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title: "Google Earth Engine vs GRASS GIS: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Google Earth Engine or GRASS GIS more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the GIS software 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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# Google Earth Engine vs GRASS GIS: Which is searched more?

Is Google Earth Engine or GRASS GIS more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the GIS software 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**: Google Earth Engine and GRASS GIS
- **Competitive set**: GIS software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Google Earth Engine Share of Search**: 12.5%
- **GRASS GIS Share of Search**: 0.27%

## Is Google Earth Engine or GRASS GIS more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Google Earth Engine had more branded searches than GRASS GIS among GIS software worldwide. Google Earth Engine had about 135,000 branded searches, while GRASS GIS had 2,900. Google Earth Engine made up 12.5% of all GIS software searches we track, and GRASS GIS accounted for 0.27%.
- Google Earth Engine was ahead of GRASS GIS in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Google Earth Engine’s share of searches among GIS software worldwide moved from 14.5% to 12.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 165K to 135K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, GRASS GIS’s share of searches among GIS software worldwide moved from 0.47% to 0.27%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.4K to 2.9K.

## How did search popularity change for GIS software worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Google Earth Engine lost share of searches among GIS software worldwide, from 15.1% to 12.5%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for GRASS GIS worldwide fell 46.3% over 12 measured months, from 5.4K to 2.9K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Google Earth Engine estimated searches | Google Earth Engine Share of Search | Google Earth Engine rank | GRASS GIS estimated searches | GRASS GIS Share of Search | GRASS GIS rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 165K | 14.5% | 3 | 5.4K | 0.47% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 165K | 14.6% | 3 | 5.4K | 0.48% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 110K | 12.2% | 4 | 3.6K | 0.4% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 135K | 12.8% | 4 | 4.4K | 0.42% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 110K | 10.8% | 4 | 4.4K | 0.43% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 135K | 12.2% | 4 | 4.4K | 0.4% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 165K | 14.6% | 3 | 3.6K | 0.32% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 135K | 12.9% | 4 | 3.6K | 0.34% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 135K | 15.3% | 3 | 3.6K | 0.41% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 135K | 15.2% | 3 | 3.6K | 0.4% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 135K | 15.1% | 3 | 2.9K | 0.32% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | 135K | 12.5% | 3 | 2.9K | 0.27% | 6 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Google Earth Engine’s and GRASS GIS’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.

- **Google Earth Engine**: Measured on the search term “google earth engine”.
- **GRASS GIS**: Measured on the search term “grass gis”.

- [Google Earth Engine profile](/demand/global-en/brands/google-earth-engine)
- [GRASS GIS profile](/demand/global-en/brands/grass-gis)
- [All GIS software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/gis-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 Google Earth Engine or GRASS GIS more popular in search?

In September 2026, Google Earth Engine had more branded searches than GRASS GIS among GIS software worldwide. Google Earth Engine had about 135,000 branded searches, while GRASS GIS had 2,900. Google Earth Engine made up 12.5% of all GIS software searches we track, and GRASS GIS accounted for 0.27%.

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