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title: "GitLab vs Semaphore: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, GitLab or Semaphore? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Continuous integration 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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# GitLab vs Semaphore: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, GitLab or Semaphore? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Continuous integration 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**: GitLab and Semaphore
- **Competitive set**: Continuous integration platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **GitLab Share of Search**: 80.6%
- **Semaphore Share of Search**: 0.09%

## Which is more popular in search, GitLab or Semaphore?

- In August 2026, GitLab had more branded searches than Semaphore among continuous integration platforms worldwide. GitLab was estimated to have 682K branded searches compared to Semaphore’s 780, and held an 80.6% Share of Search versus Semaphore’s 0.09%.
- GitLab was ahead of Semaphore in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, GitLab’s estimated Share of Search among continuous integration platforms worldwide moved from 87.3% to 80.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 839K to 682K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Semaphore’s estimated Share of Search among continuous integration platforms worldwide moved from 0.07% to 0.09%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 690 to 780.

## How did search popularity change for continuous integration platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, GitLab lost estimated Share of Search among continuous integration platforms worldwide, from 82.6% to 80.6%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Semaphore worldwide rose 13% over 11 measured months, from 690 to 780 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | GitLab estimated searches | GitLab Share of Search | GitLab rank | Semaphore estimated searches | Semaphore Share of Search | Semaphore rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 839K | 87.3% | 1 | 690 | 0.07% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 688K | 84.9% | 1 | 670 | 0.08% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 686K | 85% | 1 | 640 | 0.08% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 688K | 84.9% | 1 | 640 | 0.08% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 689K | 83.9% | 1 | 620 | 0.08% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 842K | 82.9% | 1 | 740 | 0.07% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 836K | 85% | 1 | 520 | 0.05% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 836K | 84.3% | 1 | 450 | 0.05% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 836K | 85.5% | 1 | 520 | 0.05% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 684K | 82.6% | 1 | 500 | 0.06% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 682K | 80.6% | 1 | 780 | 0.09% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using GitLab’s and Semaphore’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.

- **GitLab**: Measured on the search terms “about gitlab com”, “ci cd gitlab”, “continuous integration gitlab”, “gitlab”, “gitlab app”, “gitlab ci cd” and “gitlab software”, summed into one figure.
- **Semaphore**: Measured on the search terms “semaphore ci”, “semaphore ci cd” and “semaphore io”, summed into one figure.

- [GitLab profile](/demand/global-en/brands/gitlab)
- [Semaphore profile](/demand/global-en/brands/semaphore-ci)
- [All continuous integration platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/continuous-integration-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, GitLab or Semaphore?

In August 2026, GitLab had more branded searches than Semaphore among continuous integration platforms worldwide. GitLab was estimated to have 682K branded searches compared to Semaphore’s 780, and held an 80.6% Share of Search versus Semaphore’s 0.09%.

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