--- title: "Brex vs Navan: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Brex or Navan more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Spend management 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/spend-management-platforms/compare/brex-vs-navan" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Brex vs Navan: Which is searched more? Is Brex or Navan more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Spend management 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**: Brex and Navan - **Competitive set**: Spend management platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Brex Share of Search**: 8.5% - **Navan Share of Search**: 35.5% ## Is Brex or Navan more popular in search? - In September 2026, Navan had more branded searches than Brex among spend management platforms worldwide. Navan had about 386,000 branded searches, while Brex had 91,800. Navan made up 35.5% of all spend management platform searches we track, and Brex accounted for 8.5%. - Navan was ahead of Brex in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Brex’s share of searches among spend management platforms worldwide held steady at 8.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 94.9K to 91.8K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Navan’s share of searches among spend management platforms worldwide moved from 34.6% to 35.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 387K to 386K. ## Top spend management platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Brex appeared in all five answers. Navan was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Brex was listed before Navan 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Ramp | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Brex | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | BILL Spend & Expense | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | SAP Concur | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Airbase | 5th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Coupa | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Rippling Spend | 7th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Expensify | 8th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Navan | 9th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Mesh Payments | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about spend management platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which spend management platform should I use?": 1. Ramp, 2. Brex, 3. BILL Spend & Expense, 4. SAP Concur, 5. Airbase - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best spend management platforms?": 1. Ramp, 2. Brex, 3. BILL Spend & Expense, 4. Airbase, 5. Coupa, 6. Navan, 7. SAP Concur - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best spend management platform for a finance team?": 1. Ramp, 2. Brex, 3. BILL Spend & Expense, 4. Coupa, 5. Airbase - Searched Google, AI Overview "spend management platform": 1. Ramp, 2. Brex, 3. Expensify, 4. Rippling Spend - Searched Google, AI Overview "best spend management software": 1. SAP Concur, 2. Ramp, 3. Brex, 4. Rippling Spend, 5. Airbase, 6. Expensify Not named in any answer: Mesh Payments. 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 spend management platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Navan lost share of searches among spend management platforms worldwide, from 38.2% to 35.5%. - In September 2026, Brex lost share of searches among spend management platforms worldwide, from 9.1% to 8.5%. ## Month by month | Month | Brex estimated searches | Brex Share of Search | Brex rank | Navan estimated searches | Navan Share of Search | Navan rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 94.9K | 8.5% | 5 | 387K | 34.6% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 91.5K | 10.4% | 5 | 259K | 29.5% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 91.5K | 10.7% | 5 | 212K | 24.8% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 248K | 22% | 2 | 317K | 28.1% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 112K | 12.1% | 5 | 260K | 28.2% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 112K | 10% | 5 | 320K | 28.5% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 112K | 10.6% | 5 | 319K | 30.4% | 1 | | May 2026 | 92.4K | 9.8% | 5 | 319K | 34% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 92.1K | 9% | 5 | 319K | 31.3% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 92.1K | 9.9% | 5 | 316K | 33.8% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 91.5K | 9.1% | 5 | 383K | 38.2% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 91.8K | 8.5% | 5 | 386K | 35.5% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Brex’s and Navan’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. - **Brex**: Measured on the search terms “brex” and “brex corporate card”, summed into one figure. - **Navan**: Measured on the search terms “navan”, “navan expense”, “navan travel”, “navan tripactions”, “tripactions” and “tripactions navan”, summed into one figure. - [Brex profile](/demand/global-en/brands/brex) - [Navan profile](/demand/global-en/brands/navan) - [All spend management platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/spend-management-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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 Brex or Navan more popular in search? In September 2026, Navan had more branded searches than Brex among spend management platforms worldwide. Navan had about 386,000 branded searches, while Brex had 91,800. Navan made up 35.5% of all spend management platform searches we track, and Brex accounted for 8.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Brex vs Navan: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/spend-management-platforms/compare/brex-vs-navan This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/spend-management-platforms/compare/brex-vs-navan. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.