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title: "qTest vs TestRail: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, qTest or TestRail? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Software test management 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# qTest vs TestRail: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, qTest or TestRail? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Software test management 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**: qTest and TestRail
- **Competitive set**: Software test management platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **qTest Share of Search**: 29.2%
- **TestRail Share of Search**: 51.2%

## Which is more popular in search, qTest or TestRail?

- In August 2026, TestRail had more branded searches than qTest among software test management platforms worldwide. TestRail was estimated to have 22.4K branded searches compared to qTest’s 12.8K, and held a 51.2% Share of Search versus qTest’s 29.2%.
- TestRail was ahead of qTest in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, qTest’s estimated Share of Search among software test management platforms worldwide moved from 25.6% to 29.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 15.6K to 12.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, TestRail’s estimated Share of Search among software test management platforms worldwide moved from 54.6% to 51.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.3K to 22.4K.

## How did search popularity change for software test management platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for TestRail worldwide fell 32.6% over 11 measured months, from 33.3K to 22.4K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for qTest worldwide fell 18.1% over 11 measured months, from 15.6K to 12.8K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | qTest estimated searches | qTest Share of Search | qTest rank | TestRail estimated searches | TestRail Share of Search | TestRail rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 15.6K | 25.6% | 2 | 33.3K | 54.6% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 15.5K | 26.3% | 2 | 33.2K | 56.3% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 12.8K | 26.1% | 2 | 27.2K | 55.7% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 12.8K | 22.6% | 2 | 33.3K | 58.8% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 15.7K | 26.1% | 2 | 33.3K | 55.6% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 15.7K | 25.8% | 2 | 33.3K | 54.8% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 15.7K | 29.8% | 2 | 27.3K | 51.8% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 12.9K | 25.8% | 2 | 27.3K | 54.6% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 12.9K | 29.1% | 2 | 22.4K | 50.4% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 12.8K | 29% | 2 | 22.4K | 50.7% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 12.8K | 29.2% | 2 | 22.4K | 51.2% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using qTest’s and TestRail’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.

- **qTest**: Measured on the search terms “qtest”, “qtest app”, “qtest software”, “qtest test management” and “tricentis qtest”, summed into one figure.
- **TestRail**: Measured on the search terms “testrail”, “testrail app”, “testrail com”, “testrail software” and “testrail test management”, summed into one figure.

- [qTest profile](/demand/global-en/brands/qtest)
- [TestRail profile](/demand/global-en/brands/testrail)
- [All software test management platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/software-test-management-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, qTest or TestRail?

In August 2026, TestRail had more branded searches than qTest among software test management platforms worldwide. TestRail was estimated to have 22.4K branded searches compared to qTest’s 12.8K, and held a 51.2% Share of Search versus qTest’s 29.2%.

## Cite this page

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