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title: "DocSend vs iDeals: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is DocSend or iDeals more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Virtual data room 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."
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# DocSend vs iDeals: Which is searched more?

Is DocSend or iDeals more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Virtual data room 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**: DocSend and iDeals
- **Competitive set**: Virtual data room platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **DocSend Share of Search**: 23%
- **iDeals Share of Search**: 2%

## Is DocSend or iDeals more popular in search?

- In September 2026, DocSend had more branded searches than iDeals among virtual data room platforms worldwide. DocSend had about 40,500 branded searches, while iDeals had 3,600. DocSend made up 23% of all virtual data room platform searches we track, and iDeals accounted for 2%.
- DocSend was ahead of iDeals in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, DocSend’s share of searches among virtual data room platforms worldwide moved from 21% to 23%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 40.5K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, iDeals’ share of searches among virtual data room platforms worldwide moved from 2.3% to 2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.4K to 3.6K.

## How did search popularity change for virtual data room platforms worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, DocSend overtook Intralinks and Datasite to become the leader among virtual data room platforms worldwide, with 23% of the searches.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for iDeals worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 4.4K to 3.6K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | DocSend estimated searches | DocSend Share of Search | DocSend rank | iDeals estimated searches | iDeals Share of Search | iDeals rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 40.5K | 21% | 3 | 4.4K | 2.3% | 8 |
| Nov 2025 | 33.1K | 20.3% | 3 | 3.6K | 2.2% | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | 27.1K | 18.7% | 3 | 2.9K | 2% | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | 33.1K | 20.5% | 3 | 4.4K | 2.7% | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | 33.1K | 21% | 3 | 3.6K | 2.3% | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | 49.5K | 25.9% | 1 | 4.4K | 2.3% | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | 40.5K | 24.3% | 1 | 4.4K | 2.6% | 8 |
| May 2026 | 33.1K | 20.6% | 3 | 3.6K | 2.2% | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | 33.1K | 19% | 3 | 4.4K | 2.5% | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | 27.1K | 16.3% | 3 | 4.4K | 2.6% | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | 33.1K | 19.6% | 3 | 3.6K | 2.1% | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | 40.5K | 23% | 1 | 3.6K | 2% | 8 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using DocSend’s and iDeals’ 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.

- **DocSend**: Measured on the search term “docsend”.
- **iDeals**: Measured on the search terms “ideals data room” and “ideals vdr”, summed into one figure.

- [DocSend profile](/demand/global-en/brands/docsend)
- [iDeals profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ideals)
- [All virtual data room platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/virtual-data-room-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 DocSend or iDeals more popular in search?

In September 2026, DocSend had more branded searches than iDeals among virtual data room platforms worldwide. DocSend had about 40,500 branded searches, while iDeals had 3,600. DocSend made up 23% of all virtual data room platform searches we track, and iDeals accounted for 2%.

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