--- title: "OBS Studio vs Screencastify: Which is searched more?" description: "Which is more popular in search, OBS Studio or Screencastify? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Screen recording tools 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/obs-studio-vs-screencastify" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # OBS Studio vs Screencastify: Which is searched more? Which is more popular in search, OBS Studio or Screencastify? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Screen recording tools 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**: OBS Studio and Screencastify - **Competitive set**: Screen recording tools - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **OBS Studio Share of Search**: 85.6% - **Screencastify Share of Search**: 2.1% ## Which is more popular in search, OBS Studio or Screencastify? - In September 2026, OBS Studio had more branded searches than Screencastify among screen recording tools worldwide. OBS Studio was estimated to have 3.7M branded searches compared to Screencastify’s 91.4K, and held an 85.6% Share of Search versus Screencastify’s 2.1%. - OBS Studio was ahead of Screencastify in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, OBS Studio’s estimated Share of Search among screen recording tools worldwide moved from 85% to 85.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.5M to 3.7M. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Screencastify’s estimated Share of Search among screen recording tools worldwide moved from 3.4% to 2.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 137K to 91.4K. ## How did search popularity change for screen recording tools worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, OBS Studio gained estimated Share of Search among screen recording tools worldwide, from 84.5% to 85.6%. - In September 2026, Screencastify rose from 6th to 5th among screen recording tools worldwide. ## Month by month | Month | OBS Studio estimated searches | OBS Studio Share of Search | OBS Studio rank | Screencastify estimated searches | Screencastify Share of Search | Screencastify rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 3.5M | 85% | 1 | 137K | 3.4% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 4M | 87.2% | 1 | 113K | 2.5% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 4M | 87.8% | 1 | 113K | 2.5% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 5.3M | 89% | 1 | 113K | 1.9% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 3.5M | 84.9% | 1 | 116K | 2.9% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 3.5M | 81.1% | 1 | 114K | 2.7% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 4M | 83.6% | 1 | 114K | 2.4% | 5 | | May 2026 | 3.5M | 82.5% | 1 | 121K | 2.9% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 4.6M | 88.3% | 1 | 73K | 1.4% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | 3M | 84.6% | 1 | 43.5K | 1.2% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 3M | 84.5% | 1 | 61.9K | 1.7% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 3.7M | 85.6% | 1 | 91.4K | 2.1% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using OBS Studio’s and Screencastify’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. - **OBS Studio**: Measured on the search terms “obs” and “obsstudio”, summed into one figure. - **Screencastify**: Measured on the search terms “app screencastify”, “screen recorder screencastify”, “screencastify”, “screencastify app”, “screencastify recorder”, “screencastify software” and “screencastify video recorder”, summed into one figure. - [OBS Studio profile](/demand/global-en/brands/obs-studio) - [Screencastify profile](/demand/global-en/brands/screencastify) - [All screen recording tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/screen-recording-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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, OBS Studio or Screencastify? In September 2026, OBS Studio had more branded searches than Screencastify among screen recording tools worldwide. OBS Studio was estimated to have 3.7M branded searches compared to Screencastify’s 91.4K, and held an 85.6% Share of Search versus Screencastify’s 2.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "OBS Studio vs Screencastify: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/obs-studio-vs-screencastify This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/obs-studio-vs-screencastify. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.