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title: "Nitro vs Smallpdf: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Nitro or Smallpdf? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the PDF editing 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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# Nitro vs Smallpdf: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Nitro or Smallpdf? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the PDF editing 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**: Nitro and Smallpdf
- **Competitive set**: PDF editing platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Nitro Share of Search**: 4.9%
- **Smallpdf Share of Search**: 63.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Nitro or Smallpdf?

- In August 2026, Smallpdf had more branded searches than Nitro among PDF editing platforms worldwide. Smallpdf was estimated to have 1.5M branded searches compared to Nitro’s 120K, and held a 63.7% Share of Search versus Nitro’s 4.9%.
- Smallpdf was ahead of Nitro in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Nitro’s estimated Share of Search among PDF editing platforms worldwide moved from 4.3% to 4.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 131K to 120K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Smallpdf’s estimated Share of Search among PDF editing platforms worldwide moved from 61.5% to 63.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.9M to 1.5M.

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

- In August 2026, Smallpdf lost estimated Share of Search among PDF editing platforms worldwide, from 64.5% to 63.7%.

## Month by month

| Month | Nitro estimated searches | Nitro Share of Search | Nitro rank | Smallpdf estimated searches | Smallpdf Share of Search | Smallpdf rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 131K | 4.3% | 5 | 1.9M | 61.5% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 134K | 4.6% | 4 | 1.9M | 64.4% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 108K | 3.8% | 5 | 1.9M | 65.7% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 132K | 4.5% | 5 | 1.9M | 63.2% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 111K | 3.8% | 5 | 1.9M | 66.1% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 111K | 3.8% | 5 | 1.9M | 63.6% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 111K | 3.9% | 5 | 1.9M | 64.7% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 111K | 4% | 4 | 1.9M | 67.2% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 114K | 3.8% | 5 | 2.1M | 69.5% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 139K | 5.3% | 4 | 1.7M | 64.5% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 120K | 4.9% | 4 | 1.5M | 63.7% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Nitro’s and Smallpdf’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.

- **Nitro**: Measured on the search terms “gonitro com”, “nitro pdf”, “nitro pdf editor” and “nitro pdf pro”, summed into one figure.
- **Smallpdf**: Measured on the search terms “pdf editor smallpdf”, “pdf smallpdf”, “smallpdf”, “smallpdf app”, “smallpdf com”, “smallpdf pdf”, “smallpdf pdf editor” and “smallpdf software”, summed into one figure.

- [Nitro profile](/demand/global-en/brands/nitro-pdf)
- [Smallpdf profile](/demand/global-en/brands/smallpdf)
- [All PDF editing platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/pdf-editing-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, Nitro or Smallpdf?

In August 2026, Smallpdf had more branded searches than Nitro among PDF editing platforms worldwide. Smallpdf was estimated to have 1.5M branded searches compared to Nitro’s 120K, and held a 63.7% Share of Search versus Nitro’s 4.9%.

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