--- title: "FourKites vs Shippeo: Which is searched more?" description: "Is FourKites or Shippeo more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Freight visibility 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/freight-visibility-platforms/compare/fourkites-vs-shippeo" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # FourKites vs Shippeo: Which is searched more? Is FourKites or Shippeo more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Freight visibility 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**: FourKites and Shippeo - **Competitive set**: Freight visibility platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **FourKites Share of Search**: 14.9% - **Shippeo Share of Search**: 26.2% ## Is FourKites or Shippeo more popular in search? - In September 2026, Shippeo had more branded searches than FourKites among freight visibility platforms worldwide. Shippeo had about 22,300 branded searches, while FourKites had 12,700. Shippeo made up 26.2% of all freight visibility platform searches we track, and FourKites accounted for 14.9%. - Shippeo was ahead of FourKites in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, FourKites’ share of searches among freight visibility platforms worldwide moved from 15.3% to 14.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.8K to 12.7K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Shippeo’s share of searches among freight visibility platforms worldwide moved from 32.4% to 26.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.2K to 22.3K. ## Top freight visibility platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, FourKites appeared in all five answers. Shippeo was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. FourKites was listed before Shippeo in every answer. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | project44 | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | FourKites | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Descartes MacroPoint | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Shippeo | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Tive | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | GoComet | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about freight visibility platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which freight visibility platform should I use?": 1. project44, 2. FourKites, 3. Descartes MacroPoint - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best freight visibility platforms?": 1. project44, 2. FourKites, 3. Descartes MacroPoint, 4. Shippeo, 5. GoComet, 6. Tive - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best freight visibility platform for shipment tracking?": 1. project44, 2. FourKites, 3. Descartes MacroPoint - Searched Google, AI Overview "freight visibility platform": 1. project44, 2. FourKites, 3. Shippeo, 4. Tive - Searched Google, AI Overview "shipment tracking software": 1. FourKites Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for freight visibility platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Shippeo overtook GoComet to rank 2nd among freight visibility platforms worldwide, with 26.2% of the searches. - FourKites’ share of searches among freight visibility platforms worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 12.6% to 14.9% in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | FourKites estimated searches | FourKites Share of Search | FourKites rank | Shippeo estimated searches | Shippeo Share of Search | Shippeo rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 12.8K | 15.3% | 4 | 27.2K | 32.4% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 12.7K | 15.7% | 4 | 22.3K | 27.5% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 12.6K | 16.4% | 4 | 22.3K | 29.1% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 12.7K | 15.2% | 4 | 22.3K | 26.7% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 12.7K | 15% | 4 | 22.3K | 26.3% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 12.6K | 14% | 4 | 22.3K | 24.7% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 12.6K | 13.4% | 4 | 27.2K | 28.9% | 1 | | May 2026 | 10.4K | 11.9% | 4 | 27.2K | 31% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 10.4K | 12.6% | 4 | 22.3K | 26.9% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 12.7K | 14.2% | 4 | 22.3K | 25% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 12.8K | 14.4% | 4 | 18.2K | 20.5% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 12.7K | 14.9% | 4 | 22.3K | 26.2% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using FourKites’ and Shippeo’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. - **FourKites**: Measured on the search terms “four kites”, “fourkites”, “fourkites app” and “fourkites software”, summed into one figure. - **Shippeo**: Measured on the search terms “shippeo” and “shippeo app”, summed into one figure. - [FourKites profile](/demand/global-en/brands/fourkites) - [Shippeo profile](/demand/global-en/brands/shippeo) - [All freight visibility platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/freight-visibility-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 FourKites or Shippeo more popular in search? In September 2026, Shippeo had more branded searches than FourKites among freight visibility platforms worldwide. Shippeo had about 22,300 branded searches, while FourKites had 12,700. Shippeo made up 26.2% of all freight visibility platform searches we track, and FourKites accounted for 14.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "FourKites vs Shippeo: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/freight-visibility-platforms/compare/fourkites-vs-shippeo This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/freight-visibility-platforms/compare/fourkites-vs-shippeo. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.