--- title: "D-EDGE vs SiteMinder: Which is searched more?" description: "Is D-EDGE 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/d-edge-vs-siteminder-hotels" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # D-EDGE vs SiteMinder: Which is searched more? Is D-EDGE 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**: D-EDGE and SiteMinder - **Competitive set**: Hotel channel managers - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **D-EDGE Share of Search**: 13.3% - **SiteMinder Share of Search**: 16.4% ## Is D-EDGE or SiteMinder more popular in search? - In September 2026, SiteMinder had more branded searches than D-EDGE among hotel channel managers worldwide. SiteMinder had about 27,400 branded searches, while D-EDGE had 22,200. SiteMinder made up 16.4% of all hotel channel manager searches we track, and D-EDGE accounted for 13.3%. - SiteMinder was ahead of D-EDGE in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, D-EDGE’s share of searches among hotel channel managers worldwide moved from 14.9% to 13.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 22.2K. - 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, SiteMinder appeared in all five answers. D-EDGE was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. SiteMinder was listed before D-EDGE in every answer. 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. - Estimated monthly branded searches for D-EDGE worldwide fell 18.1% over 12 measured months, from 27.1K to 22.2K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | D-EDGE estimated searches | D-EDGE Share of Search | D-EDGE rank | SiteMinder estimated searches | SiteMinder Share of Search | SiteMinder rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 27.1K | 14.9% | 3 | 33.6K | 18.4% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 27.1K | 15.1% | 3 | 33.5K | 18.7% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 22.2K | 13.2% | 5 | 27.4K | 16.3% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 22.2K | 12.4% | 5 | 33.5K | 18.6% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 22.2K | 11.9% | 5 | 33.7K | 18% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 22.2K | 11.7% | 5 | 33.5K | 17.7% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 22.2K | 12.4% | 5 | 33.5K | 18.7% | 2 | | May 2026 | 22.2K | 12.3% | 5 | 33.5K | 18.6% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 22.2K | 12.3% | 5 | 33.6K | 18.7% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 18.1K | 9.5% | 5 | 34K | 17.8% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 22.2K | 13.2% | 4 | 27.8K | 16.5% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 22.2K | 13.3% | 4 | 27.4K | 16.4% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using D-EDGE’s 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. - **D-EDGE**: Measured on the search term “d-edge”. - **SiteMinder**: Measured on the search terms “site minder” and “siteminder channel manager”, summed into one figure. - [D-EDGE profile](/demand/global-en/brands/d-edge) - [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 D-EDGE or SiteMinder more popular in search? In September 2026, SiteMinder had more branded searches than D-EDGE among hotel channel managers worldwide. SiteMinder had about 27,400 branded searches, while D-EDGE had 22,200. SiteMinder made up 16.4% of all hotel channel manager searches we track, and D-EDGE accounted for 13.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "D-EDGE vs SiteMinder: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/d-edge-vs-siteminder-hotels This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/d-edge-vs-siteminder-hotels. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.