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title: "qTest vs Zephyr: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, qTest or Zephyr? 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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# qTest vs Zephyr: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, qTest or Zephyr? 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 Zephyr
- **Competitive set**: Software test management platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **qTest Share of Search**: 29.2%
- **Zephyr Share of Search**: 7.6%

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

- In August 2026, qTest had more branded searches than Zephyr among software test management platforms worldwide. qTest was estimated to have 12.8K branded searches compared to Zephyr’s 3.3K, and held a 29.2% Share of Search versus Zephyr’s 7.6%.
- qTest was ahead of Zephyr 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, Zephyr’s estimated Share of Search among software test management platforms worldwide moved from 8.5% to 7.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.2K to 3.3K.

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

- In August 2026, Zephyr lost estimated Share of Search among software test management platforms worldwide, from 8.4% to 7.6%.
- 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 | Zephyr estimated searches | Zephyr Share of Search | Zephyr rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 15.6K | 25.6% | 2 | 5.2K | 8.5% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 15.5K | 26.3% | 2 | 4.3K | 7.2% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 12.8K | 26.1% | 2 | 4.1K | 8.3% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 12.8K | 22.6% | 2 | 4.2K | 7.4% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 15.7K | 26.1% | 2 | 4.6K | 7.7% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 15.7K | 25.8% | 2 | 5.4K | 8.8% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 15.7K | 29.8% | 2 | 4.2K | 7.9% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 12.9K | 25.8% | 2 | 4.2K | 8.4% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 12.9K | 29.1% | 2 | 3.8K | 8.5% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 12.8K | 29% | 2 | 3.7K | 8.4% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 12.8K | 29.2% | 2 | 3.3K | 7.6% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using qTest’s and Zephyr’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.
- **Zephyr**: Measured on the search terms “test management zephyr”, “zephyr scale”, “zephyr squad” and “zephyr testing”, summed into one figure.

- [qTest profile](/demand/global-en/brands/qtest)
- [Zephyr profile](/demand/global-en/brands/zephyr-testing)
- [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 Zephyr?

In August 2026, qTest had more branded searches than Zephyr among software test management platforms worldwide. qTest was estimated to have 12.8K branded searches compared to Zephyr’s 3.3K, and held a 29.2% Share of Search versus Zephyr’s 7.6%.

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