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title: "Protolabs vs Xometry: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Protolabs or Xometry? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cnc machining services 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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# Protolabs vs Xometry: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Protolabs or Xometry? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cnc machining services 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**: Protolabs and Xometry
- **Competitive set**: Cnc machining services
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Protolabs Share of Search**: 3%
- **Xometry Share of Search**: 4.5%

## Which is more popular in search, Protolabs or Xometry?

- In August 2026, Xometry had more branded searches than Protolabs among cnc machining services worldwide. Xometry was estimated to have 74K branded searches compared to Protolabs’ 49.5K, and held a 4.5% Share of Search versus Protolabs’ 3%.
- Xometry was ahead of Protolabs in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Protolabs’ estimated Share of Search among cnc machining services worldwide held steady at 3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 49.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Xometry’s estimated Share of Search among cnc machining services worldwide moved from 5.5% to 4.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90.5K to 74K.

## How did search popularity change for cnc machining services worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Xometry lost estimated Share of Search among cnc machining services worldwide, from 5.5% to 4.5%.
- Protolabs’ estimated Share of Search among cnc machining services worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 2.5% to 3% in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Protolabs estimated searches | Protolabs Share of Search | Protolabs rank | Xometry estimated searches | Xometry Share of Search | Xometry rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 49.5K | 3% | 3 | 90.5K | 5.5% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 49.5K | 3% | 3 | 74K | 4.5% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 40.5K | 2.5% | 3 | 74K | 4.6% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 49.5K | 3% | 3 | 90.5K | 5.5% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 49.5K | 3.6% | 3 | 90.5K | 6.6% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 49.5K | 3% | 3 | 90.5K | 5.5% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 49.5K | 3% | 3 | 90.5K | 5.5% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 40.5K | 2.5% | 3 | 74K | 4.5% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 49.5K | 3% | 3 | 90.5K | 5.5% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 49.5K | 3% | 3 | 90.5K | 5.5% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 49.5K | 3% | 3 | 74K | 4.5% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Protolabs’ and Xometry’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.

- **Protolabs**: Measured on the search term “protolabs”.
- **Xometry**: Measured on the search term “xometry”.

- [Protolabs profile](/demand/global-en/brands/protolabs)
- [Xometry profile](/demand/global-en/brands/xometry)
- [All cnc machining services worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/cnc-machining-services): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Protolabs or Xometry?

In August 2026, Xometry had more branded searches than Protolabs among cnc machining services worldwide. Xometry was estimated to have 74K branded searches compared to Protolabs’ 49.5K, and held a 4.5% Share of Search versus Protolabs’ 3%.

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