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title: "ClickUp vs Smartsheet: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, ClickUp or Smartsheet? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Project management tools 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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# ClickUp vs Smartsheet: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, ClickUp or Smartsheet? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Project management tools 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**: ClickUp and Smartsheet
- **Competitive set**: Project management tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **ClickUp Share of Search**: 26.2%
- **Smartsheet Share of Search**: 7.9%

## Which is more popular in search, ClickUp or Smartsheet?

- In August 2026, ClickUp had more branded searches than Smartsheet among project management tools worldwide. ClickUp was estimated to have 1.6M branded searches compared to Smartsheet’s 474K, and held a 26.2% Share of Search versus Smartsheet’s 7.9%.
- ClickUp was ahead of Smartsheet in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, ClickUp’s estimated Share of Search among project management tools worldwide moved from 20.5% to 26.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.6M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Smartsheet’s estimated Share of Search among project management tools worldwide moved from 9.1% to 7.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 709K to 474K.

## How did search popularity change for project management tools worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Smartsheet worldwide fell 33.2% over 11 measured months, from 709K to 474K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | ClickUp estimated searches | ClickUp Share of Search | ClickUp rank | Smartsheet estimated searches | Smartsheet Share of Search | Smartsheet rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.6M | 20.5% | 3 | 709K | 9.1% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.6M | 22.9% | 2 | 477K | 6.9% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.3M | 21.6% | 2 | 480K | 8.1% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.6M | 24.1% | 2 | 579K | 8.7% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.9M | 28.6% | 2 | 579K | 8.6% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.9M | 25.4% | 2 | 585K | 7.7% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.9M | 28.2% | 2 | 480K | 7.1% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 1.6M | 24.3% | 2 | 478K | 7.4% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.6M | 24% | 2 | 477K | 7.3% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.6M | 26.4% | 2 | 475K | 7.9% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.6M | 26.2% | 2 | 474K | 7.9% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using ClickUp’s and Smartsheet’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.

- **ClickUp**: Measured on the search terms “click up”, “ClickUp”, “clickup ai”, “clickup app”, “clickup brain”, “clickup chat”, “clickup com”, “clickup crm”, “clickup desktop app”, “clickup docs”, “clickup download”, “clickup free”, “clickup price”, “clickup pricing”, “clickup project management”, “clickup project management software”, “clickup project management tool”, “clickup templates”, “clickup.com”, “clickupapp” and “what is clickup”, summed into one figure.
- **Smartsheet**: Measured on the search terms “Smartsheet”, “smartsheet ai”, “smartsheet app”, “smartsheet application”, “smartsheet com”, “smartsheet cost”, “smartsheet free”, “smartsheet gantt chart”, “smartsheet pricing”, “smartsheet project management”, “smartsheet software”, “smartsheet template”, “smartsheet templates” and “what is smartsheet”, summed into one figure.

- [ClickUp profile](/demand/global-en/brands/clickup)
- [Smartsheet profile](/demand/global-en/brands/smartsheet)
- [All project management tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/project-management-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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, ClickUp or Smartsheet?

In August 2026, ClickUp had more branded searches than Smartsheet among project management tools worldwide. ClickUp was estimated to have 1.6M branded searches compared to Smartsheet’s 474K, and held a 26.2% Share of Search versus Smartsheet’s 7.9%.

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