06%.
- GitBook was ahead of Slate in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, GitBook’s estimated Share of Search among developer documentation platforms worldwide moved from 44.1% to 34.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 66.3K to 37.9K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Slate’s estimated Share of Search among developer documentation platforms worldwide moved from 0.09% to 0.06%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 140 to 70.

## How did search popularity change for developer documentation platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, GitBook lost estimated Share of Search among developer documentation platforms worldwide, from 36.7% to 34.7%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Slate worldwide fell 50% over 11 measured months, from 140 to 70 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | GitBook estimated searches | GitBook Share of Search | GitBook rank | Slate estimated searches | Slate Share of Search | Slate rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 66.3K | 44.1% | 1 | 140 | 0.09% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 55.3K | 41.1% | 1 | 170 | 0.13% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 54.3K | 39.2% | 1 | 110 | 0.08% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 66.3K | 43.1% | 1 | 140 | 0.09% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 38K | 36.6% | 1 | 110 | 0.11% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 39K | 33.7% | 1 | 140 | 0.12% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 37.9K | 32.3% | 1 | 90 | 0.08% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 31.9K | 33.7% | 1 | 90 | 0.1% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 45.3K | 34.9% | 1 | 90 | 0.07% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 37.9K | 36.7% | 1 | 90 | 0.09% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 37.9K | 34.7% | 1 | 70 | 0.06% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using GitBook’s and Slate’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.

- **GitBook**: Measured on the search terms “git book”, “gitbook”, “gitbook app”, “gitbook com” and “gitbook documentation”, summed into one figure.
- **Slate**: Measured on the search term “slate docs”.

- [GitBook profile](/demand/global-en/brands/gitbook)
- [Slate profile](/demand/global-en/brands/slate)
- [All developer documentation platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/developer-documentation-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, GitBook or Slate?

In August 2026, GitBook had more branded searches than Slate among developer documentation platforms worldwide. GitBook was estimated to have 37.9K branded searches compared to Slate’s 70, and held a 34.7% Share of Search versus Slate’s 0.06%.

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