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title: "VirtualBox vs VMware: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, VirtualBox or VMware? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Virtual machine software 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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# VirtualBox vs VMware: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, VirtualBox or VMware? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Virtual machine software 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**: VirtualBox and VMware
- **Competitive set**: Virtual machine software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **VirtualBox Share of Search**: 35%
- **VMware Share of Search**: 19.1%

## Which is more popular in search, VirtualBox or VMware?

- In August 2026, VirtualBox had more branded searches than VMware among virtual machine software worldwide. VirtualBox was estimated to have 673K branded searches compared to VMware’s 368K, and held a 35% Share of Search versus VMware’s 19.1%.
- VirtualBox was ahead of VMware in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, VirtualBox’s estimated Share of Search among virtual machine software worldwide moved from 37.5% to 35%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1M to 673K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, VMware’s estimated Share of Search among virtual machine software worldwide moved from 20.6% to 19.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 550K to 368K.

## How did search popularity change for virtual machine software worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for VMware worldwide fell 33.1% over 11 measured months, from 550K to 368K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for VirtualBox worldwide fell 32.7% over 11 measured months, from 1M to 673K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | VirtualBox estimated searches | VirtualBox Share of Search | VirtualBox rank | VMware estimated searches | VMware Share of Search | VMware rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1M | 37.5% | 1 | 550K | 20.6% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 1M | 37.5% | 1 | 550K | 20.6% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 823K | 35.8% | 1 | 550K | 23.9% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 823K | 33.1% | 2 | 550K | 22.1% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 823K | 37.4% | 1 | 450K | 20.4% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 823K | 35% | 2 | 450K | 19.1% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 823K | 35.2% | 2 | 450K | 19.3% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 673K | 32.5% | 2 | 368K | 17.8% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 673K | 35% | 2 | 368K | 19.1% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 673K | 35.2% | 2 | 368K | 19.3% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 673K | 35% | 2 | 368K | 19.1% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using VirtualBox’s and VMware’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.

- **VirtualBox**: Measured on the search term “virtualbox”.
- **VMware**: Measured on the search term “vmware”.

- [VirtualBox profile](/demand/global-en/brands/virtualbox)
- [VMware profile](/demand/global-en/brands/vmware)
- [All virtual machine software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/virtual-machine-software): 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, VirtualBox or VMware?

In August 2026, VirtualBox had more branded searches than VMware among virtual machine software worldwide. VirtualBox was estimated to have 673K branded searches compared to VMware’s 368K, and held a 35% Share of Search versus VMware’s 19.1%.

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