Site search Used by UK B2B Companies: Market Share (2026)

Detected site search market share across 908 UK B2B companies, with Ivory Search used by 32.6% (296) of detected companies.

Site search is detectable at 908 of 112,345 trading UK B2B companies, with 9 systems detected. Ivory Search accounts for 32.6% (296), followed by Fast Simon at 24.2% (220) and Algolia at 18.0% (163).

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Ivory Search has the largest share in each employee band: 32.7% among 562 companies under 10 employees, 32.6% among 298 companies with 10–50 employees, and 31.3% among 48 companies over 50 employees. The split appears fairly stable across size bands, rather than being confined to one company-size profile.

The long tail is shallow. Doofinder is 6.7% (61), Elasticsearch 6.3% (57), Jetboost 5.9% (54), Coveo 5.8% (53) and ElasticSuite 5.3% (48), while 1 further system covers 15 companies.

908

B2B with detected Site search

Of 112,345 UK B2B

0.8%

Detection rate

2026

9

Systems detected

In this category

32.6%

Leader share

Ivory Search

UK B2B Site search market share

ElasticSuite
Other (1 systems)

Share of the 908 UK B2B with a detectable system. As of June 2026.

Site search compared

SystemUK B2BShareMedian headcountLondon shareTypical profile
Ivory Search29632.6%617.9%32.6% share, median 6 employees
Fast Simon22024.2%816.8%24.2% share, median 8 employees
Algolia16318%737.4%18.0% share, median 7 employees
Doofinder616.7%68.2%6.7% share, median 6 employees
Elasticsearch576.3%510.5%6.3% share, median 5 employees
Jetboost545.9%727.8%5.9% share, median 7 employees
Coveo535.8%341.5%5.8% share, median 3 employees
ElasticSuite485.3%View these companies in Firmbase →
Klevu151.7%View these companies in Firmbase →

Systems detected below the page threshold appear with counts only; their full lists are available in the Firmbase app.

Market leader by size

The leading Site search system shifts with company size: among UK B2B with under 10 employees, Ivory Search leads at 32.7% of the 562 with a detectable system; among UK B2B with 10–50 employees, Ivory Search leads at 32.6% of the 298 with a detectable system; and among UK B2B with over 50 employees, Ivory Search leads at 31.3% of the 48 with a detectable system.

Under 10 employees

Ivory Search

32.7% of band

Among 562 companies under 10 employees, Ivory Search has the largest share at 32.7%. This band is mostly small B2B sites, with Fast Simon, Algolia and the smaller systems sharing the remaining market.

10–50 employees

Ivory Search

32.6% of band

Among 298 companies with 10–50 employees, Ivory Search is again the largest system at 32.6%. Mid-sized B2B operators still show a mixed search stack, with Fast Simon and Algolia visible alongside the long tail.

Over 50 employees

Ivory Search

31.3% of band

Among 48 companies over 50 employees, Ivory Search has the largest share at 31.3%. The sample is smaller here, but the same pattern holds: one main system, two sizeable challengers and several narrower options.

How Site search usage is detected

Methodology

Company data

Detected companies are joined to UK Companies House records and XBRL accounts data. Revenue and headcount figures come from the most recent filed accounts; where the company has not filed, values are estimated using a model trained on filed history and peer benchmarks and are labelled as estimates.

Detection

Firmbase crawls the public website of actively-trading UK companies and fingerprints the technologies present: tracking scripts, embedded forms, chat widgets, CMS markers and similar signatures. A company is included in this list when one or more of the technology's signatures are found on its site; closely-related variants of the same product are grouped under one name. Detection covers what is visible on the public web — a company using the technology purely internally, with no website footprint, will not appear. Counts are therefore a conservative floor, not a ceiling.

Freshness

Websites are re-crawled on a rolling basis and the underlying company data is refreshed from Companies House continuously; filings appear within days of submission. The list and its statistics are regenerated when the detected cohort moves meaningfully. You can see the last-updated timestamp near the top of the page.

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UK B2B by Site search

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Frequently asked questions

What is the most-used Site search among UK B2B companies?
Ivory Search is the most-detected Site search among UK B2B companies, with 32.6% share (296 of 908 companies with a detectable system), ahead of Fast Simon (24.2%) and Algolia (18%).
How many UK B2B companies have a detectable Site search?
908 of 112,345 actively-trading UK B2B companies (0.8%) have a Site search detectable from their public website. The remainder either run systems with no public web footprint or none at all, so detected share figures are a conservative floor.
What is a Site search?
A Site search system helps visitors search within a company website, catalogue, help centre or product content. For UK B2B companies, it usually sits between navigation and conversion, helping buyers find pages, parts, documents or services without relying only on menus.
How is Site search usage detected?
Firmbase crawls the public website of every actively-trading company in this scope and fingerprints the technologies present — scripts, widgets, booking and checkout flows. A company is attributed to a system when that system's signatures are found; systems with no public web footprint are not attributable, which is why every share figure on this page means share of companies with a detectable system.
Which has more UK B2B companies, Ivory Search or Fast Simon?
Ivory Search: 296 detected companies versus 220 for Fast Simon, of the 908 UK B2B companies with a detectable Site search.
What is the best Site search for UK B2B companies?
This page publishes observed usage counts rather than recommendations, so it does not name a single best Site search system. Across 908 companies with detectable Site search, Ivory Search is 32.6% (296), Fast Simon is 24.2% (220) and Algolia is 18.0% (163). Ivory Search has the largest share in every employee band: 32.7% across 562 companies under 10 employees, 32.6% across 298 companies with 10–50 employees, and 31.3% across 48 companies over 50 employees.

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