--- title: "Connecteam vs Rippling: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Connecteam or Rippling more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Employee onboarding 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/connecteam-vs-rippling" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Connecteam vs Rippling: Which is searched more? Is Connecteam or Rippling more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Employee onboarding 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**: Connecteam and Rippling - **Competitive set**: Employee onboarding platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Connecteam Share of Search**: 15.8% - **Rippling Share of Search**: 78.8% ## Is Connecteam or Rippling more popular in search? - In September 2026, Rippling had more branded searches than Connecteam among employee onboarding platforms worldwide. Rippling had about 566,000 branded searches, while Connecteam had 114,000. Rippling made up 78.8% of all employee onboarding platform searches we track, and Connecteam accounted for 15.8%. - Rippling was ahead of Connecteam in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Connecteam’s share of searches among employee onboarding platforms worldwide moved from 18.2% to 15.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 113K to 114K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Rippling’s share of searches among employee onboarding platforms worldwide moved from 74.7% to 78.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 463K to 566K. ## Top employee onboarding platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Rippling was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Connecteam was mentioned in two out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in both Google AI Overviews. Rippling was listed before Connecteam in three out of 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | BambooHR | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Rippling | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Gusto | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Connecteam | 4th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Enboarder | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Deel | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Workday | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | HiBob | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Trainual | 9th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Talentech | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Appical | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Click Boarding | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Boardon | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about employee onboarding platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which employee onboarding platform should I use?": 1. BambooHR, 2. Rippling, 3. HiBob - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best employee onboarding platforms?": 1. BambooHR, 2. Rippling, 3. Gusto, 4. Workday, 5. Enboarder, 6. Deel, 7. Trainual - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best employee onboarding platform for new hires?": 1. BambooHR, 2. Rippling, 3. Gusto, 4. Enboarder, 5. Deel - Searched Google, AI Overview "employee onboarding platforms": 1. BambooHR, 2. Connecteam - Searched Google, AI Overview "new hire onboarding software": 1. BambooHR, 2. Connecteam, 3. Deel Not named in any answer: Talentech, Appical, Click Boarding and Boardon. 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 employee onboarding platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Rippling gained share of searches among employee onboarding platforms worldwide, from 75.4% to 78.8%. - In September 2026, Connecteam lost share of searches among employee onboarding platforms worldwide, from 18.6% to 15.8%. ## Month by month | Month | Connecteam estimated searches | Connecteam Share of Search | Connecteam rank | Rippling estimated searches | Rippling Share of Search | Rippling rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 113K | 18.2% | 2 | 463K | 74.7% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 113K | 21.4% | 2 | 379K | 71.7% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 112K | 18.6% | 2 | 462K | 76.4% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 139K | 21.4% | 2 | 466K | 71.9% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 113K | 18.3% | 2 | 465K | 75.5% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 114K | 18.2% | 2 | 467K | 74.8% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 114K | 18.4% | 2 | 467K | 75.5% | 1 | | May 2026 | 114K | 21.3% | 2 | 383K | 71.8% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 114K | 18.5% | 2 | 463K | 75.6% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 114K | 18.5% | 2 | 464K | 75.7% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 114K | 18.6% | 2 | 463K | 75.4% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 114K | 15.8% | 2 | 566K | 78.8% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Connecteam’s and Rippling’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. - **Connecteam**: Measured on the search terms “connecteam”, “connecteam app” and “connecteam software”, summed into one figure. - **Rippling**: Measured on the search terms “rippling app”, “rippling apps”, “rippling eor”, “rippling it”, “rippling onboarding”, “rippling peo” and “rippling software”, summed into one figure. - [Connecteam profile](/demand/global-en/brands/connecteam) - [Rippling profile](/demand/global-en/brands/rippling) - [All employee onboarding platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/employee-onboarding-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 13 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 Connecteam or Rippling more popular in search? In September 2026, Rippling had more branded searches than Connecteam among employee onboarding platforms worldwide. Rippling had about 566,000 branded searches, while Connecteam had 114,000. Rippling made up 78.8% of all employee onboarding platform searches we track, and Connecteam accounted for 15.8%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Connecteam vs Rippling: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/connecteam-vs-rippling This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/connecteam-vs-rippling. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.