--- title: "M-Files vs OpenText: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, M-Files or OpenText? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Business document 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/m-files-vs-opentext" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # M-Files vs OpenText: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, M-Files or OpenText? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Business document 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**: M-Files and OpenText - **Competitive set**: Business document management platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **M-Files Share of Search**: 8.8% - **OpenText Share of Search**: 65.1% ## Which is more popular in search, M-Files or OpenText? - In August 2026, OpenText had more branded searches than M-Files among business document management platforms worldwide. OpenText was estimated to have 91.3K branded searches compared to M-Files’ 12.3K, and held a 65.1% Share of Search versus M-Files’ 8.8%. - OpenText was ahead of M-Files in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, M-Files’ estimated Share of Search among business document management platforms worldwide moved from 10.4% to 8.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.4K to 12.3K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, OpenText’s estimated Share of Search among business document management platforms worldwide moved from 63% to 65.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 111K to 91.3K. ## How did search popularity change for business document management platforms worldwide in August 2026? - In August 2026, OpenText gained estimated Share of Search among business document management platforms worldwide, from 63.9% to 65.1%. - In August 2026, M-Files lost estimated Share of Search among business document management platforms worldwide, from 10.4% to 8.8%. ## Month by month | Month | M-Files estimated searches | M-Files Share of Search | M-Files rank | OpenText estimated searches | OpenText Share of Search | OpenText rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 18.4K | 10.4% | 3 | 111K | 63% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 18.3K | 11.7% | 3 | 91.4K | 58.3% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 15K | 11.7% | 3 | 74.8K | 58.3% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 18.4K | 11.8% | 3 | 91.5K | 58.7% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 18.4K | 11.7% | 3 | 92.3K | 58.5% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 18.5K | 11.8% | 3 | 92.4K | 59.1% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 18.4K | 11.7% | 3 | 92.6K | 58.9% | 1 | | May 2026 | 15.1K | 11.6% | 3 | 76.3K | 59% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 15.1K | 10.4% | 3 | 92.8K | 64.1% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 15K | 10.4% | 3 | 92.5K | 63.9% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 12.3K | 8.8% | 3 | 91.3K | 65.1% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using M-Files’ and OpenText’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. - **M-Files**: Measured on the search terms “m files”, “m-files”, “m-files app”, “m-files com”, “m-files document management” and “m-files software”, summed into one figure. - **OpenText**: Measured on the search terms “document management opentext”, “opentext”, “opentext app”, “opentext com” and “opentext software”, summed into one figure. - [M-Files profile](/demand/global-en/brands/m-files) - [OpenText profile](/demand/global-en/brands/opentext) - [All business document management platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/business-document-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, M-Files or OpenText? In August 2026, OpenText had more branded searches than M-Files among business document management platforms worldwide. OpenText was estimated to have 91.3K branded searches compared to M-Files’ 12.3K, and held a 65.1% Share of Search versus M-Files’ 8.8%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "M-Files vs OpenText: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/m-files-vs-opentext This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/m-files-vs-opentext. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.