--- title: "Envoy vs Microsoft Places: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Envoy or Microsoft Places more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Desk booking 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/envoy-vs-microsoft-places" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Envoy vs Microsoft Places: Which is searched more? Is Envoy or Microsoft Places more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Desk booking 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**: Envoy and Microsoft Places - **Competitive set**: Desk booking platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Envoy Share of Search**: 0.04% - **Microsoft Places Share of Search**: 2.3% ## Is Envoy or Microsoft Places more popular in search? - In September 2026, Microsoft Places had more branded searches than Envoy among desk booking platforms worldwide. Microsoft Places had about 9,900 branded searches, while Envoy had 170. Microsoft Places made up 2.3% of all desk booking platform searches we track, and Envoy accounted for 0.04%. - Microsoft Places was ahead of Envoy in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Envoy’s share of searches among desk booking platforms worldwide held steady at 0.04%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 170. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Microsoft Places’ share of searches among desk booking platforms worldwide moved from 1.8% to 2.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 9.9K. ## Top desk booking platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Envoy was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Microsoft Places was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Envoy was listed before Microsoft Places in every answer that named either. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | deskbird | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Skedda | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Robin | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Envoy | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Microsoft Places | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | OfficeSpace | 6th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | OfficeRnD | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about desk booking platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which desk booking platform should I use?": 1. deskbird, 2. Skedda, 3. Robin, 4. Envoy, 5. Microsoft Places - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best desk booking platforms?": 1. deskbird, 2. Skedda, 3. Robin, 4. Envoy, 5. Microsoft Places - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best desk booking platform for a hybrid office?": 1. deskbird, 2. Skedda, 3. Robin, 4. Envoy, 5. OfficeSpace - Searched Google, AI Overview "desk booking platforms": 1. Skedda, 2. Envoy, 3. Robin, 4. Microsoft Places, 5. deskbird, 6. OfficeSpace - Searched Google, AI Overview "office desk booking software": 1. deskbird, 2. Skedda, 3. OfficeSpace Not named in any answer: OfficeRnD. 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 desk booking platforms worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Microsoft Places worldwide rose 22.2% over 12 measured months, from 8.1K to 9.9K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Envoy estimated searches | Envoy Share of Search | Envoy rank | Microsoft Places estimated searches | Microsoft Places Share of Search | Microsoft Places rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 170 | 0.04% | 7 | 8.1K | 1.8% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 150 | 0.04% | 7 | 8.1K | 2.2% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 130 | 0.03% | 7 | 5.4K | 1.3% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 190 | 0.04% | 7 | 8.1K | 1.8% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 220 | 0.05% | 7 | 8.1K | 1.8% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 230 | 0.05% | 7 | 9.9K | 2.2% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 260 | 0.06% | 7 | 8.1K | 1.8% | 4 | | May 2026 | 170 | 0.04% | 7 | 8.1K | 1.9% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 170 | 0.04% | 7 | 8.1K | 1.8% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 150 | 0.03% | 7 | 8.1K | 1.9% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 140 | 0.03% | 7 | 8.1K | 1.9% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 170 | 0.04% | 7 | 9.9K | 2.3% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Envoy’s and Microsoft Places’ 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. - **Envoy**: Measured on the search terms “envoy desk booking”, “envoy office booking” and “envoy workplace management”, summed into one figure. - **Microsoft Places**: Measured on the search term “microsoft places”. - [Envoy profile](/demand/global-en/brands/envoy) - [Microsoft Places profile](/demand/global-en/brands/microsoft-places) - [All desk booking platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/desk-booking-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 Envoy or Microsoft Places more popular in search? In September 2026, Microsoft Places had more branded searches than Envoy among desk booking platforms worldwide. Microsoft Places had about 9,900 branded searches, while Envoy had 170. Microsoft Places made up 2.3% of all desk booking platform searches we track, and Envoy accounted for 0.04%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Envoy vs Microsoft Places: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/envoy-vs-microsoft-places This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/envoy-vs-microsoft-places. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.