--- title: "Braintree vs GoCardless: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Braintree or GoCardless? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online payment 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/braintree-vs-gocardless" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Braintree vs GoCardless: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, Braintree or GoCardless? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online payment 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**: Braintree and GoCardless - **Competitive set**: Online payment platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Braintree Share of Search**: 0.99% - **GoCardless Share of Search**: 3.7% ## Which is more popular in search, Braintree or GoCardless? - In August 2026, GoCardless had more branded searches than Braintree among online payment platforms worldwide. GoCardless was estimated to have 143K branded searches compared to Braintree’s 37.9K, and held a 3.7% Share of Search versus Braintree’s 0.99%. - GoCardless was ahead of Braintree in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Braintree’s estimated Share of Search among online payment platforms worldwide moved from 0.19% to 0.99%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 7.2K to 37.9K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, GoCardless’ estimated Share of Search among online payment platforms worldwide moved from 3.8% to 3.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 143K. ## How did search popularity change for online payment platforms worldwide in August 2026? - In August 2026, Braintree overtook Checkout.com to rank 6th among online payment platforms worldwide, at 0.99%. ## Month by month | Month | Braintree estimated searches | Braintree Share of Search | Braintree rank | GoCardless estimated searches | GoCardless Share of Search | GoCardless rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 7.2K | 0.19% | 7 | 143K | 3.8% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 7.9K | 0.21% | 7 | 143K | 3.9% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 6.8K | 0.21% | 7 | 142K | 4.3% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 7.7K | 0.2% | 7 | 175K | 4.5% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 7.9K | 0.2% | 7 | 174K | 4.5% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 7.9K | 0.18% | 7 | 174K | 3.9% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 7.6K | 0.2% | 7 | 144K | 3.8% | 5 | | May 2026 | 6.8K | 0.18% | 7 | 144K | 3.8% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 7K | 0.18% | 8 | 144K | 3.7% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 6.5K | 0.17% | 8 | 143K | 3.8% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 37.9K | 0.99% | 6 | 143K | 3.7% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Braintree’s and GoCardless’ 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. - **Braintree**: Measured on the search terms “braintree checkout”, “braintree fees”, “braintree gateway”, “braintree merchant account”, “braintree payment”, “braintree payment gateway”, “braintree payment processing”, “braintree payments”, “braintree paypal”, “braintree pricing”, “braintreegateway”, “checkout braintree” and “paypal braintree”, summed into one figure. - **GoCardless**: Measured on the search terms “direct debit gocardless”, “gocardless”, “gocardless account”, “gocardless app”, “gocardless bank account data”, “gocardless charge”, “gocardless charges”, “gocardless costs”, “gocardless dd”, “gocardless direct debit”, “gocardless fees”, “gocardless instant bank pay”, “gocardless open banking”, “gocardless payment”, “gocardless payments”, “gocardless pricing”, “gocardless prime”, “gocardless subscription” and “gocardless transaction”, summed into one figure. - [Braintree profile](/demand/global-en/brands/braintree) - [GoCardless profile](/demand/global-en/brands/gocardless) - [All online payment platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/online-payment-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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, Braintree or GoCardless? In August 2026, GoCardless had more branded searches than Braintree among online payment platforms worldwide. GoCardless was estimated to have 143K branded searches compared to Braintree’s 37.9K, and held a 3.7% Share of Search versus Braintree’s 0.99%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Braintree vs GoCardless: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/braintree-vs-gocardless This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/braintree-vs-gocardless. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.