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title: "Lightdash vs SQLMesh: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Lightdash or SQLMesh? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Analytics engineering 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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# Lightdash vs SQLMesh: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Lightdash or SQLMesh? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Analytics engineering 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**: Lightdash and SQLMesh
- **Competitive set**: Analytics engineering platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Lightdash Share of Search**: 50.7%
- **SQLMesh Share of Search**: 14.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Lightdash or SQLMesh?

- In August 2026, Lightdash had more branded searches than SQLMesh among analytics engineering platforms worldwide. Lightdash was estimated to have 9.9K branded searches compared to SQLMesh’s 2.9K, and held a 50.7% Share of Search versus SQLMesh’s 14.9%.
- Lightdash was ahead of SQLMesh in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lightdash’s estimated Share of Search among analytics engineering platforms worldwide moved from 30.7% to 50.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.6K to 9.9K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SQLMesh’s estimated Share of Search among analytics engineering platforms worldwide moved from 30.7% to 14.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.6K to 2.9K.

## How did search popularity change for analytics engineering platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Lightdash gained estimated Share of Search among analytics engineering platforms worldwide, from 45.7% to 50.7%.
- In August 2026, SQLMesh lost estimated Share of Search among analytics engineering platforms worldwide, from 16.3% to 14.9%.

## Month by month

| Month | Lightdash estimated searches | Lightdash Share of Search | Lightdash rank | SQLMesh estimated searches | SQLMesh Share of Search | SQLMesh rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 6.6K | 30.7% | 2 | 6.6K | 30.7% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 6.6K | 38.9% | 2 | 3.6K | 21.2% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 6.6K | 38.9% | 2 | 3.6K | 21.2% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 6.6K | 35.7% | 2 | 3.6K | 19.4% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 8.1K | 40.6% | 2 | 3.6K | 18% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 9.9K | 43.8% | 1 | 4.4K | 19.5% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 9.9K | 48.8% | 1 | 3.6K | 17.8% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 8.1K | 43.9% | 1 | 3.6K | 19.5% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 8.1K | 43.9% | 1 | 3.6K | 19.5% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 8.1K | 45.7% | 1 | 2.9K | 16.3% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 9.9K | 50.7% | 1 | 2.9K | 14.9% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Lightdash’s and SQLMesh’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.

- **Lightdash**: Measured on the search term “lightdash”.
- **SQLMesh**: Measured on the search term “sqlmesh”.

- [Lightdash profile](/demand/global-en/brands/lightdash)
- [SQLMesh profile](/demand/global-en/brands/sqlmesh)
- [All analytics engineering platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/analytics-engineering-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, Lightdash or SQLMesh?

In August 2026, Lightdash had more branded searches than SQLMesh among analytics engineering platforms worldwide. Lightdash was estimated to have 9.9K branded searches compared to SQLMesh’s 2.9K, and held a 50.7% Share of Search versus SQLMesh’s 14.9%.

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