--- title: "Cloudbeds vs SiteMinder: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Cloudbeds or SiteMinder more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hotel channel managers 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/cloudbeds-vs-siteminder-hotels" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Cloudbeds vs SiteMinder: Which is searched more? Is Cloudbeds or SiteMinder more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hotel channel managers 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**: Cloudbeds and SiteMinder - **Competitive set**: Hotel channel managers - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Cloudbeds Share of Search**: 29.7% - **SiteMinder Share of Search**: 16.4% ## Is Cloudbeds or SiteMinder more popular in search? - In September 2026, Cloudbeds had more branded searches than SiteMinder among hotel channel managers worldwide. Cloudbeds had about 49,500 branded searches, while SiteMinder had 27,400. Cloudbeds made up 29.7% of all hotel channel manager searches we track, and SiteMinder accounted for 16.4%. - Cloudbeds was ahead of SiteMinder in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Cloudbeds’ share of searches among hotel channel managers worldwide moved from 27.1% to 29.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 49.5K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, SiteMinder’s share of searches among hotel channel managers worldwide moved from 18.4% to 16.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.6K to 27.4K. ## Top hotel channel managers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, both Cloudbeds and SiteMinder showed up in all five answers. SiteMinder was listed before Cloudbeds in four of them. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | SiteMinder | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Cloudbeds | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Little Hotelier | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | STAAH | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | eviivo | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | D-EDGE | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Beds24 | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | myallocator | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about hotel channel managers - Asked ChatGPT "Which channel manager should I use for my hotel?": 1. SiteMinder, 2. Cloudbeds, 3. Little Hotelier - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best hotel channel managers?": 1. SiteMinder, 2. Cloudbeds, 3. STAAH, 4. eviivo, 5. Little Hotelier, 6. D-EDGE - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best channel manager for a small independent hotel?": 1. Little Hotelier, 2. SiteMinder, 3. Cloudbeds - Searched Google, AI Overview "channel manager software": 1. SiteMinder, 2. Cloudbeds - Searched Google, AI Overview "hotel channel manager": 1. Cloudbeds, 2. SiteMinder, 3. STAAH, 4. D-EDGE Not named in any answer: Beds24 and myallocator. 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 hotel channel managers worldwide in September 2026? - SiteMinder’s share of searches among hotel channel managers worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 18.7% to 16.4% in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Cloudbeds estimated searches | Cloudbeds Share of Search | Cloudbeds rank | SiteMinder estimated searches | SiteMinder Share of Search | SiteMinder rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 49.5K | 27.1% | 1 | 33.6K | 18.4% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 49.5K | 27.6% | 1 | 33.5K | 18.7% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 49.5K | 29.4% | 1 | 27.4K | 16.3% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 49.5K | 27.5% | 1 | 33.5K | 18.6% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 49.5K | 26.5% | 1 | 33.7K | 18% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 49.5K | 26.2% | 1 | 33.5K | 17.7% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 49.5K | 27.6% | 1 | 33.5K | 18.7% | 2 | | May 2026 | 49.5K | 27.5% | 1 | 33.5K | 18.6% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 49.5K | 27.5% | 1 | 33.6K | 18.7% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 49.5K | 25.9% | 1 | 34K | 17.8% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 49.5K | 29.4% | 1 | 27.8K | 16.5% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 49.5K | 29.7% | 1 | 27.4K | 16.4% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cloudbeds’ and SiteMinder’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. - **Cloudbeds**: Measured on the search term “cloudbeds”. - **SiteMinder**: Measured on the search terms “site minder” and “siteminder channel manager”, summed into one figure. - [Cloudbeds profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cloudbeds) - [SiteMinder profile](/demand/global-en/brands/siteminder-hotels) - [All hotel channel managers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/hotel-channel-managers): 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 Cloudbeds or SiteMinder more popular in search? In September 2026, Cloudbeds had more branded searches than SiteMinder among hotel channel managers worldwide. Cloudbeds had about 49,500 branded searches, while SiteMinder had 27,400. Cloudbeds made up 29.7% of all hotel channel manager searches we track, and SiteMinder accounted for 16.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Cloudbeds vs SiteMinder: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/cloudbeds-vs-siteminder-hotels This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/cloudbeds-vs-siteminder-hotels. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.