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title: "IQMS vs Plex: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, IQMS or Plex? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Manufacturing ERP 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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# IQMS vs Plex: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, IQMS or Plex? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Manufacturing ERP 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**: IQMS and Plex
- **Competitive set**: Manufacturing ERP
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **IQMS Share of Search**: 0.32%
- **Plex Share of Search**: 89%

## Which is more popular in search, IQMS or Plex?

- In August 2026, Plex had more branded searches than IQMS among manufacturing ERP worldwide. Plex was estimated to have 1.5M branded searches compared to IQMS’s 5.4K, and held an 89% Share of Search versus IQMS’s 0.32%.
- Plex was ahead of IQMS in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, IQMS’s estimated Share of Search among manufacturing ERP worldwide moved from 0.33% to 0.32%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.6K to 5.4K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Plex’s estimated Share of Search among manufacturing ERP worldwide moved from 90.3% to 89%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.8M to 1.5M.

## How did search popularity change for manufacturing ERP worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Plex lost estimated Share of Search among manufacturing ERP worldwide, from 91.9% to 89%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for IQMS worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 6.6K to 5.4K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | IQMS estimated searches | IQMS Share of Search | IQMS rank | Plex estimated searches | Plex Share of Search | Plex rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 6.6K | 0.33% | 5 | 1.8M | 90.3% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 6.6K | 0.33% | 5 | 1.8M | 91.8% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 6.6K | 0.33% | 5 | 1.8M | 91.9% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 5.4K | 0.32% | 5 | 1.5M | 88.8% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 5.4K | 0.39% | 5 | 1.2M | 88.4% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 4.4K | 0.26% | 5 | 1.5M | 88.7% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 5.4K | 0.32% | 5 | 1.5M | 89% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 5.4K | 0.27% | 5 | 1.8M | 91.6% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 5.4K | 0.32% | 5 | 1.5M | 89.9% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 5.4K | 0.27% | 5 | 1.8M | 91.9% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 5.4K | 0.32% | 5 | 1.5M | 89% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using IQMS’s and Plex’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.

- **IQMS**: Measured on the search term “iqms”.
- **Plex**: Measured on the search term “plex”.

- [IQMS profile](/demand/global-en/brands/iqms)
- [Plex profile](/demand/global-en/brands/plex)
- [All manufacturing ERP worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/manufacturing-erp): 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, IQMS or Plex?

In August 2026, Plex had more branded searches than IQMS among manufacturing ERP worldwide. Plex was estimated to have 1.5M branded searches compared to IQMS’s 5.4K, and held an 89% Share of Search versus IQMS’s 0.32%.

## Cite this page

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