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title: "Instantly vs Smartlead: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Instantly or Smartlead? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI lead generation tools 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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# Instantly vs Smartlead: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Instantly or Smartlead? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI lead generation tools 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**: Instantly and Smartlead
- **Competitive set**: AI lead generation tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Instantly Share of Search**: 5.4%
- **Smartlead Share of Search**: 6.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Instantly or Smartlead?

- In August 2026, Smartlead had more branded searches than Instantly among AI lead generation tools worldwide. Smartlead was estimated to have 40K branded searches compared to Instantly’s 34.4K, and held a 6.3% Share of Search versus Instantly’s 5.4%.
- The lead changed hands once in the 11 months ending August 2026: Smartlead took it in June 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Instantly’s estimated Share of Search among AI lead generation tools worldwide moved from 6.7% to 5.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 34.9K to 34.4K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Smartlead’s estimated Share of Search among AI lead generation tools worldwide held steady at 6.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 32.6K to 40K.

## How did search popularity change for AI lead generation tools worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Smartlead worldwide rose 22.6% over 11 measured months, from 32.6K to 40K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Instantly estimated searches | Instantly Share of Search | Instantly rank | Smartlead estimated searches | Smartlead Share of Search | Smartlead rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 34.9K | 6.7% | 3 | 32.6K | 6.3% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 34.7K | 5.9% | 3 | 32.6K | 5.6% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 28.6K | 6.1% | 3 | 27.7K | 5.9% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 34.7K | 6.1% | 3 | 33K | 5.8% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 34.8K | 5.9% | 3 | 34.1K | 5.8% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 42.3K | 5.2% | 3 | 40K | 4.9% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 42.3K | 4.5% | 3 | 40.3K | 4.3% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 42.1K | 5.3% | 3 | 39.9K | 5.1% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 34.8K | 5.2% | 4 | 40.3K | 6% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 35K | 5.2% | 4 | 40.2K | 6% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 34.4K | 5.4% | 4 | 40K | 6.3% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Instantly’s and Smartlead’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.

- **Instantly**: Measured on the search terms “instantly ai”, “instantly ai pricing”, “instantly cold email”, “Instantly.ai”, “instantly.ai pricing” and “instantlyai”, summed into one figure.
- **Smartlead**: Measured on the search terms “Smartlead”, “smartlead ai”, “smartlead ai pricing”, “smartlead pricing” and “smartlead.ai”, summed into one figure.

- [Instantly profile](/demand/global-en/brands/instantly)
- [Smartlead profile](/demand/global-en/brands/smartlead)
- [All AI lead generation tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-lead-generation-tools): 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, Instantly or Smartlead?

In August 2026, Smartlead had more branded searches than Instantly among AI lead generation tools worldwide. Smartlead was estimated to have 40K branded searches compared to Instantly’s 34.4K, and held a 6.3% Share of Search versus Instantly’s 5.4%.

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