--- title: "Lokalise vs Smartling: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Lokalise or Smartling? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Translation management 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/lokalise-vs-smartling" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Lokalise vs Smartling: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, Lokalise or Smartling? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Translation management 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**: Lokalise and Smartling - **Competitive set**: Translation management platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Lokalise Share of Search**: 22.4% - **Smartling Share of Search**: 18.6% ## Which is more popular in search, Lokalise or Smartling? - In August 2026, Lokalise had more branded searches than Smartling among translation management platforms worldwide. Lokalise was estimated to have 8.3K branded searches compared to Smartling’s 6.9K, and held a 22.4% Share of Search versus Smartling’s 18.6%. - The lead changed hands 2 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Smartling took it in July 2026, Lokalise took it in August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lokalise’s estimated Share of Search among translation management platforms worldwide moved from 25.6% to 22.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.8K to 8.3K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Smartling’s estimated Share of Search among translation management platforms worldwide moved from 20.6% to 18.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 10.3K to 6.9K. ## How did search popularity change for translation management platforms worldwide in August 2026? - In August 2026, Lokalise overtook Smartling to rank 2nd among translation management platforms worldwide, at 22.4%. - In August 2026, Smartling lost estimated Share of Search among translation management platforms worldwide, from 22.1% to 18.6%. ## Month by month | Month | Lokalise estimated searches | Lokalise Share of Search | Lokalise rank | Smartling estimated searches | Smartling Share of Search | Smartling rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 12.8K | 25.6% | 2 | 10.3K | 20.6% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 12.8K | 26.8% | 2 | 8.5K | 17.8% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 10.4K | 24.8% | 2 | 8.6K | 20.7% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 12.6K | 23.6% | 2 | 10.3K | 19.5% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 12.6K | 26.4% | 2 | 8.4K | 17.7% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 15.3K | 29.2% | 2 | 10.3K | 19.7% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 12.5K | 26.8% | 2 | 8.4K | 18.1% | 3 | | May 2026 | 10.2K | 23.2% | 2 | 8.5K | 19.3% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 10.2K | 24.9% | 2 | 8.4K | 20.7% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 8.4K | 21.8% | 3 | 8.5K | 22.1% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 8.3K | 22.4% | 2 | 6.9K | 18.6% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Lokalise’s and Smartling’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. - **Lokalise**: Measured on the search terms “lokalise”, “lokalise ai”, “lokalise app”, “lokalise com” and “lokalise translation”, summed into one figure. - **Smartling**: Measured on the search terms “smartling”, “smartling com”, “smartling platform”, “smartling software”, “smartling translation” and “translation smartling”, summed into one figure. - [Lokalise profile](/demand/global-en/brands/lokalise) - [Smartling profile](/demand/global-en/brands/smartling) - [All translation management platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/translation-management-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, Lokalise or Smartling? In August 2026, Lokalise had more branded searches than Smartling among translation management platforms worldwide. Lokalise was estimated to have 8.3K branded searches compared to Smartling’s 6.9K, and held a 22.4% Share of Search versus Smartling’s 18.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Lokalise vs Smartling: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/lokalise-vs-smartling This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/lokalise-vs-smartling. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.