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title: "Penpot vs Visily: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Penpot or Visily more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the UI design tools 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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# Penpot vs Visily: Which is searched more?

Is Penpot or Visily more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the UI design tools 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**: Penpot and Visily
- **Competitive set**: UI design tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Penpot Share of Search**: 2.1%
- **Visily Share of Search**: 0.28%

## Is Penpot or Visily more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Penpot had more branded searches than Visily among UI design tools worldwide. Penpot had about 110,000 branded searches, while Visily had 14,800. Penpot made up 2.1% of all UI design tool searches we track, and Visily accounted for 0.28%.
- Penpot was ahead of Visily in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Penpot’s share of searches among UI design tools worldwide moved from 1.1% to 2.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74K to 110K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Visily’s share of searches among UI design tools worldwide moved from 0.63% to 0.28%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40.5K to 14.8K.

## Top UI design tools in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Penpot was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Visily was mentioned in two out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in both Google AI Overviews. Penpot was listed before Visily in three out of 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Figma | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Framer | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Penpot | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Sketch | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Visily | 5th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Adobe XD | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about UI design tools

- Asked ChatGPT "Which UI design tool should I use?": 1. Figma, 2. Penpot, 3. Framer, 4. Sketch
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best UI design tools?": 1. Figma, 2. Penpot, 3. Framer, 4. Sketch, 5. Adobe XD
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best UI design tool for interface design?": 1. Figma, 2. Framer, 3. Penpot, 4. Sketch
- Searched Google, AI Overview "ui design tools": 1. Figma, 2. Framer, 3. Visily, 4. Sketch
- Searched Google, AI Overview "interface design software": 1. Figma, 2. Sketch, 3. Adobe XD, 4. Visily

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 UI design tools worldwide in September 2026?

- Penpot’s share of searches among UI design tools worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 1.4% to 2.1% in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Visily worldwide fell 63.5% over 12 measured months, from 40.5K to 14.8K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Penpot estimated searches | Penpot Share of Search | Penpot rank | Visily estimated searches | Visily Share of Search | Visily rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 74K | 1.1% | 4 | 40.5K | 0.63% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 74K | 1.1% | 4 | 40.5K | 0.63% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 60.5K | 1.1% | 4 | 27.1K | 0.51% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 60.5K | 1.1% | 4 | 27.1K | 0.51% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 60.5K | 1.2% | 3 | 27.1K | 0.52% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 74K | 1.2% | 3 | 33.1K | 0.52% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 74K | 1.2% | 3 | 27.1K | 0.42% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 74K | 1.2% | 3 | 18.1K | 0.28% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 74K | 1.4% | 2 | 18.1K | 0.35% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 90.5K | 1.7% | 2 | 14.8K | 0.28% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 90.5K | 2.1% | 2 | 14.8K | 0.34% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | 110K | 2.1% | 2 | 14.8K | 0.28% | 6 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Penpot’s and Visily’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.

- **Penpot**: Measured on the search term “penpot”.
- **Visily**: Measured on the search term “visily”.

- [Penpot profile](/demand/global-en/brands/penpot)
- [Visily profile](/demand/global-en/brands/visily)
- [All UI design tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ui-design-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 Penpot or Visily more popular in search?

In September 2026, Penpot had more branded searches than Visily among UI design tools worldwide. Penpot had about 110,000 branded searches, while Visily had 14,800. Penpot made up 2.1% of all UI design tool searches we track, and Visily accounted for 0.28%.

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