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title: "Pro Tools vs Reaper: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Pro Tools or Reaper? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Audio post production software 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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# Pro Tools vs Reaper: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Pro Tools or Reaper? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Audio post production software 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**: Pro Tools and Reaper
- **Competitive set**: Audio post production software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Pro Tools Share of Search**: 0.78%
- **Reaper Share of Search**: 29.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Pro Tools or Reaper?

- In August 2026, Reaper had more branded searches than Pro Tools among audio post production software worldwide. Reaper was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to Pro Tools’ 1.3K, and held a 29.8% Share of Search versus Pro Tools’ 0.78%.
- Reaper was ahead of Pro Tools in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Pro Tools’ estimated Share of Search among audio post production software worldwide moved from 0.82% to 0.78%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.9K to 1.3K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Reaper’s estimated Share of Search among audio post production software worldwide moved from 21.4% to 29.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 49.5K.

## How did search popularity change for audio post production software worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Pro Tools worldwide fell 31.6% over 11 measured months, from 1.9K to 1.3K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Pro Tools estimated searches | Pro Tools Share of Search | Pro Tools rank | Reaper estimated searches | Reaper Share of Search | Reaper rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.9K | 0.82% | 5 | 49.5K | 21.4% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.6K | 0.74% | 5 | 60.5K | 28.1% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.6K | 0.82% | 5 | 60.5K | 30.9% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.9K | 0.88% | 5 | 60.5K | 28.1% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.6K | 0.83% | 5 | 60.5K | 31.2% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.9K | 0.96% | 5 | 60.5K | 30.5% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.6K | 0.79% | 5 | 60.5K | 29.8% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 1.6K | 0.8% | 5 | 60.5K | 30.1% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.3K | 0.78% | 5 | 49.5K | 29.8% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.3K | 0.79% | 5 | 49.5K | 30.1% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.3K | 0.78% | 5 | 49.5K | 29.8% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Pro Tools’ and Reaper’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.

- **Pro Tools**: Measured on the search term “avid com”.
- **Reaper**: Measured on the search term “reaper daw”.

- [Pro Tools profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pro-tools)
- [Reaper profile](/demand/global-en/brands/reaper)
- [All audio post production software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/audio-post-production-software): 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, Pro Tools or Reaper?

In August 2026, Reaper had more branded searches than Pro Tools among audio post production software worldwide. Reaper was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to Pro Tools’ 1.3K, and held a 29.8% Share of Search versus Pro Tools’ 0.78%.

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