Brandwave

How popular isMicrosoft Planner?

In September 2026, people searched for Microsoft Planner by name about 165,000 times worldwide, a 17.9% decrease from the previous year. These searches made up 2.3% of all global team productivity platform searches, placing Microsoft Planner seventh out of nine platforms. When we asked both ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about team productivity platforms, Microsoft Planner appeared in three of the five answers and was the sixth most recommended of the nine.

Search and AI answers in September 2026

Microsoft Planner is the seventh most searched of 9 competitors and the sixth most recommended in AI answers.

  1. TrelloShare of searches 35.5%Mentioned in 4 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 4th
  2. ClickUpShare of searches 21.1%Mentioned in 5 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 2nd
  3. AsanaShare of searches 14.4%Mentioned in 5 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 1st
  4. SmartsheetShare of searches 9.4%Mentioned in 0 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations –
  5. Microsoft PlannerShare of searches 2.3%Mentioned in 3 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 6th

+4 more

Microsoft Planner website (opens in a new tab)

Follow Microsoft Planner and get free monthly updates on what changed

By continuing you'll get index updates and occasional product news from Brandwave. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy

Top team productivity platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Microsoft Planner was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Microsoft Planner is the sixth most recommended of the nine.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. Asana1st
  2. ClickUp2nd
  3. monday work management3rd
  4. Trello4th
  5. Notion5th
  6. Microsoft Planner6th
  7. Smartsheet–
  8. Airtable–
  9. Coda–

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

  • ClickUp5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Asana5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Trello4 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • monday work management4 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Microsoft Planner3 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Notion3 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Smartsheet0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Airtable0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Coda0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers

See every answer about team productivity platforms

5 answers

Not named in any answer:

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in the United States on October 21, 2026.

Which team productivity platforms compete with Microsoft Planner?

Microsoft Planner against team productivity platforms worldwide, by month

Share of searches by month for Trello, ClickUp, Asana, Smartsheet, Airtable, Coda, Microsoft Planner. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthTrelloClickUpAsanaSmartsheetAirtableCodaMicrosoft PlannerNotionmonday work management
Oct 202535%19%19.2%8.5%8.4%5.6%2.5%1.4%0.38%
Nov 202539.6%21.4%14.6%6.5%7.7%6.4%2.3%1.3%0.35%
Dec 202537.7%20.3%16.8%7.6%7.4%6.1%2.2%1.5%0.38%
Jan 202632.3%21.2%17.4%7.8%9.3%6.3%3.4%1.9%0.41%
Feb 202632.1%25.6%14.3%7.7%9.3%6.3%2.8%1.5%0.4%
Mar 202635%22.8%15.5%7%8.3%6.8%3%1.4%0.33%
Apr 202633.3%26.4%14.8%6.6%7.8%6.5%2.9%1.6%0.34%
May 202636.1%23%15.6%7%8.3%5.6%2.5%1.7%0.29%
Jun 202635.6%22.6%15.3%6.8%10%5.5%2.5%1.3%0.29%
Jul 202631.9%24.5%16.6%7.4%8.9%6%2.7%1.8%0.29%
Aug 202631%23.7%16.1%7.1%10.5%7.1%2.6%1.7%0.26%
Sep 202635.5%21.1%14.4%9.4%9.3%6.3%2.3%1.5%0.23%

  1. 1.Trello

    35.5%

    Held 1st. 2.6M estimated branded searches, +28.9% vs prior month. Share +4.5 points.

  2. 2.ClickUp

    21.1%

    Held 2nd. 1.5M estimated branded searches, +0.07% vs prior month. Share -2.6 points.

  3. 3.Asana

    14.4%

    Held 3rd. 1M estimated branded searches, +0.48% vs prior month. Share -1.7 points.

  4. 4.Smartsheet

    9.4%

    Moved from 5th to 4th. 682K estimated branded searches, +48.7% vs prior month. Share +2.3 points.

  5. 5.Airtable

    9.3%

    Moved from 4th to 5th. 673K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -1.2 points.

  6. 6.Coda

    6.3%

    Held 6th. 452K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -0.8 points.

  7. 7.Microsoft Planner

    2.3%

    Held 7th. 165K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -0.3 points.

  8. 8.Notion

    1.5%

    Held 8th. 110K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -0.2 points.

  9. 9.monday work management

    0.23%

    Held 9th. 16.8K estimated branded searches, +2.4% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

Compare popularity between Microsoft Planner and its closest rivals

Every comparison with Microsoft Planner

8 comparisons

How has branded search demand for Microsoft Planner changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

2 findings
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Microsoft Planner worldwide fell from 201K to 165K.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Microsoft Planner’s share of searches among team productivity platforms worldwide peaked at 3.4% in January 2026 and was lowest at 2.2% in December 2025.

How did search popularity change for team productivity platforms worldwide in September 2026?

6 changes

  1. In September 2026, Smartsheet overtook Airtable to rank 4th among team productivity platforms worldwide, with 9.4% of the searches.

  2. In September 2026, Trello gained share of searches among team productivity platforms worldwide, from 31% to 35.5%.

  3. In September 2026, ClickUp lost share of searches among team productivity platforms worldwide, from 23.7% to 21.1%.

  4. In September 2026, Asana lost share of searches among team productivity platforms worldwide, from 16.1% to 14.4%.

  5. In September 2026, Airtable lost share of searches among team productivity platforms worldwide, from 10.5% to 9.3%.

  6. In September 2026, Coda lost share of searches among team productivity platforms worldwide, from 7.1% to 6.3%.

How are Microsoft Planner’s branded searches counted?

1 search term

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Microsoft Planner’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

  • microsoft planner

How the Brand Demand Index is measured

Who owns Microsoft Planner?

Microsoft Planner is owned by Microsoft. Brandwave also tracks Microsoft Copilot, Azure AI Document Intelligence, Azure AI Search, Azure Bicep, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Container Apps, Azure Container Registry, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Data Factory, Azure DevOps, Azure Machine Learning, Azure Service Bus, Azure Stream Analytics, Bing, Clipchamp, GitHub Actions, GitHub Copilot, LinkedIn, LinkedIn Ads, LinkedIn Recruiter, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Advertising, Microsoft Authenticator, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Bookings, Microsoft Clarity, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, Microsoft Designer, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Entra, Microsoft Forms, Microsoft Learn, Microsoft OneNote, Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining, Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Surface, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft To Do, Microsoft Translator, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Whiteboard, Minecraft, OneDrive, OneNote, Outlook, Power Automate, Power BI, SharePoint, Xbox and Xbox Game Pass, owned by the same company, worldwide.

Do you work for Microsoft Planner? To request corrections or removal please contact us via our support page and we will be happy to assist.

Creator with pink hair and a pink jacket

Is Microsoft Planner your brand?

Put your own campaigns, spend and outcomes next to this demand line, so you can see which of your marketing lined up with the movements above.

Start free