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title: "Canva vs Microsoft Visio: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Canva or Microsoft Visio more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Org chart 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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# Canva vs Microsoft Visio: Which is searched more?

Is Canva or Microsoft Visio more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Org chart 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**: Canva and Microsoft Visio
- **Competitive set**: Org chart software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Canva Share of Search**: 5.5%
- **Microsoft Visio Share of Search**: 3.1%

## Is Canva or Microsoft Visio more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Canva had more branded searches than Microsoft Visio among org chart software worldwide. Canva had about 1,600 branded searches, while Microsoft Visio had 910. Canva made up 5.5% of all org chart software searches we track, and Microsoft Visio accounted for 3.1%.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Microsoft Visio took it in February 2026, Canva took it in March 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Canva’s share of searches among org chart software worldwide moved from 7.8% to 5.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.4K to 1.6K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Microsoft Visio’s share of searches among org chart software worldwide moved from 5.3% to 3.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.6K to 910.

## Top org chart software in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Microsoft Visio appeared in all five answers. Canva was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Microsoft Visio was listed before Canva in four out of five answers.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lucidchart | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Organimi | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Microsoft Visio | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| ChartHop | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Canva | 5th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Creately | 6th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Pingboard | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Functionly | 8th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Orgvue | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Ingentis | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about org chart software

- Asked ChatGPT "Which org chart software should I use?": 1. Lucidchart, 2. Organimi, 3. Microsoft Visio, 4. ChartHop
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best tools for making an org chart?": 1. Lucidchart, 2. Microsoft Visio, 3. Canva, 4. Organimi
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best org chart software for a growing company?": 1. Organimi, 2. ChartHop, 3. Lucidchart, 4. Microsoft Visio
- Searched Google, AI Overview "org chart software": 1. Lucidchart, 2. Pingboard, 3. ChartHop, 4. Organimi, 5. Creately, 6. Microsoft Visio, 7. Canva, 8. Functionly
- Searched Google, AI Overview "org chart maker": 1. Lucidchart, 2. Canva, 3. Creately, 4. Microsoft Visio

Not named in any answer: Orgvue and Ingentis.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 22, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for org chart software worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Canva gained share of searches among org chart software worldwide, from 4.2% to 5.5%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Microsoft Visio worldwide fell 43.8% over 12 measured months, from 1.6K to 910 in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Canva estimated searches | Canva Share of Search | Canva rank | Microsoft Visio estimated searches | Microsoft Visio Share of Search | Microsoft Visio rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.4K | 7.8% | 7 | 1.6K | 5.3% | 8 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.9K | 6.6% | 7 | 1.2K | 4.1% | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.6K | 6.6% | 7 | 1.1K | 4.3% | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | 3.6K | 6% | 5 | 1.6K | 2.7% | 9 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.9K | 5.3% | 9 | 2.1K | 5.8% | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.9K | 5.3% | 8 | 1.5K | 4.2% | 9 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.6K | 5.4% | 8 | 1.6K | 5.4% | 9 |
| May 2026 | 2.4K | 8.2% | 8 | 1.5K | 5% | 9 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.9K | 10.3% | 5 | 980 | 3.5% | 9 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.3K | 4.2% | 8 | 980 | 3.2% | 9 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.3K | 4.2% | 8 | 980 | 3.2% | 9 |
| Sep 2026 | 1.6K | 5.5% | 8 | 910 | 3.1% | 9 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Canva’s and Microsoft Visio’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.

- **Canva**: Measured on the search term “canva org chart”.
- **Microsoft Visio**: Measured on the search terms “microsoft visio org chart” and “visio org chart”, summed into one figure.

- [Canva profile](/demand/global-en/brands/canva)
- [Microsoft Visio profile](/demand/global-en/brands/microsoft-visio)
- [All org chart software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/org-chart-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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 Canva or Microsoft Visio more popular in search?

In September 2026, Canva had more branded searches than Microsoft Visio among org chart software worldwide. Canva had about 1,600 branded searches, while Microsoft Visio had 910. Canva made up 5.5% of all org chart software searches we track, and Microsoft Visio accounted for 3.1%.

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