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title: "Awardco vs Nectar: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Awardco or Nectar? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Employee recognition 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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# Awardco vs Nectar: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Awardco or Nectar? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Employee recognition 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**: Awardco and Nectar
- **Competitive set**: Employee recognition platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Awardco Share of Search**: 40.1%
- **Nectar Share of Search**: 0.85%

## Which is more popular in search, Awardco or Nectar?

- In August 2026, Awardco had more branded searches than Nectar among employee recognition platforms worldwide. Awardco was estimated to have 28K branded searches compared to Nectar’s 590, and held a 40.1% Share of Search versus Nectar’s 0.85%.
- Awardco was ahead of Nectar in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Awardco’s estimated Share of Search among employee recognition platforms worldwide moved from 40.5% to 40.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 34.6K to 28K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Nectar’s estimated Share of Search among employee recognition platforms worldwide moved from 0.71% to 0.85%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 610 to 590.

## How did search popularity change for employee recognition platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Awardco lost estimated Share of Search among employee recognition platforms worldwide, from 42.8% to 40.1%.

## Month by month

| Month | Awardco estimated searches | Awardco Share of Search | Awardco rank | Nectar estimated searches | Nectar Share of Search | Nectar rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 34.6K | 40.5% | 1 | 610 | 0.71% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 42.1K | 47.9% | 1 | 540 | 0.61% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 42.2K | 44% | 1 | 530 | 0.55% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 34.6K | 42.2% | 1 | 660 | 0.81% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 28.3K | 42.6% | 1 | 660 | 0.99% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 34.5K | 45.1% | 1 | 730 | 0.95% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 28.3K | 40.8% | 1 | 580 | 0.84% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 28.1K | 42.3% | 1 | 580 | 0.87% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 28K | 37.4% | 2 | 490 | 0.66% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 28.1K | 42.8% | 1 | 550 | 0.84% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 28K | 40.1% | 1 | 590 | 0.85% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Awardco’s and Nectar’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.

- **Awardco**: Measured on the search terms “awardco”, “awardco app”, “awardco com”, “awardco employee recognition”, “awardco platform”, “awardco recognition” and “awardco rewards”, summed into one figure.
- **Nectar**: Measured on the search terms “nectar employee recognition”, “nectar recognition” and “nectarhr com”, summed into one figure.

- [Awardco profile](/demand/global-en/brands/awardco)
- [Nectar profile](/demand/global-en/brands/nectar-employee-recognition)
- [All employee recognition platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/employee-recognition-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, Awardco or Nectar?

In August 2026, Awardco had more branded searches than Nectar among employee recognition platforms worldwide. Awardco was estimated to have 28K branded searches compared to Nectar’s 590, and held a 40.1% Share of Search versus Nectar’s 0.85%.

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