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title: "GitKraken vs Sourcetree: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, GitKraken or Sourcetree? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Git clients 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/gitkraken-vs-sourcetree"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# GitKraken vs Sourcetree: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, GitKraken or Sourcetree? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Git clients 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**: GitKraken and Sourcetree
- **Competitive set**: Git clients
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **GitKraken Share of Search**: 9.6%
- **Sourcetree Share of Search**: 14.3%

## Which is more popular in search, GitKraken or Sourcetree?

- In August 2026, Sourcetree had more branded searches than GitKraken among git clients worldwide. Sourcetree was estimated to have 60.5K branded searches compared to GitKraken’s 40.5K, and held a 14.3% Share of Search versus GitKraken’s 9.6%.
- Sourcetree was ahead of GitKraken in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, GitKraken’s estimated Share of Search among git clients worldwide moved from 12.7% to 9.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.5K to 40.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Sourcetree’s estimated Share of Search among git clients worldwide moved from 19% to 14.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90.5K to 60.5K.

## How did search popularity change for git clients worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Sourcetree lost estimated Share of Search among git clients worldwide, from 17% to 14.3%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for GitKraken worldwide fell 33.1% over 11 measured months, from 60.5K to 40.5K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | GitKraken estimated searches | GitKraken Share of Search | GitKraken rank | Sourcetree estimated searches | Sourcetree Share of Search | Sourcetree rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 60.5K | 12.7% | 3 | 90.5K | 19% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 49.5K | 11% | 3 | 74K | 16.5% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 49.5K | 12.7% | 3 | 74K | 19% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 49.5K | 12.6% | 3 | 74K | 18.8% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 49.5K | 11% | 3 | 74K | 16.5% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 60.5K | 11% | 3 | 90.5K | 16.5% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 49.5K | 10.6% | 3 | 90.5K | 19.5% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 49.5K | 11% | 3 | 74K | 16.5% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 49.5K | 11% | 3 | 74K | 16.5% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 40.5K | 9.3% | 3 | 74K | 17% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 40.5K | 9.6% | 3 | 60.5K | 14.3% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using GitKraken’s and Sourcetree’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.

- **GitKraken**: Measured on the search term “gitkraken”.
- **Sourcetree**: Measured on the search term “sourcetree”.

- [GitKraken profile](/demand/global-en/brands/gitkraken)
- [Sourcetree profile](/demand/global-en/brands/sourcetree)
- [All git clients worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/git-clients): 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, GitKraken or Sourcetree?

In August 2026, Sourcetree had more branded searches than GitKraken among git clients worldwide. Sourcetree was estimated to have 60.5K branded searches compared to GitKraken’s 40.5K, and held a 14.3% Share of Search versus GitKraken’s 9.6%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "GitKraken vs Sourcetree: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/gitkraken-vs-sourcetree

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