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title: "OpenCart vs Shopware: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, OpenCart or Shopware? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ecommerce store 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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# OpenCart vs Shopware: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, OpenCart or Shopware? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ecommerce store 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**: OpenCart and Shopware
- **Competitive set**: Ecommerce store platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **OpenCart Share of Search**: 0.31%
- **Shopware Share of Search**: 0.33%

## Which is more popular in search, OpenCart or Shopware?

- In August 2026, OpenCart and Shopware were level on Share of Search among ecommerce store platforms worldwide, with an estimated 16.8K versus 18.2K branded searches, at 0.31% and 0.33% estimated Share of Search.
- The lead changed hands once in the 11 months ending August 2026: Shopware took it in July 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, OpenCart’s estimated Share of Search among ecommerce store platforms worldwide moved from 0.54% to 0.31%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 30.8K to 16.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Shopware’s estimated Share of Search among ecommerce store platforms worldwide moved from 0.39% to 0.33%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.4K to 18.2K.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for OpenCart worldwide fell 45.6% over 11 measured months, from 30.8K to 16.8K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Shopware worldwide fell 18.7% over 11 measured months, from 22.4K to 18.2K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | OpenCart estimated searches | OpenCart Share of Search | OpenCart rank | Shopware estimated searches | Shopware Share of Search | Shopware rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 30.8K | 0.54% | 7 | 22.4K | 0.39% | 9 |
| Nov 2025 | 30.8K | 0.55% | 7 | 22.4K | 0.4% | 9 |
| Dec 2025 | 25.2K | 0.45% | 7 | 18.3K | 0.33% | 9 |
| Jan 2026 | 25.2K | 0.45% | 8 | 22.4K | 0.4% | 9 |
| Feb 2026 | 25.2K | 0.46% | 6 | 22.3K | 0.41% | 9 |
| Mar 2026 | 25.2K | 0.45% | 6 | 22.4K | 0.4% | 9 |
| Apr 2026 | 24.6K | 0.45% | 6 | 18.2K | 0.33% | 9 |
| May 2026 | 20.6K | 0.37% | 6 | 18.2K | 0.33% | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | 20.6K | 0.37% | 7 | 18.2K | 0.33% | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | 17.3K | 0.32% | 8 | 18.2K | 0.33% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | 16.8K | 0.31% | 8 | 18.2K | 0.33% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using OpenCart’s and Shopware’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.

- **OpenCart**: Measured on the search terms “open cart”, “opencart” and “opencart ecommerce”, summed into one figure.
- **Shopware**: Measured on the search terms “shopware” and “shopware ecommerce”, summed into one figure.

- [OpenCart profile](/demand/global-en/brands/opencart)
- [Shopware profile](/demand/global-en/brands/shopware)
- [All ecommerce store platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ecommerce-store-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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, OpenCart or Shopware?

In August 2026, OpenCart and Shopware were level on Share of Search among ecommerce store platforms worldwide, with an estimated 16.8K versus 18.2K branded searches, at 0.31% and 0.33% estimated Share of Search.

## Cite this page

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