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Gong vs People.ai:Which is more popular?

In September 2026, Gong had more branded searches than People.ai among revenue operations platforms worldwide. Gong had about 5,400 branded searches, while People.ai had 3,600. Gong made up 9.8% of all revenue operations platform searches we track, and People.ai accounted for 6.6%. When we asked ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about revenue operations platforms, Gong appeared in all five answers and People.ai in none.

Among revenue operations platforms worldwide in September 2026

Who do people search for more?

Gong, about 50% more searches than People.ai

Gong 5.4K searchesPeople.ai 3.6K searches

Who does AI mention more?

Gong, mentioned in every answer we collected

Gong in 5 of 5People.ai in 0 of 5

Who does AI recommend more?

Gong, the only one of the two named

Gong first in 4People.ai never named

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Top revenue operations platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Gong appeared in all five answers. People.ai did not appear in any of the five answers.

Most recommended by AI

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

  1. Salesforce Revenue Cloud1st
  2. Gong2nd
  3. Clari Copilot3rd
  4. Salesloft4th
  5. BoostUp–
  6. People.ai–
  7. InsightSquared–
  8. Aviso–

Mentioned by AI

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

  • Gong5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Salesforce Revenue Cloud4 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Clari Copilot4 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Salesloft3 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • BoostUp0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • People.ai0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • InsightSquared0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Aviso0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers

See every answer about revenue operations 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.

Is Gong or People.ai more popular in search?

This chart shows how often people search Google for Gong and People.ai by name. Each line represents a brand's share of searches for all eight revenue operations platforms we track, month by month, from English-language searches worldwide.

Gong and People.ai among revenue operations platforms worldwide, by month

Share of searches by month for Gong, People.ai. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthSalesloftBoostUpGongPeople.aiSalesforce Revenue CloudInsightSquaredAvisoClari Copilot
Oct 202560.5%14.7%12%6.5%5.3%0.71%0.12%0.07%
Nov 202558.7%17.4%11.6%6.3%5.1%0.56%0.14%0.05%
Dec 202554.3%19.7%13.1%7.2%4.8%0.78%0.16%0.06%
Jan 202659.9%17.8%9.7%6.5%5.2%0.7%0.18%0.05%
Feb 202658.7%17.4%11.6%6.3%5.1%0.56%0.16%0.05%
Mar 202652.7%15.6%19.1%7%4.6%0.76%0.13%0.08%
Apr 202652.8%15.7%19.2%7%4.6%0.51%0.16%0.05%
May 202650.2%18.2%18.2%8.1%4.4%0.59%0.28%0.02%
Jun 202649%17.8%21.7%6.5%4.3%0.47%0.16%0.04%
Jul 202651%18.5%18.5%6.7%4.5%0.39%0.28%0.04%
Aug 202652.2%23.1%12.6%6.9%4.6%0.4%0.21%0.04%
Sep 202660.6%18%9.8%6.6%4.4%0.38%0.22%0.05%

How has the Gong and People.ai comparison changed over the last 12 months?

3 findings
  • Gong was ahead of People.ai in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Gong’s share of searches among revenue operations platforms worldwide moved from 12% to 9.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 5.4K.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, People.ai’s share of searches among revenue operations platforms worldwide moved from 6.5% to 6.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.4K to 3.6K.

How did search popularity change for revenue operations platforms worldwide in September 2026?

2 changes
  1. In September 2026, Gong lost share of searches among revenue operations platforms worldwide, from 12.6% to 9.8%.

  2. Estimated monthly branded searches for People.ai worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 4.4K to 3.6K in September 2026.

How are branded searches counted?

2 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Gong’s and People.ai’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.

Gong

1 branded search term

  • gong io

People.ai

1 branded search term

  • peopleai

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