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title: "Bonusly vs Motivosity: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Bonusly or Motivosity more popular in search? 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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# Bonusly vs Motivosity: Which is searched more?

Is Bonusly or Motivosity more popular in search? 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**: Bonusly and Motivosity
- **Competitive set**: Employee recognition platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Bonusly Share of Search**: 24.9%
- **Motivosity Share of Search**: 13.2%

## Is Bonusly or Motivosity more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Bonusly had more branded searches than Motivosity among employee recognition platforms worldwide. Bonusly had about 18,700 branded searches, while Motivosity had 9,900. Bonusly made up 24.9% of all employee recognition platform searches we track, and Motivosity accounted for 13.2%.
- Bonusly was ahead of Motivosity in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bonusly’s share of searches among employee recognition platforms worldwide moved from 29.1% to 24.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.7K to 18.7K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Motivosity’s share of searches among employee recognition platforms worldwide moved from 10.4% to 13.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 9.9K.

## Top employee recognition platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, both Bonusly and Motivosity showed up in all five answers. Bonusly was listed before Motivosity in every answer.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bonusly | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Awardco | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Motivosity | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Nectar | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Achievers | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Guusto | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Workhuman | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about employee recognition platforms

- Asked ChatGPT "Which employee recognition platform should I use?": 1. Bonusly, 2. Awardco, 3. Nectar, 4. Motivosity
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best employee recognition platforms?": 1. Awardco, 2. Bonusly, 3. Achievers, 4. Nectar, 5. Workhuman, 6. Motivosity
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best employee recognition platform for employee rewards?": 1. Bonusly, 2. Awardco, 3. Guusto, 4. Motivosity, 5. Achievers
- Searched Google, AI Overview "employee recognition platforms": 1. Bonusly, 2. Motivosity, 3. Nectar, 4. Awardco
- Searched Google, AI Overview "employee rewards platform": 1. Awardco, 2. Bonusly, 3. Motivosity, 4. Nectar, 5. Workhuman

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 employee recognition platforms worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Motivosity gained share of searches among employee recognition platforms worldwide, from 12.5% to 13.2%.
- In September 2026, Bonusly lost share of searches among employee recognition platforms worldwide, from 28.8% to 24.9%.

## Month by month

| Month | Bonusly estimated searches | Bonusly Share of Search | Bonusly rank | Motivosity estimated searches | Motivosity Share of Search | Motivosity rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 27.7K | 29.1% | 2 | 9.9K | 10.4% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 22.8K | 23.4% | 2 | 9.9K | 10.2% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 27.8K | 26.4% | 2 | 9.9K | 9.4% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 22.9K | 25.1% | 2 | 9.9K | 10.8% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 19.1K | 25.1% | 2 | 9.9K | 13% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 18.9K | 21.4% | 2 | 12.1K | 13.7% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 18.8K | 23.8% | 2 | 9.9K | 12.5% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 18.9K | 24.8% | 2 | 9.9K | 13% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 28K | 33.2% | 1 | 9.9K | 11.7% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 18.7K | 24.9% | 2 | 9.9K | 13.2% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 22.9K | 28.8% | 2 | 9.9K | 12.5% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 18.7K | 24.9% | 2 | 9.9K | 13.2% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bonusly’s and Motivosity’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.

- **Bonusly**: Measured on the search terms “bonusly”, “bonusly app”, “bonusly employee recognition”, “bonusly recognition” and “bonusly rewards”, summed into one figure.
- **Motivosity**: Measured on the search term “motivosity”.

- [Bonusly profile](/demand/global-en/brands/bonusly)
- [Motivosity profile](/demand/global-en/brands/motivosity)
- [All employee recognition platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/employee-recognition-platforms): 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 Bonusly or Motivosity more popular in search?

In September 2026, Bonusly had more branded searches than Motivosity among employee recognition platforms worldwide. Bonusly had about 18,700 branded searches, while Motivosity had 9,900. Bonusly made up 24.9% of all employee recognition platform searches we track, and Motivosity accounted for 13.2%.

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