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title: "Hubs vs Protolabs: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Hubs or Protolabs? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cnc machining services 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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# Hubs vs Protolabs: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Hubs or Protolabs? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cnc machining services 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**: Hubs and Protolabs
- **Competitive set**: Cnc machining services
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Hubs Share of Search**: 91.7%
- **Protolabs Share of Search**: 3%

## Which is more popular in search, Hubs or Protolabs?

- In August 2026, Hubs had more branded searches than Protolabs among cnc machining services worldwide. Hubs was estimated to have 1.5M branded searches compared to Protolabs’ 49.5K, and held a 91.7% Share of Search versus Protolabs’ 3%.
- Hubs was ahead of Protolabs in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Hubs’ estimated Share of Search among cnc machining services worldwide moved from 90.9% to 91.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.5M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Protolabs’ estimated Share of Search among cnc machining services worldwide held steady at 3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 49.5K.

## How did search popularity change for cnc machining services worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Hubs gained estimated Share of Search among cnc machining services worldwide, from 90.8% to 91.7%.
- Protolabs’ estimated Share of Search among cnc machining services worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 2.5% to 3% in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Hubs estimated searches | Hubs Share of Search | Hubs rank | Protolabs estimated searches | Protolabs Share of Search | Protolabs rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.5M | 90.9% | 1 | 49.5K | 3% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.5M | 91.8% | 1 | 49.5K | 3% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.5M | 92.4% | 1 | 40.5K | 2.5% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.5M | 90.8% | 1 | 49.5K | 3% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.2M | 88.9% | 1 | 49.5K | 3.6% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.5M | 90.7% | 1 | 49.5K | 3% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.5M | 90.8% | 1 | 49.5K | 3% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 1.5M | 92.2% | 1 | 40.5K | 2.5% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.5M | 90.8% | 1 | 49.5K | 3% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.5M | 90.8% | 1 | 49.5K | 3% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.5M | 91.7% | 1 | 49.5K | 3% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Hubs’ and Protolabs’ 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.

- **Hubs**: Measured on the search term “hubs”.
- **Protolabs**: Measured on the search term “protolabs”.

- [Hubs profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hubs)
- [Protolabs profile](/demand/global-en/brands/protolabs)
- [All cnc machining services worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/cnc-machining-services): 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, Hubs or Protolabs?

In August 2026, Hubs had more branded searches than Protolabs among cnc machining services worldwide. Hubs was estimated to have 1.5M branded searches compared to Protolabs’ 49.5K, and held a 91.7% Share of Search versus Protolabs’ 3%.

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