--- title: "Looker Studio vs Metabase: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Looker Studio or Metabase? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Data visualisation 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/looker-studio-vs-metabase" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Looker Studio vs Metabase: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, Looker Studio or Metabase? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Data visualisation 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**: Looker Studio and Metabase - **Competitive set**: Data visualisation platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Looker Studio Share of Search**: 4% - **Metabase Share of Search**: 16.6% ## Which is more popular in search, Looker Studio or Metabase? - In August 2026, Metabase had more branded searches than Looker Studio among data visualisation platforms worldwide. Metabase was estimated to have 111K branded searches compared to Looker Studio’s 27.1K, and held a 16.6% Share of Search versus Looker Studio’s 4%. - Metabase was ahead of Looker Studio in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Looker Studio’s estimated Share of Search among data visualisation platforms worldwide moved from 5.6% to 4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40.5K to 27.1K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Metabase’s estimated Share of Search among data visualisation platforms worldwide moved from 15.3% to 16.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 111K. ## How did search popularity change for data visualisation platforms worldwide in August 2026? - In August 2026, Metabase lost estimated Share of Search among data visualisation platforms worldwide, from 18.8% to 16.6%. - In August 2026, Looker Studio lost estimated Share of Search among data visualisation platforms worldwide, from 4.6% to 4%. ## Month by month | Month | Looker Studio estimated searches | Looker Studio Share of Search | Looker Studio rank | Metabase estimated searches | Metabase Share of Search | Metabase rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 40.5K | 5.6% | 4 | 111K | 15.3% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 40.5K | 6.5% | 4 | 111K | 17.8% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 33.1K | 4.8% | 4 | 111K | 16% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 49.5K | 7% | 4 | 111K | 15.6% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 49.5K | 7.9% | 4 | 111K | 17.6% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 49.5K | 6.7% | 4 | 136K | 18.4% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 40.5K | 5.8% | 4 | 111K | 15.8% | 2 | | May 2026 | 33.1K | 4.8% | 4 | 111K | 16% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 33.1K | 4.8% | 4 | 111K | 16% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 27.1K | 4.6% | 4 | 111K | 18.8% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 27.1K | 4% | 4 | 111K | 16.6% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Looker Studio’s and Metabase’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. - **Looker Studio**: Measured on the search term “lookerstudio”. - **Metabase**: Measured on the search terms “metabase”, “metabase app”, “metabase business intelligence”, “metabase com” and “metabase software”, summed into one figure. - [Looker Studio profile](/demand/global-en/brands/looker-studio) - [Metabase profile](/demand/global-en/brands/metabase) - [All data visualisation platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/data-visualisation-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, Looker Studio or Metabase? In August 2026, Metabase had more branded searches than Looker Studio among data visualisation platforms worldwide. Metabase was estimated to have 111K branded searches compared to Looker Studio’s 27.1K, and held a 16.6% Share of Search versus Looker Studio’s 4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Looker Studio vs Metabase: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/looker-studio-vs-metabase This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/looker-studio-vs-metabase. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.