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title: "Appcues vs Userpilot: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Appcues or Userpilot? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Product onboarding 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."
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# Appcues vs Userpilot: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Appcues or Userpilot? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Product onboarding 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**: Appcues and Userpilot
- **Competitive set**: Product onboarding platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Appcues Share of Search**: 12.6%
- **Userpilot Share of Search**: 10.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Appcues or Userpilot?

- In August 2026, Appcues had more branded searches than Userpilot among product onboarding platforms worldwide. Appcues was estimated to have 6.9K branded searches compared to Userpilot’s 5.6K, and held a 12.6% Share of Search versus Userpilot’s 10.2%.
- The lead changed hands once in the 11 months ending August 2026: Appcues took it in November 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Appcues’ estimated Share of Search among product onboarding platforms worldwide moved from 10.3% to 12.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 7K to 6.9K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Userpilot’s estimated Share of Search among product onboarding platforms worldwide moved from 12.4% to 10.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.4K to 5.6K.

## How did search popularity change for product onboarding platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Appcues lost estimated Share of Search among product onboarding platforms worldwide, from 14.1% to 12.6%.
- In August 2026, Userpilot lost estimated Share of Search among product onboarding platforms worldwide, from 11.7% to 10.2%.

## Month by month

| Month | Appcues estimated searches | Appcues Share of Search | Appcues rank | Userpilot estimated searches | Userpilot Share of Search | Userpilot rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 7K | 10.3% | 3 | 8.4K | 12.4% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 6.9K | 11.9% | 2 | 6.8K | 11.9% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 5.7K | 10.6% | 2 | 5.6K | 10.4% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 7K | 10.6% | 2 | 6.8K | 10.3% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 7K | 14% | 2 | 5.6K | 11.2% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 7K | 11.8% | 2 | 6.9K | 11.5% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 5.8K | 10.3% | 3 | 5.6K | 10% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 7.1K | 14.7% | 2 | 4.6K | 9.6% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 7K | 12.5% | 2 | 5.6K | 10.1% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 7K | 14.1% | 2 | 5.8K | 11.7% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 6.9K | 12.6% | 2 | 5.6K | 10.2% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Appcues’ and Userpilot’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.

- **Appcues**: Measured on the search terms “appcues”, “appcues alternatives”, “appcues onboarding”, “appcues pricing” and “appcues.com”, summed into one figure.
- **Userpilot**: Measured on the search terms “userpilot”, “userpilot alternatives”, “userpilot pricing” and “userpilot.com”, summed into one figure.

- [Appcues profile](/demand/global-en/brands/appcues)
- [Userpilot profile](/demand/global-en/brands/userpilot)
- [All product onboarding platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/product-onboarding-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Appcues or Userpilot?

In August 2026, Appcues had more branded searches than Userpilot among product onboarding platforms worldwide. Appcues was estimated to have 6.9K branded searches compared to Userpilot’s 5.6K, and held a 12.6% Share of Search versus Userpilot’s 10.2%.

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