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title: "Power Apps vs Retool: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Power Apps or Retool? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Low code 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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# Power Apps vs Retool: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Power Apps or Retool? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Low code 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**: Power Apps and Retool
- **Competitive set**: Low code platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Power Apps Share of Search**: 57.2%
- **Retool Share of Search**: 17.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Power Apps or Retool?

- In August 2026, Power Apps had more branded searches than Retool among low code platforms worldwide. Power Apps was estimated to have 246K branded searches compared to Retool’s 74K, and held a 57.2% Share of Search versus Retool’s 17.2%.
- Power Apps was ahead of Retool in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Power Apps’ estimated Share of Search among low code platforms worldwide moved from 49.6% to 57.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 246K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Retool’s estimated Share of Search among low code platforms worldwide moved from 18.2% to 17.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90.5K to 74K.

## How did search popularity change for low code platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Power Apps gained estimated Share of Search among low code platforms worldwide, from 55.5% to 57.2%.
- In August 2026, Retool gained estimated Share of Search among low code platforms worldwide, from 16.7% to 17.2%.

## Month by month

| Month | Power Apps estimated searches | Power Apps Share of Search | Power Apps rank | Retool estimated searches | Retool Share of Search | Retool rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 246K | 49.6% | 1 | 90.5K | 18.2% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 246K | 51.7% | 1 | 90.5K | 19% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 201K | 49.6% | 1 | 90.5K | 22.3% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 246K | 52.7% | 1 | 90.5K | 19.4% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 246K | 52.7% | 1 | 90.5K | 19.4% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 246K | 49.6% | 1 | 110K | 22.2% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 246K | 53.5% | 1 | 90.5K | 19.7% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 246K | 53.5% | 1 | 90.5K | 19.7% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 246K | 53.5% | 1 | 90.5K | 19.7% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 246K | 55.5% | 1 | 74K | 16.7% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 246K | 57.2% | 1 | 74K | 17.2% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Power Apps’ and Retool’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.

- **Power Apps**: Measured on the search term “power apps”.
- **Retool**: Measured on the search term “retool”.

- [Power Apps profile](/demand/global-en/brands/power-apps)
- [Retool profile](/demand/global-en/brands/retool)
- [All low code platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/low-code-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, Power Apps or Retool?

In August 2026, Power Apps had more branded searches than Retool among low code platforms worldwide. Power Apps was estimated to have 246K branded searches compared to Retool’s 74K, and held a 57.2% Share of Search versus Retool’s 17.2%.

## Cite this page

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