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title: "MongoDB vs PlanetScale: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, MongoDB or PlanetScale? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Developer database 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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# MongoDB vs PlanetScale: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, MongoDB or PlanetScale? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Developer database 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**: MongoDB and PlanetScale
- **Competitive set**: Developer database platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **MongoDB Share of Search**: 14.2%
- **PlanetScale Share of Search**: 0.57%

## Which is more popular in search, MongoDB or PlanetScale?

- In September 2026, MongoDB had more branded searches than PlanetScale among developer database platforms worldwide. MongoDB was estimated to have 673K branded searches compared to PlanetScale’s 27.1K, and held a 14.2% Share of Search versus PlanetScale’s 0.57%.
- MongoDB was ahead of PlanetScale in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, MongoDB’s estimated Share of Search among developer database platforms worldwide moved from 23.4% to 14.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 823K to 673K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, PlanetScale’s estimated Share of Search among developer database platforms worldwide moved from 0.77% to 0.57%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 27.1K.

## How did search popularity change for developer database platforms worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, MongoDB gained estimated Share of Search among developer database platforms worldwide, from 13% to 14.2%.

## Month by month

| Month | MongoDB estimated searches | MongoDB Share of Search | MongoDB rank | PlanetScale estimated searches | PlanetScale Share of Search | PlanetScale rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 823K | 23.4% | 2 | 27.1K | 0.77% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 823K | 22.6% | 3 | 27.1K | 0.75% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 673K | 19.6% | 3 | 22.2K | 0.65% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 673K | 17.8% | 3 | 27.1K | 0.72% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 673K | 18.2% | 3 | 27.1K | 0.73% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 823K | 17.1% | 3 | 27.1K | 0.56% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 823K | 17.1% | 3 | 27.1K | 0.56% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 673K | 14.4% | 3 | 22.2K | 0.48% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 673K | 15.5% | 3 | 22.2K | 0.51% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 673K | 15.6% | 3 | 27.1K | 0.63% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 550K | 13% | 3 | 27.1K | 0.64% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | 673K | 14.2% | 3 | 27.1K | 0.57% | 5 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using MongoDB’s and PlanetScale’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.

- **MongoDB**: Measured on the search term “mongodb”.
- **PlanetScale**: Measured on the search term “planetscale”.

- [MongoDB profile](/demand/global-en/brands/mongodb)
- [PlanetScale profile](/demand/global-en/brands/planetscale)
- [All developer database platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/developer-databases): 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, MongoDB or PlanetScale?

In September 2026, MongoDB had more branded searches than PlanetScale among developer database platforms worldwide. MongoDB was estimated to have 673K branded searches compared to PlanetScale’s 27.1K, and held a 14.2% Share of Search versus PlanetScale’s 0.57%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "MongoDB vs PlanetScale: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/mongodb-vs-planetscale

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