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title: "Maptek vs NiceHash: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Maptek or NiceHash more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Mining software 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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# Maptek vs NiceHash: Which is searched more?

Is Maptek or NiceHash more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Mining software 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**: Maptek and NiceHash
- **Competitive set**: Mining software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Maptek Share of Search**: 2.1%
- **NiceHash Share of Search**: 31.7%

## Is Maptek or NiceHash more popular in search?

- In September 2026, NiceHash had more branded searches than Maptek among mining software worldwide. NiceHash had about 43,400 branded searches, while Maptek had 2,900. NiceHash made up 31.7% of all mining software searches we track, and Maptek accounted for 2.1%.
- NiceHash was ahead of Maptek in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Maptek’s share of searches among mining software worldwide moved from 1.6% to 2.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.6K to 2.9K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, NiceHash’s share of searches among mining software worldwide moved from 42.2% to 31.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 95.9K to 43.4K.

## Top mining software in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, NiceHash was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Maptek was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. NiceHash was listed before Maptek in three out of four answers that named either.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NiceHash | 1st | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| XMRig | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Deswik | 2nd | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Datamine | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Surpac | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Micromine | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Maptek | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about mining software

- Asked ChatGPT "Which mining software should I use?": 1. XMRig, 2. NiceHash
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best mining software options?": 1. NiceHash, 2. XMRig
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best mining software for mine planning?": 1. Deswik, 2. Datamine, 3. Surpac, 4. Maptek
- Searched Google, AI Overview "mining software": 1. NiceHash, 2. XMRig
- Searched Google, AI Overview "mine planning software": 1. Deswik, 2. Datamine, 3. Surpac, 4. Micromine

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 mining software worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, NiceHash lost share of searches among mining software worldwide, from 36.6% to 31.7%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Maptek worldwide fell 19.4% over 12 measured months, from 3.6K to 2.9K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Maptek estimated searches | Maptek Share of Search | Maptek rank | NiceHash estimated searches | NiceHash Share of Search | NiceHash rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 3.6K | 1.6% | 6 | 95.9K | 42.2% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.9K | 1.4% | 6 | 78.4K | 37.5% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.4K | 1.2% | 7 | 78.4K | 40.3% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.9K | 1.4% | 6 | 79.4K | 38% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.4K | 1.4% | 7 | 64.1K | 36.9% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.6K | 1.9% | 6 | 64.1K | 33.5% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 6.6K | 3.5% | 5 | 77.6K | 41.3% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 5.4K | 3.1% | 5 | 64.1K | 37.1% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.9K | 1.9% | 6 | 63.4K | 41.5% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.9K | 2.2% | 6 | 52.4K | 40.1% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.9K | 2% | 6 | 53.1K | 36.6% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 2.9K | 2.1% | 6 | 43.4K | 31.7% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Maptek’s and NiceHash’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.

- **Maptek**: Measured on the search term “maptek”.
- **NiceHash**: Measured on the search terms “nicehash” and “nicehash miner”, summed into one figure.

- [Maptek profile](/demand/global-en/brands/maptek)
- [NiceHash profile](/demand/global-en/brands/nicehash)
- [All mining software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/mining-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 Maptek or NiceHash more popular in search?

In September 2026, NiceHash had more branded searches than Maptek among mining software worldwide. NiceHash had about 43,400 branded searches, while Maptek had 2,900. NiceHash made up 31.7% of all mining software searches we track, and Maptek accounted for 2.1%.

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