--- title: "Ignition vs Schneider Electric: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Ignition or Schneider Electric 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/ignition-scada-vs-schneider-electric" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Ignition vs Schneider Electric: Which is searched more? Is Ignition or Schneider Electric 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**: Ignition and Schneider Electric - **Competitive set**: Industrial automation platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Ignition Share of Search**: 0.65% - **Schneider Electric Share of Search**: 21.6% ## Is Ignition or Schneider Electric more popular in search? - In September 2026, Schneider Electric had more branded searches than Ignition among industrial automation platforms worldwide. Schneider Electric had about 673,000 branded searches, while Ignition had 20,200. Schneider Electric made up 21.6% of all industrial automation platform searches we track, and Ignition accounted for 0.65%. - Schneider Electric was ahead of Ignition in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - 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. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Schneider Electric’s share of searches among industrial automation platforms worldwide moved from 17.1% to 21.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 550K to 673K. ## Top industrial automation platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Schneider Electric was mentioned in four out of five: in all 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. Schneider Electric was listed before Ignition in every answer 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, Schneider Electric overtook ABB to rank 2nd among industrial automation platforms worldwide, with 21.6% of the searches. - 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 | Ignition estimated searches | Ignition Share of Search | Ignition rank | Schneider Electric estimated searches | Schneider Electric Share of Search | Schneider Electric rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 18K | 0.56% | 8 | 550K | 17.1% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 18K | 0.53% | 8 | 550K | 16.3% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 14.7K | 0.51% | 8 | 450K | 15.7% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 18K | 0.58% | 8 | 550K | 17.9% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 18K | 0.6% | 8 | 550K | 18.4% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 20.2K | 0.63% | 8 | 673K | 20.9% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 20.2K | 0.67% | 8 | 550K | 18.3% | 3 | | May 2026 | 18K | 0.6% | 8 | 550K | 18.4% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 18K | 0.58% | 8 | 550K | 17.9% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 18K | 0.6% | 8 | 550K | 18.5% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 18K | 0.6% | 8 | 550K | 18.5% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 20.2K | 0.65% | 8 | 673K | 21.6% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Ignition’s and Schneider Electric’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. - **Ignition**: Measured on the search terms “ignition scada” and “inductive automation”, summed into one figure. - **Schneider Electric**: Measured on the search term “schneider-electric”. - [Ignition profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ignition-scada) - [Schneider Electric profile](/demand/global-en/brands/schneider-electric) - [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 Ignition or Schneider Electric more popular in search? In September 2026, Schneider Electric had more branded searches than Ignition among industrial automation platforms worldwide. Schneider Electric had about 673,000 branded searches, while Ignition had 20,200. Schneider Electric made up 21.6% of all industrial automation platform searches we track, and Ignition accounted for 0.65%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Ignition vs Schneider Electric: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/ignition-scada-vs-schneider-electric This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/ignition-scada-vs-schneider-electric. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.