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title: "CaptivateIQ vs Xactly: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, CaptivateIQ or Xactly? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sales commission 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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# CaptivateIQ vs Xactly: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, CaptivateIQ or Xactly? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sales commission 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**: CaptivateIQ and Xactly
- **Competitive set**: Sales commission platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **CaptivateIQ Share of Search**: 30.2%
- **Xactly Share of Search**: 39.2%

## Which is more popular in search, CaptivateIQ or Xactly?

- In August 2026, Xactly had more branded searches than CaptivateIQ among sales commission platforms worldwide. Xactly was estimated to have 10.6K branded searches compared to CaptivateIQ’s 8.1K, and held a 39.2% Share of Search versus CaptivateIQ’s 30.2%.
- Xactly was ahead of CaptivateIQ in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, CaptivateIQ’s estimated Share of Search among sales commission platforms worldwide moved from 27% to 30.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 8.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Xactly’s estimated Share of Search among sales commission platforms worldwide moved from 43.4% to 39.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 13.1K to 10.6K.

## How did search popularity change for sales commission platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Xactly gained estimated Share of Search among sales commission platforms worldwide, from 37% to 39.2%.
- In August 2026, CaptivateIQ gained estimated Share of Search among sales commission platforms worldwide, from 28.5% to 30.2%.

## Month by month

| Month | CaptivateIQ estimated searches | CaptivateIQ Share of Search | CaptivateIQ rank | Xactly estimated searches | Xactly Share of Search | Xactly rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 8.1K | 27% | 2 | 13.1K | 43.4% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 6.6K | 26.7% | 2 | 10.7K | 43.1% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 6.7K | 27.2% | 2 | 10.7K | 43.6% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 8.1K | 27.2% | 2 | 12.9K | 43.3% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 6.6K | 26.1% | 2 | 10.7K | 42.1% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 8.1K | 26.7% | 2 | 12.9K | 42.5% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 8.1K | 27.1% | 2 | 12.9K | 43% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 8.1K | 30.8% | 2 | 10.6K | 40.1% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 6.6K | 25.3% | 2 | 10.6K | 40.3% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 8.1K | 28.5% | 2 | 10.6K | 37% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 8.1K | 30.2% | 2 | 10.6K | 39.2% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using CaptivateIQ’s and Xactly’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.

- **CaptivateIQ**: Measured on the search terms “captivateiq” and “captivateiq com”, summed into one figure.
- **Xactly**: Measured on the search terms “xactly”, “xactly app”, “xactly incent”, “xactly software” and “xactlycorp com”, summed into one figure.

- [CaptivateIQ profile](/demand/global-en/brands/captivateiq)
- [Xactly profile](/demand/global-en/brands/xactly)
- [All sales commission platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/sales-commission-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, CaptivateIQ or Xactly?

In August 2026, Xactly had more branded searches than CaptivateIQ among sales commission platforms worldwide. Xactly was estimated to have 10.6K branded searches compared to CaptivateIQ’s 8.1K, and held a 39.2% Share of Search versus CaptivateIQ’s 30.2%.

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