--- title: "DoorDash vs Toast: Which is searched more?" description: "Is DoorDash or Toast more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Restaurant ordering 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/doordash-vs-toast" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # DoorDash vs Toast: Which is searched more? Is DoorDash or Toast more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Restaurant ordering 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**: DoorDash and Toast - **Competitive set**: Restaurant ordering platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **DoorDash Share of Search**: 99.1% - **Toast Share of Search**: 0.55% ## Is DoorDash or Toast more popular in search? - In September 2026, DoorDash had more branded searches than Toast among restaurant ordering platforms worldwide. DoorDash had about 7.5 million branded searches, while Toast had 41,500. DoorDash made up 99.1% of all restaurant ordering platform searches we track, and Toast accounted for 0.55%. - DoorDash was ahead of Toast in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, DoorDash’s share of searches among restaurant ordering platforms worldwide moved from 98.9% to 99.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 7.5M. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Toast’s share of searches among restaurant ordering platforms worldwide moved from 0.66% to 0.55%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 49.9K to 41.5K. ## Top restaurant ordering platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, DoorDash was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Toast was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. DoorDash was listed before Toast 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Square | 1st | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | DoorDash | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Toast | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | ChowNow | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | GloriaFood | 5th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Olo | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | UpMenu | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | MenuDrive | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about restaurant ordering platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which restaurant ordering platform should I go to?": 1. DoorDash, 2. Olo - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best restaurant ordering platforms?": 1. DoorDash, 2. Toast, 3. Square, 4. ChowNow, 5. Olo - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best restaurant ordering platform for online orders?": 1. Square, 2. Toast, 3. ChowNow, 4. DoorDash - Searched Google, AI Overview "online ordering software": 1. GloriaFood, 2. UpMenu, 3. Square, 4. DoorDash - Searched Google, AI Overview "restaurant order system": 1. Square, 2. Toast, 3. ChowNow, 4. GloriaFood, 5. Olo Not named in any answer: MenuDrive. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for restaurant ordering platforms worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Toast worldwide fell 16.7% over 12 measured months, from 49.9K to 41.5K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | DoorDash estimated searches | DoorDash Share of Search | DoorDash rank | Toast estimated searches | Toast Share of Search | Toast rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 7.5M | 98.9% | 1 | 49.9K | 0.66% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 7.5M | 99% | 1 | 41.2K | 0.55% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 9.1M | 99.2% | 1 | 41.3K | 0.45% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 9.1M | 99% | 1 | 49.9K | 0.54% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 7.5M | 98.9% | 1 | 48.7K | 0.64% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 9.1M | 99% | 1 | 50.5K | 0.55% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 7.5M | 98.9% | 1 | 50.3K | 0.66% | 2 | | May 2026 | 7.5M | 98.9% | 1 | 50.2K | 0.66% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 7.5M | 98.9% | 1 | 48.9K | 0.65% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 7.5M | 99.1% | 1 | 43.1K | 0.57% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 7.5M | 99.1% | 1 | 41.9K | 0.55% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 7.5M | 99.1% | 1 | 41.5K | 0.55% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using DoorDash’s and Toast’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. - **DoorDash**: Measured on the search term “doordash alcohol”. - **Toast**: Measured on the search terms “handheld toast pos”, “pos toast”, “pos toast system”, “pos toasttab”, “toast point of sale”, “toast point of sale system”, “toast pos”, “toast pos app”, “toast pos company”, “toast pos demo”, “toast pos fees”, “toast pos handheld”, “toast pos hardware”, “toast pos kiosk”, “toast pos menu”, “toast pos printer”, “toast pos restaurant”, “toast pos sales”, “toast pos screen”, “toast pos software”, “toast pos system”, “toast pos systems”, “toast pos terminal”, “toast pos training”, “toast restaurant pos”, “toast tab pos” and “toasttab pos”, summed into one figure. - [DoorDash profile](/demand/global-en/brands/doordash) - [Toast profile](/demand/global-en/brands/toast) - [All restaurant ordering platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/restaurant-ordering-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 DoorDash or Toast more popular in search? In September 2026, DoorDash had more branded searches than Toast among restaurant ordering platforms worldwide. DoorDash had about 7.5 million branded searches, while Toast had 41,500. DoorDash made up 99.1% of all restaurant ordering platform searches we track, and Toast accounted for 0.55%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "DoorDash vs Toast: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/doordash-vs-toast This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/doordash-vs-toast. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.