--- title: "Airbase vs Pleo: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Airbase or Pleo more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Corporate card 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/compare/airbase-vs-pleo" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Airbase vs Pleo: Which is searched more? Is Airbase or Pleo more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Corporate card 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**: Airbase and Pleo - **Competitive set**: Corporate card platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Airbase Share of Search**: 9% - **Pleo Share of Search**: 25.3% ## Is Airbase or Pleo more popular in search? - In September 2026, Pleo had more branded searches than Airbase among corporate card platforms worldwide. Pleo had about 113,000 branded searches, while Airbase had 40,500. Pleo made up 25.3% of all corporate card platform searches we track, and Airbase accounted for 9%. - Pleo was ahead of Airbase in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Airbase’s share of searches among corporate card platforms worldwide moved from 9.5% to 9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 40.5K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Pleo’s share of searches among corporate card platforms worldwide moved from 26.7% to 25.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 113K. ## Top corporate card platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Airbase was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Pleo did not appear in any of the 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Ramp | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Brex | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Airbase | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Airwallex | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Pleo | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Spendesk | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about corporate card platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which corporate card platform should I use?": 1. Ramp, 2. Brex, 3. Airbase - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best corporate card platforms?": 1. Ramp, 2. Brex, 3. Airbase - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best corporate card platform for business expense control?": 1. Ramp, 2. Brex, 3. Airbase - Searched Google, AI Overview "corporate cards for business": 1. Brex, 2. Ramp - Searched Google, AI Overview "business card platform": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Airwallex, Pleo and Spendesk. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for corporate card platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Pleo overtook Brex to rank 2nd among corporate card platforms worldwide, with 25.3% of the searches. ## Month by month | Month | Airbase estimated searches | Airbase Share of Search | Airbase rank | Pleo estimated searches | Pleo Share of Search | Pleo rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 40.5K | 9.5% | 4 | 113K | 26.7% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 40.5K | 10.1% | 4 | 93.3K | 23.3% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 40.5K | 9.1% | 4 | 76.3K | 17.2% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 49.5K | 7.8% | 4 | 93.5K | 14.8% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 60.5K | 12% | 4 | 93.5K | 18.6% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 90.5K | 16.7% | 4 | 93.4K | 17.3% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 49.5K | 9.9% | 4 | 93.2K | 18.7% | 3 | | May 2026 | 40.5K | 8.7% | 4 | 93.2K | 20% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 40.5K | 8.7% | 4 | 93.4K | 20.1% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 40.5K | 9% | 4 | 76.8K | 17.1% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 40.5K | 9.2% | 4 | 76.4K | 17.4% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 40.5K | 9% | 4 | 113K | 25.3% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Airbase’s and Pleo’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. - **Airbase**: Measured on the search term “airbase”. - **Pleo**: Measured on the search terms “pleo”, “pleo app”, “pleo cards”, “pleo expense”, “pleo io” and “pleo software”, summed into one figure. - [Airbase profile](/demand/global-en/brands/airbase) - [Pleo profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pleo) - [All corporate card platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/corporate-card-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 Airbase or Pleo more popular in search? In September 2026, Pleo had more branded searches than Airbase among corporate card platforms worldwide. Pleo had about 113,000 branded searches, while Airbase had 40,500. Pleo made up 25.3% of all corporate card platform searches we track, and Airbase accounted for 9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Airbase vs Pleo: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/airbase-vs-pleo This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/airbase-vs-pleo. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.