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title: "ReadMe vs Scalar: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, ReadMe or Scalar? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the API documentation 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."
canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/readme-vs-scalar-api"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# ReadMe vs Scalar: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, ReadMe or Scalar? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the API documentation 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**: ReadMe and Scalar
- **Competitive set**: API documentation platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **ReadMe Share of Search**: 1.8%
- **Scalar Share of Search**: 8.2%

## Which is more popular in search, ReadMe or Scalar?

- In August 2026, Scalar had more branded searches than ReadMe among API documentation platforms worldwide. Scalar was estimated to have 3K branded searches compared to ReadMe’s 660, and held an 8.2% Share of Search versus ReadMe’s 1.8%.
- Scalar was ahead of ReadMe in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, ReadMe’s estimated Share of Search among API documentation platforms worldwide moved from 3.2% to 1.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3K to 660.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Scalar’s estimated Share of Search among API documentation platforms worldwide moved from 6% to 8.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.4K to 3K.

## How did search popularity change for API documentation platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Scalar worldwide rose 27% over 11 measured months, from 2.4K to 3K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for ReadMe worldwide fell 47.6% over 11 measured months, from 1.3K to 660 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | ReadMe estimated searches | ReadMe Share of Search | ReadMe rank | Scalar estimated searches | Scalar Share of Search | Scalar rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.3K | 3.2% | 4 | 2.4K | 6% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.1K | 3.2% | 4 | 2.4K | 7.2% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 1K | 2.7% | 4 | 2.1K | 5.6% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.1K | 2.9% | 4 | 2.5K | 6.7% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.2K | 3.5% | 4 | 3.1K | 9.1% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.2K | 2.9% | 4 | 3.6K | 8.9% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 1K | 2.3% | 4 | 3K | 6.7% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 920 | 2.7% | 4 | 3K | 9.1% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 940 | 2.2% | 4 | 3K | 7.1% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 820 | 2.2% | 4 | 3K | 8.2% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 660 | 1.8% | 4 | 3K | 8.2% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using ReadMe’s and Scalar’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.

- **ReadMe**: Measured on the search terms “api documentation readme”, “readme api”, “readme api documentation”, “readme com” and “readme documentation”, summed into one figure.
- **Scalar**: Measured on the search terms “api documentation scalar”, “scalar api”, “scalar api documentation” and “scalar com”, summed into one figure.

- [ReadMe profile](/demand/global-en/brands/readme)
- [Scalar profile](/demand/global-en/brands/scalar-api)
- [All API documentation platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/api-documentation-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, ReadMe or Scalar?

In August 2026, Scalar had more branded searches than ReadMe among API documentation platforms worldwide. Scalar was estimated to have 3K branded searches compared to ReadMe’s 660, and held an 8.2% Share of Search versus ReadMe’s 1.8%.

## Cite this page

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