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title: "Chargebee vs Recurly: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Chargebee or Recurly? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Subscription billing 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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# Chargebee vs Recurly: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Chargebee or Recurly? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Subscription billing 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**: Chargebee and Recurly
- **Competitive set**: Subscription billing platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Chargebee Share of Search**: 53.4%
- **Recurly Share of Search**: 11%

## Which is more popular in search, Chargebee or Recurly?

- In August 2026, Chargebee had more branded searches than Recurly among subscription billing platforms worldwide. Chargebee was estimated to have 33.3K branded searches compared to Recurly’s 6.8K, and held a 53.4% Share of Search versus Recurly’s 11%.
- Chargebee was ahead of Recurly in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Chargebee’s estimated Share of Search among subscription billing platforms worldwide moved from 42.4% to 53.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.3K to 33.3K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Recurly’s estimated Share of Search among subscription billing platforms worldwide moved from 15.6% to 11%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 10K to 6.8K.

## How did search popularity change for subscription billing platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Chargebee lost estimated Share of Search among subscription billing platforms worldwide, from 56.1% to 53.4%.
- In August 2026, Recurly rose from 4th to 3rd among subscription billing platforms worldwide.

## Month by month

| Month | Chargebee estimated searches | Chargebee Share of Search | Chargebee rank | Recurly estimated searches | Recurly Share of Search | Recurly rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 27.3K | 42.4% | 1 | 10K | 15.6% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 27.3K | 47.3% | 1 | 8.2K | 14.2% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 27.3K | 48.7% | 1 | 6.7K | 12% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 27.3K | 46.1% | 1 | 8.2K | 13.9% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 27.4K | 47.3% | 1 | 8.3K | 14.3% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 33.5K | 48.7% | 1 | 8.3K | 12% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 27.3K | 48.7% | 1 | 6.7K | 12% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 27.4K | 48.7% | 1 | 6.8K | 12% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 27.3K | 49.7% | 1 | 5.5K | 10% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 33.3K | 56.1% | 1 | 6.7K | 11.3% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 33.3K | 53.4% | 1 | 6.8K | 11% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Chargebee’s and Recurly’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.

- **Chargebee**: Measured on the search terms “chargebee”, “chargebee app”, “chargebee com”, “chargebee software” and “chargebee subscription billing”, summed into one figure.
- **Recurly**: Measured on the search terms “recurly”, “recurly app”, “recurly com”, “recurly software”, “recurly subscription billing” and “subscription billing recurly”, summed into one figure.

- [Chargebee profile](/demand/global-en/brands/chargebee)
- [Recurly profile](/demand/global-en/brands/recurly)
- [All subscription billing platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/subscription-billing-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, Chargebee or Recurly?

In August 2026, Chargebee had more branded searches than Recurly among subscription billing platforms worldwide. Chargebee was estimated to have 33.3K branded searches compared to Recurly’s 6.8K, and held a 53.4% Share of Search versus Recurly’s 11%.

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