Site search Used by UK B2C Companies: Market Share (2026)

Detected site search usage across 492 of 84,728 trading UK B2C companies, with Fast Simon ahead on 31.1% of detections.

Among 84,728 trading UK B2C companies, 492 have a detectable Site search system. Fast Simon has the largest detected share at 31.1% (153), followed by Ivory Search at 27.4% (135).

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The market changes by headcount band. Fast Simon is first among companies with Under 10 employees at 31.4% of 299 companies, and also first in the 10–50 employees band at 32.9% of 161 companies. Ivory Search moves ahead in the Over 50 employees band, with 40.6% of 32 companies.

Doofinder accounts for 13.2% (65) and Algolia for 11.2% (55), giving the mid-ranking systems a visible share of detected use. The smaller named group includes Klevu at 7.1% (35), Elasticsearch at 5.1% (25), ElasticSuite at 3.9% (19), Jetboost at 3.7% (18), plus 1 further system covering 10 companies.

492

B2C with detected Site search

Of 84,728 UK B2C

0.6%

Detection rate

2026

9

Systems detected

In this category

31.1%

Leader share

Fast Simon

UK B2C Site search market share

Klevu
Elasticsearch
ElasticSuite
Jetboost
Other (1 systems)

Share of the 492 UK B2C with a detectable system. As of June 2026.

Site search compared

SystemUK B2CShareMedian headcountLondon shareTypical profile
Fast Simon15331.1%818.3%Small teams, median headcount 8
Ivory Search13527.4%623%Small teams, median headcount 6
Doofinder6513.2%915.4%Small teams, median headcount 9
Algolia5511.2%621.8%Small teams, median headcount 6
Klevu357.1%View these companies in Firmbase →
Elasticsearch255.1%View these companies in Firmbase →
ElasticSuite193.9%View these companies in Firmbase →
Jetboost183.7%View these companies in Firmbase →
Coveo102%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 B2C with under 10 employees, Fast Simon leads at 31.4% of the 299 with a detectable system; among UK B2C with 10–50 employees, Fast Simon leads at 32.9% of the 161 with a detectable system; and among UK B2C with over 50 employees, Ivory Search leads at 40.6% of the 32 with a detectable system.

Under 10 employees

Fast Simon

31.4% of band

Under 10 employees is the largest detected band, with 299 companies. Fast Simon is first at 31.4%, with Ivory Search, Doofinder and Algolia also present in the small-company market.

10–50 employees

Fast Simon

32.9% of band

10–50 employees covers 161 companies, where Fast Simon remains first at 32.9%. Competition still includes the same named systems, with Ivory Search, Doofinder and Algolia among the visible alternatives.

Over 50 employees

Ivory Search

40.6% of band

Over 50 employees is a smaller band, with 32 companies. Ivory Search is first here at 40.6%, marking a different pattern from the two smaller headcount bands.

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 B2C by Site search

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Frequently asked questions

What is the most-used Site search among UK B2C companies?
Fast Simon is the most-detected Site search among UK B2C companies, with 31.1% share (153 of 492 companies with a detectable system), ahead of Ivory Search (27.4%) and Doofinder (13.2%).
How many UK B2C companies have a detectable Site search?
492 of 84,728 actively-trading UK B2C companies (0.6%) 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 UK B2C companies return matching pages, products or services when a visitor searches on their website. For the 84,728 trading UK B2C companies in scope, it sits between visitor intent and the relevant destination rather than relying only on menus or browsing paths.
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 B2C companies, Fast Simon or Ivory Search?
Fast Simon: 153 detected companies versus 135 for Ivory Search, of the 492 UK B2C companies with a detectable Site search.
What is the best Site search for UK B2C companies?
This page publishes observed usage, not a recommendation. Fast Simon is first for Under 10 employees with 31.4% of 299 companies and for 10–50 employees with 32.9% of 161 companies, while Ivory Search is first for Over 50 employees with 40.6% of 32 companies.

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