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title: "BoardEffect vs Diligent Boards: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, BoardEffect or Diligent Boards? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Governance 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."
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# BoardEffect vs Diligent Boards: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, BoardEffect or Diligent Boards? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Governance 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**: BoardEffect and Diligent Boards
- **Competitive set**: Governance software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **BoardEffect Share of Search**: 12.4%
- **Diligent Boards Share of Search**: 18.6%

## Which is more popular in search, BoardEffect or Diligent Boards?

- In August 2026, Diligent Boards had more branded searches than BoardEffect among governance software worldwide. Diligent Boards was estimated to have 5.4K branded searches compared to BoardEffect’s 3.6K, and held an 18.6% Share of Search versus BoardEffect’s 12.4%.
- Diligent Boards was ahead of BoardEffect in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, BoardEffect’s estimated Share of Search among governance software worldwide moved from 15.8% to 12.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.4K to 3.6K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Diligent Boards’ estimated Share of Search among governance software worldwide moved from 23.8% to 18.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 5.4K.

## How did search popularity change for governance software worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for BoardEffect worldwide fell 33.3% over 11 measured months, from 5.4K to 3.6K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Diligent Boards worldwide fell 33.3% over 11 measured months, from 8.1K to 5.4K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | BoardEffect estimated searches | BoardEffect Share of Search | BoardEffect rank | Diligent Boards estimated searches | Diligent Boards Share of Search | Diligent Boards rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 5.4K | 15.8% | 3 | 8.1K | 23.8% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 4.4K | 15% | 3 | 8.1K | 27.7% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 3.6K | 14% | 3 | 5.4K | 21% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 4.4K | 12.7% | 3 | 5.4K | 15.6% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 5.4K | 16.6% | 3 | 6.6K | 20.3% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 4.4K | 13.9% | 3 | 6.6K | 20.9% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 4.4K | 14.6% | 3 | 5.4K | 17.9% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 4.4K | 14.2% | 3 | 6.6K | 21.2% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 4.4K | 14.1% | 3 | 6.6K | 21.2% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 3.6K | 12.3% | 3 | 5.4K | 18.5% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 3.6K | 12.4% | 3 | 5.4K | 18.6% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using BoardEffect’s and Diligent Boards’ 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.

- **BoardEffect**: Measured on the search term “boardeffect”.
- **Diligent Boards**: Measured on the search term “diligent boards”.

- [BoardEffect profile](/demand/global-en/brands/boardeffect)
- [Diligent Boards profile](/demand/global-en/brands/diligent-boards)
- [All governance software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/governance-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, BoardEffect or Diligent Boards?

In August 2026, Diligent Boards had more branded searches than BoardEffect among governance software worldwide. Diligent Boards was estimated to have 5.4K branded searches compared to BoardEffect’s 3.6K, and held an 18.6% Share of Search versus BoardEffect’s 12.4%.

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