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title: "ISC2 vs SANS: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, ISC2 or SANS? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cybersecurity certifications 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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# ISC2 vs SANS: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, ISC2 or SANS? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cybersecurity certifications 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**: ISC2 and SANS
- **Competitive set**: Cybersecurity certifications
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **ISC2 Share of Search**: 4.1%
- **SANS Share of Search**: 3.2%

## Which is more popular in search, ISC2 or SANS?

- In August 2026, ISC2 had more branded searches than SANS among cybersecurity certifications worldwide. ISC2 was estimated to have 2.4K branded searches compared to SANS’s 1.9K, and held a 4.1% Share of Search versus SANS’s 3.2%.
- ISC2 was ahead of SANS in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, ISC2’s estimated Share of Search among cybersecurity certifications worldwide held steady at 4.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.6K to 2.4K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SANS’s estimated Share of Search among cybersecurity certifications worldwide moved from 2.7% to 3.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.4K to 1.9K.

## How did search popularity change for cybersecurity certifications worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for ISC2 worldwide fell 33.3% over 11 measured months, from 3.6K to 2.4K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for SANS worldwide fell 20.8% over 11 measured months, from 2.4K to 1.9K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | ISC2 estimated searches | ISC2 Share of Search | ISC2 rank | SANS estimated searches | SANS Share of Search | SANS rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 3.6K | 4.1% | 5 | 2.4K | 2.7% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.9K | 3.6% | 5 | 1.9K | 2.3% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.9K | 4.1% | 5 | 1.9K | 2.7% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 3.6K | 4.5% | 5 | 2.9K | 3.6% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 3.6K | 4.4% | 5 | 2.9K | 3.6% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.6K | 4.8% | 5 | 2.9K | 3.9% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.9K | 4.1% | 5 | 1.9K | 2.7% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 3.6K | 5.7% | 5 | 1.9K | 3% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.4K | 4.1% | 5 | 1.9K | 3.2% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.4K | 4.2% | 5 | 1.9K | 3.3% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.4K | 4.1% | 5 | 1.9K | 3.2% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using ISC2’s and SANS’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.

- **ISC2**: Measured on the search term “isc2 certification”.
- **SANS**: Measured on the search term “sans training”.

- [ISC2 profile](/demand/global-en/brands/isc2)
- [SANS profile](/demand/global-en/brands/sans-institute)
- [All cybersecurity certifications worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/cybersecurity-certifications): 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, ISC2 or SANS?

In August 2026, ISC2 had more branded searches than SANS among cybersecurity certifications worldwide. ISC2 was estimated to have 2.4K branded searches compared to SANS’s 1.9K, and held a 4.1% Share of Search versus SANS’s 3.2%.

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