--- title: "Cision vs Signal AI: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Cision or Signal AI more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Earned media measurement 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/cision-vs-signal-ai" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Cision vs Signal AI: Which is searched more? Is Cision or Signal AI more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Earned media measurement 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**: Cision and Signal AI - **Competitive set**: Earned media measurement platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Cision Share of Search**: 0.19% - **Signal AI Share of Search**: 6% ## Is Cision or Signal AI more popular in search? - In September 2026, Signal AI had more branded searches than Cision among earned media measurement platforms worldwide. Signal AI had about 6,600 branded searches, while Cision had 210. Signal AI made up 6% of all earned media measurement platform searches we track, and Cision accounted for 0.19%. - Signal AI was ahead of Cision in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Cision’s share of searches among earned media measurement platforms worldwide moved from 0.26% to 0.19%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 320 to 210. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Signal AI’s share of searches among earned media measurement platforms worldwide moved from 6.5% to 6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 6.6K. ## Top earned media measurement platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Cision was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Signal AI did not appear in any of the 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Meltwater | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Muck Rack | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Onclusive | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Cision | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | CoverageBook | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Brandwatch | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Signal AI | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Truescope | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about earned media measurement platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which earned media measurement platform should I use?": 1. Muck Rack, 2. Onclusive, 3. Meltwater, 4. CoverageBook - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best earned media measurement platforms?": 1. Meltwater, 2. Muck Rack, 3. Onclusive, 4. CoverageBook, 5. Brandwatch - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best earned media measurement platform for pr teams?": 1. Muck Rack, 2. Onclusive, 3. Meltwater, 4. Cision - Searched Google, AI Overview "pr measurement tools": 1. Meltwater, 2. Brandwatch, 3. CoverageBook - Searched Google, AI Overview "media coverage reports": 1. Cision, 2. Meltwater Not named in any answer: Signal AI and Truescope. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for earned media measurement platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Onclusive overtook Signal AI to rank 3rd among earned media measurement platforms worldwide, with 7.5% of the searches. - In September 2026, Signal AI lost share of searches among earned media measurement platforms worldwide, from 8.2% to 6%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Cision worldwide fell 34.4% over 12 measured months, from 320 to 210 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Cision estimated searches | Cision Share of Search | Cision rank | Signal AI estimated searches | Signal AI Share of Search | Signal AI rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 320 | 0.26% | 8 | 8.1K | 6.5% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 320 | 0.28% | 8 | 6.6K | 5.8% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 320 | 0.32% | 8 | 5.4K | 5.4% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 320 | 0.29% | 8 | 8.1K | 7.3% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 390 | 0.35% | 8 | 8.1K | 7.3% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 320 | 0.26% | 8 | 8.1K | 6.5% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 320 | 0.29% | 8 | 8.1K | 7.3% | 4 | | May 2026 | 260 | 0.25% | 8 | 8.1K | 7.9% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 260 | 0.23% | 8 | 9.9K | 8.8% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 210 | 0.21% | 8 | 8.1K | 8% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 170 | 0.17% | 8 | 8.1K | 8.2% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 210 | 0.19% | 8 | 6.6K | 6% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cision’s and Signal AI’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. - **Cision**: Measured on the search term “cision pr”. - **Signal AI**: Measured on the search term “signal ai”. - [Cision profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cision) - [Signal AI profile](/demand/global-en/brands/signal-ai) - [All earned media measurement platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/earned-media-measurement-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Cision or Signal AI more popular in search? In September 2026, Signal AI had more branded searches than Cision among earned media measurement platforms worldwide. Signal AI had about 6,600 branded searches, while Cision had 210. Signal AI made up 6% of all earned media measurement platform searches we track, and Cision accounted for 0.19%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Cision vs Signal AI: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/cision-vs-signal-ai This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/cision-vs-signal-ai. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.