--- title: "Honeywell vs Ignition: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Honeywell or Ignition more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Industrial automation 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/honeywell-vs-ignition-scada" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Honeywell vs Ignition: Which is searched more? Is Honeywell or Ignition more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Industrial automation 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**: Honeywell and Ignition - **Competitive set**: Industrial automation platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Honeywell Share of Search**: 14.5% - **Ignition Share of Search**: 0.65% ## Is Honeywell or Ignition more popular in search? - In September 2026, Honeywell had more branded searches than Ignition among industrial automation platforms worldwide. Honeywell had about 450,000 branded searches, while Ignition had 20,200. Honeywell made up 14.5% of all industrial automation platform searches we track, and Ignition accounted for 0.65%. - Honeywell was ahead of Ignition in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Honeywell’s share of searches among industrial automation platforms worldwide moved from 17.1% to 14.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 550K to 450K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Ignition’s share of searches among industrial automation platforms worldwide moved from 0.56% to 0.65%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18K to 20.2K. ## Top industrial automation platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Honeywell was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Ignition was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Ignition was listed before Honeywell in two out of three answers that named either. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Siemens | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Rockwell Automation | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Schneider Electric | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Beckhoff | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Ignition | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | CODESYS | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Honeywell | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | ABB | 8th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about industrial automation platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which industrial automation platform should I use?": 1. Rockwell Automation, 2. Siemens, 3. Beckhoff, 4. Schneider Electric, 5. CODESYS - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best industrial automation platforms?": 1. Siemens, 2. Rockwell Automation, 3. Beckhoff, 4. Schneider Electric, 5. Ignition, 6. CODESYS, 7. ABB, 8. Honeywell - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best industrial automation platform for a factory?": 1. Siemens, 2. Rockwell Automation, 3. Schneider Electric, 4. Beckhoff, 5. Ignition, 6. ABB - Searched Google, AI Overview "industrial automation platforms": 1. Siemens, 2. Rockwell Automation, 3. Honeywell - Searched Google, AI Overview "factory automation software": 1. Siemens, 2. Rockwell Automation, 3. Schneider Electric Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for industrial automation platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Honeywell lost share of searches among industrial automation platforms worldwide, from 15.1% to 14.5%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Ignition worldwide rose 12.2% over 12 measured months, from 18K to 20.2K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Honeywell estimated searches | Honeywell Share of Search | Honeywell rank | Ignition estimated searches | Ignition Share of Search | Ignition rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 550K | 17.1% | 3 | 18K | 0.56% | 8 | | Nov 2025 | 550K | 16.3% | 3 | 18K | 0.53% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | 450K | 15.7% | 3 | 14.7K | 0.51% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | 550K | 17.9% | 3 | 18K | 0.58% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | 450K | 15.1% | 4 | 18K | 0.6% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | 550K | 17.1% | 4 | 20.2K | 0.63% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | 450K | 15% | 4 | 20.2K | 0.67% | 8 | | May 2026 | 450K | 15.1% | 4 | 18K | 0.6% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | 550K | 17.9% | 3 | 18K | 0.58% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | 450K | 15.1% | 4 | 18K | 0.6% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 450K | 15.1% | 4 | 18K | 0.6% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | 450K | 14.5% | 4 | 20.2K | 0.65% | 8 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Honeywell’s and Ignition’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. - **Honeywell**: Measured on the search term “honeywell”. - **Ignition**: Measured on the search terms “ignition scada” and “inductive automation”, summed into one figure. - [Honeywell profile](/demand/global-en/brands/honeywell) - [Ignition profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ignition-scada) - [All industrial automation platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/industrial-automation-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Honeywell or Ignition more popular in search? In September 2026, Honeywell had more branded searches than Ignition among industrial automation platforms worldwide. Honeywell had about 450,000 branded searches, while Ignition had 20,200. Honeywell made up 14.5% of all industrial automation platform searches we track, and Ignition accounted for 0.65%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Honeywell vs Ignition: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/honeywell-vs-ignition-scada This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/honeywell-vs-ignition-scada. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.