--- title: "15Five vs BambooHR: Which is searched more?" description: "Is 15Five or BambooHR more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Performance review software 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/compare/15five-vs-bamboohr" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # 15Five vs BambooHR: Which is searched more? Is 15Five or BambooHR more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Performance review software 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**: 15Five and BambooHR - **Competitive set**: Performance review software - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **15Five Share of Search**: 7.7% - **BambooHR Share of Search**: 1% ## Is 15Five or BambooHR more popular in search? - In September 2026, 15Five had more branded searches than BambooHR among performance review software worldwide. 15Five had about 6,600 branded searches, while BambooHR had 860. 15Five made up 7.7% of all performance review software searches we track, and BambooHR accounted for 1%. - 15Five was ahead of BambooHR in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, 15Five’s share of searches among performance review software worldwide moved from 14.6% to 7.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 14.8K to 6.6K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, BambooHR’s share of searches among performance review software worldwide moved from 0.14% to 1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 140 to 860. ## Top performance review software in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, BambooHR appeared in all five answers. 15Five was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. 15Five was listed before BambooHR in three 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Lattice | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | PerformYard | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | 15Five | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | BambooHR | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Leapsome | 5th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Culture Amp | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Betterworks | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Reflektive | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about performance review software - Asked ChatGPT "Which performance review software should I use?": 1. Lattice, 2. 15Five, 3. Culture Amp, 4. BambooHR, 5. PerformYard - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best performance review software tools?": 1. Lattice, 2. 15Five, 3. Culture Amp, 4. Leapsome, 5. BambooHR, 6. Betterworks, 7. PerformYard - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best performance review software for employee reviews?": 1. Lattice, 2. PerformYard, 3. 15Five, 4. Leapsome, 5. BambooHR - Searched Google, AI Overview "performance review software": 1. Lattice, 2. PerformYard, 3. Leapsome, 4. BambooHR - Searched Google, AI Overview "employee review software": 1. Lattice, 2. PerformYard, 3. BambooHR, 4. Leapsome, 5. Culture Amp Not named in any answer: Reflektive. 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 performance review software worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, 15Five lost share of searches among performance review software worldwide, from 17% to 7.7%. - In September 2026, BambooHR fell from 6th to 7th among performance review software worldwide. ## Month by month | Month | 15Five estimated searches | 15Five Share of Search | 15Five rank | BambooHR estimated searches | BambooHR Share of Search | BambooHR rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 14.8K | 14.6% | 3 | 140 | 0.14% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | 12.1K | 12.6% | 4 | 130 | 0.14% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | 12.1K | 13.9% | 4 | 90 | 0.1% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | 14.8K | 12.1% | 4 | 170 | 0.14% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | 9.9K | 8.9% | 4 | 150 | 0.13% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 9.9K | 11% | 4 | 240 | 0.27% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 9.9K | 12.7% | 4 | 130 | 0.17% | 7 | | May 2026 | 8.1K | 11.2% | 4 | 180 | 0.25% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | 14.8K | 14.4% | 3 | 150 | 0.15% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | 9.9K | 11.3% | 4 | 170 | 0.19% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 14.8K | 17% | 2 | 1.1K | 1.3% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 6.6K | 7.7% | 4 | 860 | 1% | 7 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using 15Five’s and BambooHR’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. - **15Five**: Measured on the search term “15five”. - **BambooHR**: Measured on the search terms “bamboohr performance management” and “bamboohr performance review”, summed into one figure. - [15Five profile](/demand/global-en/brands/15five) - [BambooHR profile](/demand/global-en/brands/bamboohr) - [All performance review software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/performance-review-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 15Five or BambooHR more popular in search? In September 2026, 15Five had more branded searches than BambooHR among performance review software worldwide. 15Five had about 6,600 branded searches, while BambooHR had 860. 15Five made up 7.7% of all performance review software searches we track, and BambooHR accounted for 1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "15Five vs BambooHR: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/15five-vs-bamboohr This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/15five-vs-bamboohr. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.