--- title: "PDF-XChange vs PDFgear: Which is searched more?" description: "Is PDF-XChange or PDFgear more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the PDF editors 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/pdf-xchange-vs-pdfgear" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # PDF-XChange vs PDFgear: Which is searched more? Is PDF-XChange or PDFgear more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the PDF editors 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 PDFgear - **Competitive set**: PDF editors - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **PDF-XChange Share of Search**: 0.34% - **PDFgear Share of Search**: 0.34% ## Is PDF-XChange or PDFgear more popular in search? - In September 2026, PDF-XChange and PDFgear were level in searches among PDF editors worldwide, with an estimated 245K versus 246K branded searches, at 0.34% of the total each. - The lead changed hands once in the 12 months ending September 2026: PDFgear took it in December 2025. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, PDF-XChange’s share of searches among PDF editors worldwide moved from 0.45% to 0.34%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 300K to 245K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, PDFgear’s share of searches among PDF editors worldwide moved from 0.37% to 0.34%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 246K. ## Top PDF editors in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, PDFgear appeared in all five answers. PDF-XChange was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. PDFgear was listed before PDF-XChange in every answer. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Adobe Acrobat | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | PDFgear | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Foxit | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | PDF Expert | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | pdfFiller | 5th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | PDF-XChange | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | PDFescape | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | iLovePDF | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Sejda | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Smallpdf | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | PDF24 | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Nitro | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Xodo | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about PDF editors - Asked ChatGPT "Which PDF editor should I use?": 1. PDFgear, 2. Adobe Acrobat, 3. PDF Expert, 4. Foxit - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best PDF editors?": 1. Adobe Acrobat, 2. PDFgear, 3. Foxit, 4. PDF Expert, 5. PDF-XChange - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best PDF editor for editing documents?": 1. Adobe Acrobat, 2. PDFgear, 3. Foxit, 4. PDF Expert, 5. PDF-XChange - Searched Google, AI Overview "pdf editors": 1. Adobe Acrobat, 2. Foxit, 3. pdfFiller, 4. PDFgear, 5. PDFescape - Searched Google, AI Overview "edit pdf files": 1. Adobe Acrobat, 2. pdfFiller, 3. PDFgear Not named in any answer: iLovePDF, Sejda, Smallpdf, PDF24, Nitro and Xodo. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for PDF editors worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for PDF-XChange worldwide fell 18.3% over 12 measured months, from 300K to 245K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | PDF-XChange estimated searches | PDF-XChange Share of Search | PDF-XChange rank | PDFgear estimated searches | PDFgear Share of Search | PDFgear rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 300K | 0.45% | 8 | 246K | 0.37% | 9 | | Nov 2025 | 270K | 0.41% | 7 | 201K | 0.3% | 9 | | Dec 2025 | 245K | 0.4% | 8 | 246K | 0.4% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | 300K | 0.49% | 8 | 301K | 0.49% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | 245K | 0.39% | 8 | 246K | 0.4% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 300K | 0.45% | 8 | 301K | 0.45% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 275K | 0.42% | 8 | 301K | 0.46% | 7 | | May 2026 | 246K | 0.37% | 8 | 246K | 0.37% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | 246K | 0.34% | 8 | 246K | 0.34% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | 245K | 0.37% | 8 | 301K | 0.46% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 226K | 0.35% | 8 | 246K | 0.38% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | 245K | 0.34% | 8 | 246K | 0.34% | 7 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using PDF-XChange’s and PDFgear’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. - **PDFgear**: Measured on the search term “pdfgear”. - [PDF-XChange profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pdf-xchange) - [PDFgear profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pdfgear) - [All PDF editors worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/pdf-editors): The set both shares are measured inside, 13 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 PDF-XChange or PDFgear more popular in search? In September 2026, PDF-XChange and PDFgear were level in searches among PDF editors worldwide, with an estimated 245K versus 246K branded searches, at 0.34% of the total each. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "PDF-XChange vs PDFgear: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/pdf-xchange-vs-pdfgear This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/pdf-xchange-vs-pdfgear. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.