--- title: "Paw vs Thunder Client: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Paw or Thunder Client more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the API clients 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/paw-api-vs-thunder-client" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Paw vs Thunder Client: Which is searched more? Is Paw or Thunder Client more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the API clients 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**: Paw and Thunder Client - **Competitive set**: API clients - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Paw Share of Search**: 0.7% - **Thunder Client Share of Search**: 17.9% ## Is Paw or Thunder Client more popular in search? - In September 2026, Thunder Client had more branded searches than Paw among API clients worldwide. Thunder Client had about 5,400 branded searches, while Paw had 210. Thunder Client made up 17.9% of all API client searches we track, and Paw accounted for 0.7%. - Thunder Client was ahead of Paw in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Paw’s share of searches among API clients worldwide moved from 0.9% to 0.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 480 to 210. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Thunder Client’s share of searches among API clients worldwide moved from 12.4% to 17.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.6K to 5.4K. ## Top API clients in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Thunder Client was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Paw did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Postman | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Bruno | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Insomnia | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | HTTPie | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Hoppscotch | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Thunder Client | 6th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Paw | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about API clients - Asked ChatGPT "Which API client should I use?": 1. Bruno, 2. Postman, 3. Insomnia, 4. HTTPie - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best API clients?": 1. Postman, 2. Bruno, 3. Insomnia, 4. Hoppscotch, 5. HTTPie, 6. Thunder Client - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best API client for testing APIs?": 1. Bruno, 2. Postman, 3. Insomnia, 4. Hoppscotch - Searched Google, AI Overview "api clients": 1. Postman, 2. Insomnia, 3. Bruno, 4. Thunder Client, 5. Hoppscotch - Searched Google, AI Overview "api testing tool": 1. Postman, 2. Bruno, 3. Insomnia, 4. HTTPie, 5. Thunder Client Not named in any answer: Paw. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for API clients worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Thunder Client lost share of searches among API clients worldwide, from 20% to 17.9%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Paw worldwide fell 56.3% over 12 measured months, from 480 to 210 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Paw estimated searches | Paw Share of Search | Paw rank | Thunder Client estimated searches | Thunder Client Share of Search | Thunder Client rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 480 | 0.9% | 4 | 6.6K | 12.4% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 470 | 1% | 4 | 6.6K | 14.4% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 370 | 0.96% | 4 | 6.6K | 17.1% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 400 | 1% | 4 | 6.6K | 16.6% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 360 | 0.81% | 5 | 8.1K | 18.2% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 340 | 0.73% | 5 | 9.9K | 21.3% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 320 | 0.76% | 5 | 8.1K | 19.1% | 3 | | May 2026 | 230 | 0.61% | 5 | 8.1K | 21.3% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 260 | 0.73% | 5 | 6.6K | 18.5% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 240 | 0.67% | 5 | 6.6K | 18.6% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 220 | 0.67% | 5 | 6.6K | 20% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 210 | 0.7% | 5 | 5.4K | 17.9% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Paw’s and Thunder Client’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. - **Paw**: Measured on the search terms “paw api”, “paw api client”, “paw client” and “pawapi”, summed into one figure. - **Thunder Client**: Measured on the search term “thunder client”. - [Paw profile](/demand/global-en/brands/paw-api) - [Thunder Client profile](/demand/global-en/brands/thunder-client) - [All API clients worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/api-clients): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 Paw or Thunder Client more popular in search? In September 2026, Thunder Client had more branded searches than Paw among API clients worldwide. Thunder Client had about 5,400 branded searches, while Paw had 210. Thunder Client made up 17.9% of all API client searches we track, and Paw accounted for 0.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Paw vs Thunder Client: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/paw-api-vs-thunder-client This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/paw-api-vs-thunder-client. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.