--- title: "Flexport vs Livingston: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Flexport or Livingston more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Customs brokerage platforms 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/customs-brokerage-platforms/compare/flexport-vs-livingston" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Flexport vs Livingston: Which is searched more? Is Flexport or Livingston more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Customs brokerage platforms 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**: Flexport and Livingston - **Competitive set**: Customs brokerage platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Flexport Share of Search**: 9.8% - **Livingston Share of Search**: 59.6% ## Is Flexport or Livingston more popular in search? - In September 2026, Livingston had more branded searches than Flexport among customs brokerage platforms worldwide. Livingston had about 246,000 branded searches, while Flexport had 40,500. Livingston made up 59.6% of all customs brokerage platform searches we track, and Flexport accounted for 9.8%. - Livingston was ahead of Flexport in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Flexport’s share of searches among customs brokerage platforms worldwide held steady at 9.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 40.5K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Livingston’s share of searches among customs brokerage platforms worldwide moved from 59.7% to 59.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 246K. ## Top customs brokerage platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Livingston was mentioned in one out of four: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Flexport did not appear in any of the four answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | CargoWise | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Descartes MacroPoint | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Magaya | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Livingston | 4th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Expeditors | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Flexport | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Universal Logistics | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about customs brokerage platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which customs brokerage platform should I use?": 1. CargoWise, 2. Descartes MacroPoint, 3. Magaya - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best customs brokerage platforms?": 1. CargoWise, 2. Descartes MacroPoint, 3. Magaya - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best customs brokerage platform for importing goods?": 1. Descartes MacroPoint, 2. CargoWise, 3. Livingston - Searched Google, AI Overview "import compliance software": 1. Descartes MacroPoint Not named in any answer: Expeditors, Flexport and Universal Logistics. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for customs brokerage platforms worldwide in September 2026? Neither Flexport nor Livingston moved beyond provider rounding among customs brokerage platforms in Sep 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Flexport estimated searches | Flexport Share of Search | Flexport rank | Livingston estimated searches | Livingston Share of Search | Livingston rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 40.5K | 9.8% | 3 | 246K | 59.7% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 40.5K | 11.2% | 3 | 201K | 55.5% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 33.1K | 9.8% | 3 | 201K | 59.2% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 40.5K | 11% | 3 | 201K | 54.8% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 40.5K | 11% | 3 | 201K | 54.8% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 40.5K | 11% | 3 | 201K | 54.5% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 40.5K | 9.9% | 3 | 246K | 60.2% | 1 | | May 2026 | 40.5K | 9.8% | 3 | 246K | 59.8% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 40.5K | 9.8% | 3 | 246K | 59.4% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 40.5K | 8.6% | 3 | 301K | 63.8% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 40.5K | 9.8% | 3 | 246K | 59.2% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 40.5K | 9.8% | 3 | 246K | 59.6% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Flexport’s and Livingston’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. - **Flexport**: Measured on the search term “flexport”. - **Livingston**: Measured on the search term “livingston”. - [Flexport profile](/demand/global-en/brands/flexport) - [Livingston profile](/demand/global-en/brands/livingston) - [All customs brokerage platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/customs-brokerage-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Flexport or Livingston more popular in search? In September 2026, Livingston had more branded searches than Flexport among customs brokerage platforms worldwide. Livingston had about 246,000 branded searches, while Flexport had 40,500. Livingston made up 59.6% of all customs brokerage platform searches we track, and Flexport accounted for 9.8%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Flexport vs Livingston: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/customs-brokerage-platforms/compare/flexport-vs-livingston This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/customs-brokerage-platforms/compare/flexport-vs-livingston. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.