--- title: "Granola vs Otter: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Granola or Otter more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Meeting notes apps 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/meeting-notes-apps/compare/granola-vs-otter-ai" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Granola vs Otter: Which is searched more? Is Granola or Otter more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Meeting notes apps 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**: Granola and Otter - **Competitive set**: Meeting notes apps - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Granola Share of Search**: 23.7% - **Otter Share of Search**: 43.9% ## Is Granola or Otter more popular in search? - In September 2026, Otter had more branded searches than Granola among meeting notes apps worldwide. Otter had about 382,000 branded searches, while Granola had 206,000. Otter made up 43.9% of all meeting notes app searches we track, and Granola accounted for 23.7%. - Otter was ahead of Granola in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Granola’s share of searches among meeting notes apps worldwide moved from 6.6% to 23.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 64.6K to 206K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Otter’s share of searches among meeting notes apps worldwide moved from 58.6% to 43.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 569K to 382K. ## Top meeting notes apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Granola appeared in all five answers. Otter was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Granola was listed before Otter in four out of five 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Fathom | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Granola | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Fireflies.ai | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Fellow | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Otter | 5th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Notion | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | tl;dv | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | MeetGeek | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Grain | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about meeting notes apps - Asked ChatGPT "Which meeting notes app should I use?": 1. Fathom, 2. Granola, 3. Otter, 4. Fireflies.ai - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best meeting notes apps?": 1. Fathom, 2. Granola, 3. Fireflies.ai, 4. Otter, 5. Fellow, 6. Notion - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best meeting notes app for team notes?": 1. Fathom, 2. Fireflies.ai, 3. Notion, 4. Fellow, 5. Granola - Searched Google, AI Overview "meeting notes apps": 1. Fellow, 2. Otter, 3. Granola, 4. Fathom - Searched Google, AI Overview "ai meeting notes app": 1. Granola, 2. Fireflies.ai, 3. Fathom, 4. Fellow, 5. Otter Not named in any answer: tl;dv, MeetGeek and Grain. 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 meeting notes apps worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Granola gained share of searches among meeting notes apps worldwide, from 21.2% to 23.7%. - In September 2026, Otter lost share of searches among meeting notes apps worldwide, from 46.4% to 43.9%. ## Month by month | Month | Granola estimated searches | Granola Share of Search | Granola rank | Otter estimated searches | Otter Share of Search | Otter rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 64.6K | 6.6% | 5 | 569K | 58.6% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 63.8K | 7.5% | 5 | 467K | 54.7% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 54.5K | 7.8% | 4 | 383K | 54.9% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 95.4K | 10.7% | 3 | 471K | 52.8% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 118K | 13.2% | 3 | 477K | 53.3% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 173K | 15.8% | 2 | 578K | 52.6% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 172K | 15.9% | 2 | 574K | 53.2% | 1 | | May 2026 | 173K | 17.9% | 2 | 473K | 48.8% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 173K | 20.2% | 2 | 387K | 45.1% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 175K | 21% | 2 | 385K | 46.3% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 175K | 21.2% | 2 | 383K | 46.4% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 206K | 23.7% | 2 | 382K | 43.9% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Granola’s and Otter’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. - **Granola**: Measured on the search terms “Granola AI”, “granola ai app”, “granola ai notes”, “granola ai notetaker”, “granola app”, “granola meeting notes”, “granola note taker”, “granola notes”, “granola notetaker” and “granola.ai”, summed into one figure. - **Otter**: Measured on the search terms “otter ai”, “otter ai app”, “otter ai notetaker”, “otter ai transcription”, “otter app”, “otter meeting notes”, “otter transcribe”, “otter transcription”, “otter.ai” and “otterai”, summed into one figure. - [Granola profile](/demand/global-en/brands/granola) - [Otter profile](/demand/global-en/brands/otter-ai) - [All meeting notes apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/meeting-notes-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Granola or Otter more popular in search? In September 2026, Otter had more branded searches than Granola among meeting notes apps worldwide. Otter had about 382,000 branded searches, while Granola had 206,000. Otter made up 43.9% of all meeting notes app searches we track, and Granola accounted for 23.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Granola vs Otter: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/meeting-notes-apps/compare/granola-vs-otter-ai This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/meeting-notes-apps/compare/granola-vs-otter-ai. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.