--- title: "MalCare vs OPNsense: Which is searched more?" description: "Is MalCare or OPNsense more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Firewall brands 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/malcare-vs-opnsense" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # MalCare vs OPNsense: Which is searched more? Is MalCare or OPNsense more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Firewall brands 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**: MalCare and OPNsense - **Competitive set**: Firewall brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **MalCare Share of Search**: 1.4% - **OPNsense Share of Search**: 23.5% ## Is MalCare or OPNsense more popular in search? - In September 2026, OPNsense had more branded searches than MalCare among firewall brands worldwide. OPNsense had about 74,000 branded searches, while MalCare had 4,400. OPNsense made up 23.5% of all firewall brand searches we track, and MalCare accounted for 1.4%. - OPNsense was ahead of MalCare in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, MalCare’s share of searches among firewall brands worldwide moved from 2% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 4.4K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, OPNsense’s share of searches among firewall brands worldwide moved from 33.3% to 23.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 74K. ## Top firewall brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, OPNsense was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. MalCare did not appear in any of the five answers. Too few answers listed options to rank the brands, so only mentions are counted. | Brand | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Sucuri | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | OPNsense | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Wordfence | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | MalCare | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about firewall brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which firewall should I use?": 1. OPNsense - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best firewalls?": 1. OPNsense - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best firewall for a website?": 1. Sucuri - Searched Google, AI Overview "firewall software": 1. OPNsense - Searched Google, AI Overview "best firewall": 1. OPNsense Not named in any answer: Wordfence and MalCare. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for firewall brands worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, OPNsense lost share of searches among firewall brands worldwide, from 33.4% to 23.5%. ## Month by month | Month | MalCare estimated searches | MalCare Share of Search | MalCare rank | OPNsense estimated searches | OPNsense Share of Search | OPNsense rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 4.4K | 2% | 4 | 74K | 33.3% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 5.4K | 2.2% | 4 | 90.5K | 37.4% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 4.4K | 1.8% | 4 | 74K | 30.5% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 4.4K | 1.5% | 4 | 90.5K | 30.8% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 4.4K | 2% | 4 | 74K | 32.9% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 4.4K | 1.8% | 4 | 90.5K | 37.5% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 4.4K | 1.9% | 4 | 74K | 32.6% | 2 | | May 2026 | 4.4K | 1.7% | 4 | 74K | 28.8% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 4.4K | 1.9% | 4 | 74K | 31.8% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 4.4K | 1.7% | 4 | 74K | 29.1% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 4.4K | 1.6% | 4 | 90.5K | 33.4% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 4.4K | 1.4% | 4 | 74K | 23.5% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using MalCare’s and OPNsense’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. - **MalCare**: Measured on the search term “malcare”. - **OPNsense**: Measured on the search term “opnsense”. - [MalCare profile](/demand/global-en/brands/malcare) - [OPNsense profile](/demand/global-en/brands/opnsense) - [All firewall brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/firewall-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is MalCare or OPNsense more popular in search? In September 2026, OPNsense had more branded searches than MalCare among firewall brands worldwide. OPNsense had about 74,000 branded searches, while MalCare had 4,400. OPNsense made up 23.5% of all firewall brand searches we track, and MalCare accounted for 1.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "MalCare vs OPNsense: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/malcare-vs-opnsense This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/malcare-vs-opnsense. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.