Swagger vs SwaggerHub:Which is searched more?
In September 2026, Swagger had more branded searches than SwaggerHub among API documentation tools worldwide. Swagger had about 15,200 branded searches, while SwaggerHub had 1,900. Swagger made up 18% of all API documentation tool searches we track, and SwaggerHub accounted for 2.2%. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.
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Is Swagger or SwaggerHub more popular in search?
Compare the api documentation tools teams use. 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.
Share of searches by month for Swagger, SwaggerHub. The figures are in the table below the chart.
View monthly share of searches table
| Month | Docusaurus | Mintlify | Postman | Swagger | Redocly | Scalar | SwaggerHub | ReadMe | Stoplight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 30% | 20.1% | 20.4% | 16.9% | 6% | 1.8% | 3.3% | 0.93% | 0.58% |
| Nov 2025 | 33.3% | 18.3% | 19.3% | 16.6% | 5.5% | 2% | 3.6% | 0.86% | 0.53% |
| Dec 2025 | 34.1% | 22.9% | 16.2% | 15.7% | 5.6% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 0.84% | 0.48% |
| Jan 2026 | 33.2% | 22.3% | 16.6% | 15.9% | 5.4% | 2.1% | 3% | 0.89% | 0.55% |
| Feb 2026 | 25.2% | 20.8% | 21.9% | 18% | 6.2% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 1.1% | 0.66% |
| Mar 2026 | 26.7% | 22% | 19% | 18.4% | 6.6% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 0.95% | 0.6% |
| Apr 2026 | 26.8% | 27% | 19.1% | 15.7% | 5.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 0.83% | 0.5% |
| May 2026 | 27% | 22.3% | 19.2% | 17.9% | 6.6% | 3% | 2.4% | 0.92% | 0.61% |
| Jun 2026 | 32.6% | 26.8% | 16.3% | 14.4% | 4.4% | 2.5% | 1.9% | 0.76% | 0.43% |
| Jul 2026 | 25.9% | 26.1% | 19.3% | 17.1% | 5.2% | 2.9% | 2.3% | 0.78% | 0.42% |
| Aug 2026 | 31% | 25.5% | 18% | 14.9% | 5.1% | 2.8% | 1.8% | 0.62% | 0.3% |
| Sep 2026 | 26.2% | 21.6% | 20.7% | 18% | 6.4% | 3.6% | 2.2% | 0.95% | 0.39% |
How has the Swagger and SwaggerHub comparison changed over the last 12 months?
3 findings
- Swagger was ahead of SwaggerHub in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Swagger’s share of searches among API documentation tools worldwide moved from 16.9% to 18%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.8K to 15.2K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, SwaggerHub’s share of searches among API documentation tools worldwide moved from 3.3% to 2.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.4K to 1.9K.
How did search popularity change for API documentation tools worldwide in September 2026?
2 changes
In September 2026, Swagger gained share of searches among API documentation tools worldwide, from 14.9% to 18%.
Estimated monthly branded searches for SwaggerHub worldwide fell 56.8% over 12 measured months, from 4.4K to 1.9K in September 2026.
How are branded searches counted?
5 search terms
Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Swagger’s and SwaggerHub’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.
Swagger
4 branded search terms
- swagger api
- swagger api documentation
- swagger development
- swagger documentation
SwaggerHub
1 branded search term
- swaggerhub
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