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title: "grep.app vs Sourcegraph: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, grep.app or Sourcegraph? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Code search tools 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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# grep.app vs Sourcegraph: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, grep.app or Sourcegraph? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Code search tools 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**: grep.app and Sourcegraph
- **Competitive set**: Code search tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **grep.app Share of Search**: 4%
- **Sourcegraph Share of Search**: 66.8%

## Which is more popular in search, grep.app or Sourcegraph?

- In August 2026, Sourcegraph had more branded searches than grep.app among code search tools worldwide. Sourcegraph was estimated to have 14.8K branded searches compared to grep.app’s 880, and held a 66.8% Share of Search versus grep.app’s 4%.
- Sourcegraph was ahead of grep.app in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, grep.app’s estimated Share of Search among code search tools worldwide moved from 3.2% to 4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 880.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Sourcegraph’s estimated Share of Search among code search tools worldwide moved from 57.7% to 66.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 14.8K.

## How did search popularity change for code search tools worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Sourcegraph gained estimated Share of Search among code search tools worldwide, from 64.9% to 66.8%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for grep.app worldwide fell 12% over 11 measured months, from 1K to 880 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | grep.app estimated searches | grep.app Share of Search | grep.app rank | Sourcegraph estimated searches | Sourcegraph Share of Search | Sourcegraph rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1K | 3.2% | 4 | 18.1K | 57.7% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 720 | 2.6% | 4 | 14.8K | 53.3% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 1K | 3.9% | 4 | 14.8K | 57.2% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.6K | 5% | 4 | 18.1K | 56.6% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 880 | 3.3% | 4 | 14.8K | 55.3% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 1K | 3.1% | 4 | 18.1K | 55.5% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.3K | 4.3% | 4 | 18.1K | 59.4% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 1.3K | 4.6% | 4 | 18.1K | 63.6% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 880 | 3.8% | 4 | 14.8K | 63.7% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 1K | 4.4% | 4 | 14.8K | 64.9% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 880 | 4% | 4 | 14.8K | 66.8% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using grep.app’s and Sourcegraph’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.

- **grep.app**: Measured on the search term “grep app”.
- **Sourcegraph**: Measured on the search term “sourcegraph”.

- [grep.app profile](/demand/global-en/brands/grep-app)
- [Sourcegraph profile](/demand/global-en/brands/sourcegraph)
- [All code search tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/code-search-tools): 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, grep.app or Sourcegraph?

In August 2026, Sourcegraph had more branded searches than grep.app among code search tools worldwide. Sourcegraph was estimated to have 14.8K branded searches compared to grep.app’s 880, and held a 66.8% Share of Search versus grep.app’s 4%.

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