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title: "PDF-XChange vs pdfFiller: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, PDF-XChange or pdfFiller? 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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# PDF-XChange vs pdfFiller: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, PDF-XChange or pdfFiller? 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**: PDF-XChange and pdfFiller
- **Competitive set**: PDF editing platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **PDF-XChange Share of Search**: 9.3%
- **pdfFiller Share of Search**: 3.8%

## Which is more popular in search, PDF-XChange or pdfFiller?

- In August 2026, PDF-XChange had more branded searches than pdfFiller among PDF editing platforms worldwide. PDF-XChange was estimated to have 226K branded searches compared to pdfFiller’s 93K, and held a 9.3% Share of Search versus pdfFiller’s 3.8%.
- PDF-XChange was ahead of pdfFiller in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, PDF-XChange’s estimated Share of Search among PDF editing platforms worldwide moved from 9.9% to 9.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 300K to 226K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, pdfFiller’s estimated Share of Search among PDF editing platforms worldwide moved from 4.9% to 3.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 148K to 93K.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for pdfFiller worldwide fell 37.1% over 11 measured months, from 148K to 93K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for PDF-XChange worldwide fell 24.8% over 11 measured months, from 300K to 226K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | PDF-XChange estimated searches | PDF-XChange Share of Search | PDF-XChange rank | pdfFiller estimated searches | pdfFiller Share of Search | pdfFiller rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 300K | 9.9% | 3 | 148K | 4.9% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 270K | 9.3% | 3 | 115K | 4% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 245K | 8.6% | 3 | 116K | 4.1% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 300K | 10.1% | 3 | 142K | 4.8% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 245K | 8.4% | 3 | 117K | 4% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 300K | 10.2% | 3 | 147K | 5% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 275K | 9.6% | 3 | 115K | 4% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 246K | 8.8% | 3 | 95.9K | 3.4% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 246K | 8.1% | 3 | 119K | 3.9% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 245K | 9.4% | 3 | 93K | 3.5% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 226K | 9.3% | 3 | 93K | 3.8% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using PDF-XChange’s and pdfFiller’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.

- **PDF-XChange**: Measured on the search terms “pdf editor pdf-xchange”, “pdf xchange”, “pdf xchange editor”, “pdf-xchange”, “pdf-xchange app”, “pdf-xchange com”, “pdf-xchange pdf editor” and “pdf-xchange software”, summed into one figure.
- **pdfFiller**: Measured on the search terms “pdf editor pdffiller”, “pdf pdffiller”, “pdffiller”, “pdffiller app”, “pdffiller com”, “pdffiller online”, “pdffiller pdf”, “pdffiller pdf editor” and “pdffiller software”, summed into one figure.

- [PDF-XChange profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pdf-xchange)
- [pdfFiller profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pdffiller)
- [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, PDF-XChange or pdfFiller?

In August 2026, PDF-XChange had more branded searches than pdfFiller among PDF editing platforms worldwide. PDF-XChange was estimated to have 226K branded searches compared to pdfFiller’s 93K, and held a 9.3% Share of Search versus pdfFiller’s 3.8%.

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