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title: "Lex Machina vs PACER: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Lex Machina or PACER? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Court records 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."
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# Lex Machina vs PACER: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Lex Machina or PACER? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Court records 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**: Lex Machina and PACER
- **Competitive set**: Court records platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Lex Machina Share of Search**: 1.3%
- **PACER Share of Search**: 87.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Lex Machina or PACER?

- In August 2026, PACER had more branded searches than Lex Machina among court records platforms worldwide. PACER was estimated to have 301K branded searches compared to Lex Machina’s 4.4K, and held an 87.9% Share of Search versus Lex Machina’s 1.3%.
- PACER was ahead of Lex Machina in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lex Machina’s estimated Share of Search among court records platforms worldwide moved from 0.52% to 1.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.6K to 4.4K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, PACER’s estimated Share of Search among court records platforms worldwide moved from 96.9% to 87.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.2M to 301K.

## How did search popularity change for court records platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, PACER lost estimated Share of Search among court records platforms worldwide, from 89.9% to 87.9%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Lex Machina worldwide fell 33.3% over 11 measured months, from 6.6K to 4.4K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Lex Machina estimated searches | Lex Machina Share of Search | Lex Machina rank | PACER estimated searches | PACER Share of Search | PACER rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 6.6K | 0.52% | 5 | 1.2M | 96.9% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 5.4K | 0.35% | 5 | 1.5M | 97.5% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 4.4K | 0.42% | 5 | 1M | 96.6% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 5.4K | 0.43% | 5 | 1.2M | 96.5% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 5.4K | 0.51% | 5 | 1M | 94% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 5.4K | 0.52% | 5 | 1M | 95.5% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 5.4K | 0.91% | 5 | 550K | 92.6% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 4.4K | 1.1% | 5 | 368K | 89.6% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 5.4K | 1.3% | 5 | 368K | 89.7% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 4.4K | 1.1% | 5 | 368K | 89.9% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 4.4K | 1.3% | 5 | 301K | 87.9% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Lex Machina’s and PACER’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.

- **Lex Machina**: Measured on the search term “lex machina”.
- **PACER**: Measured on the search term “pacer”.

- [Lex Machina profile](/demand/global-en/brands/lex-machina)
- [PACER profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pacer)
- [All court records platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/court-records-platforms): 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, Lex Machina or PACER?

In August 2026, PACER had more branded searches than Lex Machina among court records platforms worldwide. PACER was estimated to have 301K branded searches compared to Lex Machina’s 4.4K, and held an 87.9% Share of Search versus Lex Machina’s 1.3%.

## Cite this page

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