--- title: "BrightLocal vs Grade.us: Which is searched more?" description: "Is BrightLocal or Grade.us more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online review management 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/brightlocal-vs-grade-us" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # BrightLocal vs Grade.us: Which is searched more? Is BrightLocal or Grade.us more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online review management 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**: BrightLocal and Grade.us - **Competitive set**: Online review management platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **BrightLocal Share of Search**: 17.8% - **Grade.us Share of Search**: 0.38% ## Is BrightLocal or Grade.us more popular in search? - In September 2026, BrightLocal had more branded searches than Grade.us among online review management platforms worldwide. BrightLocal had about 22,200 branded searches, while Grade.us had 480. BrightLocal made up 17.8% of all online review management platform searches we track, and Grade.us accounted for 0.38%. - BrightLocal was ahead of Grade.us in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, BrightLocal’s share of searches among online review management platforms worldwide moved from 21.5% to 17.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 22.2K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Grade.us’ share of searches among online review management platforms worldwide moved from 0.57% to 0.38%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 720 to 480. ## How did search popularity change for online review management platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, BrightLocal lost share of searches among online review management platforms worldwide, from 22.2% to 17.8%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Grade.us worldwide fell 33.3% over 12 measured months, from 720 to 480 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | BrightLocal estimated searches | BrightLocal Share of Search | BrightLocal rank | Grade.us estimated searches | Grade.us Share of Search | Grade.us rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 27.1K | 21.5% | 2 | 720 | 0.57% | 8 | | Nov 2025 | 27.1K | 22.7% | 2 | 590 | 0.49% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | 27.1K | 24.9% | 2 | 590 | 0.54% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | 27.1K | 22.5% | 2 | 720 | 0.6% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | 27.1K | 22.4% | 2 | 590 | 0.49% | 9 | | Mar 2026 | 33.1K | 16.3% | 2 | 590 | 0.29% | 9 | | Apr 2026 | 27.1K | 24.7% | 2 | 720 | 0.66% | 8 | | May 2026 | 27.1K | 22.6% | 2 | 590 | 0.49% | 9 | | Jun 2026 | 22.2K | 21.3% | 2 | 480 | 0.46% | 9 | | Jul 2026 | 22.2K | 21.2% | 2 | 390 | 0.37% | 9 | | Aug 2026 | 22.2K | 22.2% | 2 | 390 | 0.39% | 9 | | Sep 2026 | 22.2K | 17.8% | 2 | 480 | 0.38% | 9 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using BrightLocal’s and Grade.us’ 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. - **BrightLocal**: Measured on the search term “brightlocal”. - **Grade.us**: Measured on the search terms “grade.us” and “gradeus”, summed into one figure. - [BrightLocal profile](/demand/global-en/brands/brightlocal) - [Grade.us profile](/demand/global-en/brands/grade-us) - [All online review management platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/review-management-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 11 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 BrightLocal or Grade.us more popular in search? In September 2026, BrightLocal had more branded searches than Grade.us among online review management platforms worldwide. BrightLocal had about 22,200 branded searches, while Grade.us had 480. BrightLocal made up 17.8% of all online review management platform searches we track, and Grade.us accounted for 0.38%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "BrightLocal vs Grade.us: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/brightlocal-vs-grade-us This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/brightlocal-vs-grade-us. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.