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title: "Haystack vs LlamaIndex: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Haystack or LlamaIndex? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Rag 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Haystack vs LlamaIndex: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Haystack or LlamaIndex? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Rag 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**: Haystack and LlamaIndex
- **Competitive set**: Rag platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Haystack Share of Search**: <0.01%
- **LlamaIndex Share of Search**: 9.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Haystack or LlamaIndex?

- In August 2026, LlamaIndex had more branded searches than Haystack among rag platforms worldwide. LlamaIndex was estimated to have 27.1K branded searches compared to Haystack’s 10, and held a 9.8% Share of Search versus Haystack’s <0.01%.
- LlamaIndex was ahead of Haystack in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Haystack’s estimated Share of Search among rag platforms worldwide moved from 0% to <0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 0 to 10.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, LlamaIndex’s estimated Share of Search among rag platforms worldwide moved from 11.6% to 9.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40.5K to 27.1K.

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

- In August 2026, LlamaIndex lost estimated Share of Search among rag platforms worldwide, from 11.7% to 9.8%.

## Month by month

| Month | Haystack estimated searches | Haystack Share of Search | Haystack rank | LlamaIndex estimated searches | LlamaIndex Share of Search | LlamaIndex rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 0 | 0% | 6 | 40.5K | 11.6% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 20 | <0.01% | 6 | 33.1K | 9.7% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 30 | <0.01% | 6 | 33.1K | 9.7% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 30 | <0.01% | 6 | 40.5K | 11.6% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 20 | <0.01% | 6 | 33.1K | 9.7% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 10 | <0.01% | 6 | 49.5K | 11.7% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 30 | <0.01% | 6 | 40.5K | 11.7% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 20 | <0.01% | 6 | 40.5K | 11.7% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 10 | <0.01% | 6 | 33.1K | 9.8% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 10 | <0.01% | 6 | 33.1K | 11.7% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 10 | <0.01% | 6 | 27.1K | 9.8% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Haystack’s and LlamaIndex’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.

- **Haystack**: Measured on the search term “haystack engineering”.
- **LlamaIndex**: Measured on the search term “llamaindex”.

- [Haystack profile](/demand/global-en/brands/haystack)
- [LlamaIndex profile](/demand/global-en/brands/llamaindex)
- [All rag platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/rag-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Haystack or LlamaIndex?

In August 2026, LlamaIndex had more branded searches than Haystack among rag platforms worldwide. LlamaIndex was estimated to have 27.1K branded searches compared to Haystack’s 10, and held a 9.8% Share of Search versus Haystack’s <0.01%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Haystack vs LlamaIndex: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/haystack-vs-llamaindex

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