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title: "GitHub vs Jira: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, GitHub or Jira? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bug tracking brands 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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# GitHub vs Jira: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, GitHub or Jira? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bug tracking brands 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**: GitHub and Jira
- **Competitive set**: Bug tracking brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **GitHub Share of Search**: 85.8%
- **Jira Share of Search**: 9.7%

## Which is more popular in search, GitHub or Jira?

- In September 2026, GitHub had more branded searches than Jira among bug tracking brands worldwide. GitHub was estimated to have 16.6M branded searches compared to Jira’s 1.9M, and held an 85.8% Share of Search versus Jira’s 9.7%.
- GitHub was ahead of Jira in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, GitHub’s estimated Share of Search among bug tracking brands worldwide moved from 80.1% to 85.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 11.1M to 16.6M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Jira’s estimated Share of Search among bug tracking brands worldwide moved from 13.6% to 9.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.9M.

## How did search popularity change for bug tracking brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Jira gained estimated Share of Search among bug tracking brands worldwide, from 8.2% to 9.7%.
- In September 2026, GitHub lost estimated Share of Search among bug tracking brands worldwide, from 88% to 85.8%.

## Month by month

| Month | GitHub estimated searches | GitHub Share of Search | GitHub rank | Jira estimated searches | Jira Share of Search | Jira rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 11.1M | 80.1% | 1 | 1.9M | 13.6% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 13.6M | 85.7% | 1 | 1.5M | 9.8% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 11.1M | 84.9% | 1 | 1.3M | 9.6% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 11.1M | 82.9% | 1 | 1.5M | 11.6% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 13.6M | 85.6% | 1 | 1.5M | 9.8% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 16.6M | 85.6% | 1 | 1.9M | 9.7% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 16.6M | 87.2% | 1 | 1.5M | 8.1% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 16.6M | 87.2% | 1 | 1.5M | 8.1% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 13.6M | 84.8% | 1 | 1.5M | 9.6% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 13.6M | 85.7% | 1 | 1.5M | 9.7% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 16.6M | 88% | 1 | 1.5M | 8.2% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 16.6M | 85.8% | 1 | 1.9M | 9.7% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using GitHub’s and Jira’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.

- **GitHub**: Measured on the search term “github”.
- **Jira**: Measured on the search terms “jira” and “jira software”, summed into one figure.

- [GitHub profile](/demand/global-en/brands/github)
- [Jira profile](/demand/global-en/brands/jira)
- [All bug tracking brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/bug-tracking-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 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, GitHub or Jira?

In September 2026, GitHub had more branded searches than Jira among bug tracking brands worldwide. GitHub was estimated to have 16.6M branded searches compared to Jira’s 1.9M, and held an 85.8% Share of Search versus Jira’s 9.7%.

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