--- title: "Apollo vs Artisan: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Apollo or Artisan more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI sales agents 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/apollo-io-vs-artisan-ai" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Apollo vs Artisan: Which is searched more? Is Apollo or Artisan more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI sales agents 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**: Apollo and Artisan - **Competitive set**: AI sales agents - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Apollo Share of Search**: 88.5% - **Artisan Share of Search**: 1.1% ## Is Apollo or Artisan more popular in search? - In September 2026, Apollo had more branded searches than Artisan among AI sales agents worldwide. Apollo had about 315,000 branded searches, while Artisan had 4,080. Apollo made up 88.5% of all AI sales agent searches we track, and Artisan accounted for 1.1%. - Apollo was ahead of Artisan in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Apollo’s share of searches among AI sales agents worldwide moved from 76.9% to 88.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 177K to 315K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Artisan’s share of searches among AI sales agents worldwide moved from 6.5% to 1.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 15K to 4.1K. ## Top AI sales agents in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Artisan was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Apollo was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Artisan was listed before Apollo in two out of three answers that named either. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | AiSDR | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Artisan | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Apollo | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | 11x | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Outreach | 5th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Clay | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Regie.ai | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about AI sales agents - Asked ChatGPT "Which AI sales agent should I use?": 1. Apollo, 2. Artisan, 3. AiSDR - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best AI sales agents?": 1. 11x, 2. Artisan, 3. AiSDR, 4. Apollo - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best AI sales agent for outbound sales automation?": 1. AiSDR, 2. Artisan, 3. Apollo, 4. 11x, 5. Clay - Searched Google, AI Overview "ai sales agent": 1. Artisan - Searched Google, AI Overview "sales automation tool": 1. Outreach, 2. AiSDR, 3. Clay Not named in any answer: Regie.ai. 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 AI sales agents worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Apollo gained share of searches among AI sales agents worldwide, from 87.3% to 88.5%. - In September 2026, Artisan lost share of searches among AI sales agents worldwide, from 2% to 1.1%. ## Month by month | Month | Apollo estimated searches | Apollo Share of Search | Apollo rank | Artisan estimated searches | Artisan Share of Search | Artisan rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 177K | 76.9% | 1 | 15K | 6.5% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 211K | 85.9% | 1 | 6.8K | 2.8% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 174K | 83.7% | 1 | 6.8K | 3.3% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 212K | 83% | 1 | 10.2K | 4% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 212K | 84.5% | 1 | 5.9K | 2.3% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 314K | 87.3% | 1 | 5.9K | 1.6% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 381K | 88.6% | 1 | 9K | 2.1% | 3 | | May 2026 | 314K | 84.6% | 1 | 13.1K | 3.5% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 259K | 86.7% | 1 | 7.5K | 2.5% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 259K | 87.1% | 1 | 6K | 2% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 259K | 87.3% | 1 | 6K | 2% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 315K | 88.5% | 1 | 4.1K | 1.1% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Apollo’s and Artisan’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. - **Apollo**: Measured on the search terms “apollo extension chrome”, “apollo io app”, “apollo io crm”, “apollo io email”, “apollo io extension”, “Apollo.io”, “app apollo io”, “appapollo io” and “io apollo”, summed into one figure. - **Artisan**: Measured on the search terms “artisan ai” and “artisan ava”, summed into one figure. - [Apollo profile](/demand/global-en/brands/apollo-io) - [Artisan profile](/demand/global-en/brands/artisan-ai) - [All AI sales agents worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-sales-agents): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 Apollo or Artisan more popular in search? In September 2026, Apollo had more branded searches than Artisan among AI sales agents worldwide. Apollo had about 315,000 branded searches, while Artisan had 4,080. Apollo made up 88.5% of all AI sales agent searches we track, and Artisan accounted for 1.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Apollo vs Artisan: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/apollo-io-vs-artisan-ai This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/apollo-io-vs-artisan-ai. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.