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title: "Mend vs Renovate: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Mend or Renovate? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Dependency scanning 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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# Mend vs Renovate: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Mend or Renovate? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Dependency scanning 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**: Mend and Renovate
- **Competitive set**: Dependency scanning platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Mend Share of Search**: 1.3%
- **Renovate Share of Search**: 6.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Mend or Renovate?

- In August 2026, Renovate had more branded searches than Mend among dependency scanning platforms worldwide. Renovate was estimated to have 5.4K branded searches compared to Mend’s 1K, and held a 6.9% Share of Search versus Mend’s 1.3%.
- Renovate was ahead of Mend in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mend’s estimated Share of Search among dependency scanning platforms worldwide moved from 1.2% to 1.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Renovate’s estimated Share of Search among dependency scanning platforms worldwide moved from 5.2% to 6.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.4K to 5.4K.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Renovate worldwide rose 22.7% over 11 measured months, from 4.4K to 5.4K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Mend estimated searches | Mend Share of Search | Mend rank | Renovate estimated searches | Renovate Share of Search | Renovate rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1K | 1.2% | 4 | 4.4K | 5.2% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 1K | 1.4% | 4 | 4.4K | 6.3% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 1K | 1.4% | 4 | 4.4K | 6% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 1K | 1.4% | 4 | 4.4K | 6% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 1K | 1.2% | 4 | 5.4K | 6.4% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 1K | 1.1% | 4 | 6.6K | 7.3% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.3K | 1.5% | 4 | 5.4K | 6% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 1K | 1.1% | 4 | 5.4K | 6.1% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 880 | 0.99% | 4 | 5.4K | 6.1% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 1K | 1.3% | 4 | 5.4K | 6.9% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 1K | 1.3% | 4 | 5.4K | 6.9% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Mend’s and Renovate’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.

- **Mend**: Measured on the search term “mend io”.
- **Renovate**: Measured on the search term “renovate bot”.

- [Mend profile](/demand/global-en/brands/mend)
- [Renovate profile](/demand/global-en/brands/renovate)
- [All dependency scanning platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/dependency-scanning-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, Mend or Renovate?

In August 2026, Renovate had more branded searches than Mend among dependency scanning platforms worldwide. Renovate was estimated to have 5.4K branded searches compared to Mend’s 1K, and held a 6.9% Share of Search versus Mend’s 1.3%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Mend vs Renovate: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/mend-vs-renovate

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