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title: "OpenSearch vs Serper: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is OpenSearch or Serper more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Search API 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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# OpenSearch vs Serper: Which is searched more?

Is OpenSearch or Serper more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Search API 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**: OpenSearch and Serper
- **Competitive set**: Search API platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **OpenSearch Share of Search**: 11.8%
- **Serper Share of Search**: 2.4%

## Is OpenSearch or Serper more popular in search?

- In September 2026, OpenSearch had more branded searches than Serper among search API platforms worldwide. OpenSearch had about 60,500 branded searches, while Serper had 12,500. OpenSearch made up 11.8% of all search API platform searches we track, and Serper accounted for 2.4%.
- OpenSearch was ahead of Serper in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, OpenSearch’s share of searches among search API platforms worldwide moved from 15.2% to 11.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 60.5K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Serper’s share of searches among search API platforms worldwide moved from 1.8% to 2.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 7K to 12.5K.

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

- In September 2026, OpenSearch gained share of searches among search API platforms worldwide, from 9.5% to 11.8%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Serper worldwide rose 78.6% over 12 measured months, from 7K to 12.5K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | OpenSearch estimated searches | OpenSearch Share of Search | OpenSearch rank | Serper estimated searches | Serper Share of Search | Serper rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 60.5K | 15.2% | 3 | 7K | 1.8% | 11 |
| Nov 2025 | 60.5K | 16.2% | 3 | 7.3K | 2% | 11 |
| Dec 2025 | 49.5K | 12.6% | 3 | 6.3K | 1.6% | 11 |
| Jan 2026 | 60.5K | 12% | 4 | 7.8K | 1.6% | 11 |
| Feb 2026 | 60.5K | 10.3% | 5 | 10.2K | 1.7% | 11 |
| Mar 2026 | 60.5K | 8.4% | 5 | 14.3K | 2% | 11 |
| Apr 2026 | 60.5K | 9% | 4 | 12.5K | 1.9% | 11 |
| May 2026 | 60.5K | 10.2% | 4 | 11K | 1.9% | 10 |
| Jun 2026 | 60.5K | 10.3% | 4 | 11.7K | 2% | 10 |
| Jul 2026 | 60.5K | 11.6% | 4 | 12.5K | 2.4% | 9 |
| Aug 2026 | 49.5K | 9.5% | 4 | 10.2K | 2% | 9 |
| Sep 2026 | 60.5K | 11.8% | 4 | 12.5K | 2.4% | 9 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using OpenSearch’s and Serper’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.

- **OpenSearch**: Measured on the search term “opensearch”.
- **Serper**: Measured on the search terms “serper api” and “serper dev”, summed into one figure.

- [OpenSearch profile](/demand/global-en/brands/opensearch)
- [Serper profile](/demand/global-en/brands/serper)
- [All search API platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/search-api-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 11 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is OpenSearch or Serper more popular in search?

In September 2026, OpenSearch had more branded searches than Serper among search API platforms worldwide. OpenSearch had about 60,500 branded searches, while Serper had 12,500. OpenSearch made up 11.8% of all search API platform searches we track, and Serper accounted for 2.4%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "OpenSearch vs Serper: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/opensearch-vs-serper

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