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title: "Meilisearch vs OpenSearch: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Meilisearch or OpenSearch? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Search engines 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."
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# Meilisearch vs OpenSearch: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Meilisearch or OpenSearch? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Search engines 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**: Meilisearch and OpenSearch
- **Competitive set**: Search engines platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Meilisearch Share of Search**: 7.8%
- **OpenSearch Share of Search**: 21.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Meilisearch or OpenSearch?

- In August 2026, OpenSearch had more branded searches than Meilisearch among search engines platforms worldwide. OpenSearch was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to Meilisearch’s 18.1K, and held a 21.2% Share of Search versus Meilisearch’s 7.8%.
- OpenSearch was ahead of Meilisearch in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Meilisearch’s estimated Share of Search among search engines platforms worldwide moved from 7.7% to 7.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 18.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, OpenSearch’s estimated Share of Search among search engines platforms worldwide moved from 17.3% to 21.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.5K to 49.5K.

## How did search popularity change for search engines platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Meilisearch gained estimated Share of Search among search engines platforms worldwide, from 7.1% to 7.8%.
- In August 2026, OpenSearch lost estimated Share of Search among search engines platforms worldwide, from 23.9% to 21.2%.

## Month by month

| Month | Meilisearch estimated searches | Meilisearch Share of Search | Meilisearch rank | OpenSearch estimated searches | OpenSearch Share of Search | OpenSearch rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 27.1K | 7.7% | 4 | 60.5K | 17.3% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 22.2K | 7.1% | 4 | 60.5K | 19.4% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 22.2K | 7.7% | 4 | 49.5K | 17.3% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 22.2K | 7.1% | 4 | 60.5K | 19.5% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 22.2K | 7.4% | 4 | 60.5K | 20.2% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 27.1K | 8.5% | 4 | 60.5K | 18.9% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 22.2K | 7.5% | 4 | 60.5K | 20.5% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 22.2K | 8.1% | 4 | 60.5K | 22.2% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 22.2K | 8.6% | 4 | 60.5K | 23.4% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 18.1K | 7.1% | 4 | 60.5K | 23.9% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 18.1K | 7.8% | 4 | 49.5K | 21.2% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Meilisearch’s and OpenSearch’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.

- **Meilisearch**: Measured on the search term “meilisearch”.
- **OpenSearch**: Measured on the search term “opensearch”.

- [Meilisearch profile](/demand/global-en/brands/meilisearch)
- [OpenSearch profile](/demand/global-en/brands/opensearch)
- [All search engines platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/search-engines-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Meilisearch or OpenSearch?

In August 2026, OpenSearch had more branded searches than Meilisearch among search engines platforms worldwide. OpenSearch was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to Meilisearch’s 18.1K, and held a 21.2% Share of Search versus Meilisearch’s 7.8%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Meilisearch vs OpenSearch: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/meilisearch-vs-opensearch

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