--- title: "ERIN vs Lever: Which is searched more?" description: "Is ERIN or Lever more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Employee referral 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/erin-referrals-vs-lever" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # ERIN vs Lever: Which is searched more? Is ERIN or Lever more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Employee referral 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**: ERIN and Lever - **Competitive set**: Employee referral platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **ERIN Share of Search**: 0.03% - **Lever Share of Search**: 0.65% ## Is ERIN or Lever more popular in search? - In September 2026, Lever had more branded searches than ERIN among employee referral platforms worldwide. Lever had about 1,300 branded searches, while ERIN had 50. Lever made up 0.65% of all employee referral platform searches we track, and ERIN accounted for 0.03%. - Lever was ahead of ERIN in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, ERIN’s share of searches among employee referral platforms worldwide moved from 0.04% to 0.03%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90 to 50. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Lever’s share of searches among employee referral platforms worldwide moved from 1.1% to 0.65%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.4K to 1.3K. ## Top employee referral platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, ERIN was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Lever was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. ERIN was listed before Lever 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | ERIN | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Teamable | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Greenhouse | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Workable | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Jobvite | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Lever | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Teamtailor | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | SmartRecruiters | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about employee referral platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which employee referral platform should I use?": 1. ERIN, 2. Teamable, 3. Greenhouse, 4. Lever - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best employee referral platforms?": 1. ERIN, 2. Teamable, 3. Jobvite, 4. Greenhouse - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best employee referral platform for referral hires?": 1. ERIN, 2. Teamable, 3. Workable, 4. Greenhouse, 5. Lever - Searched Google, AI Overview "employee referral software": 1. ERIN, 2. Workable, 3. Jobvite, 4. Greenhouse, 5. Lever - Searched Google, AI Overview "referral program software": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Teamtailor and SmartRecruiters. 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 referral platforms worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Lever worldwide fell 45.8% over 12 measured months, from 2.4K to 1.3K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for ERIN worldwide fell 44.4% over 12 measured months, from 90 to 50 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | ERIN estimated searches | ERIN Share of Search | ERIN rank | Lever estimated searches | Lever Share of Search | Lever rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 90 | 0.04% | 8 | 2.4K | 1.1% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 50 | 0.03% | 8 | 1.9K | 1% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 50 | 0.03% | 8 | 1.9K | 1.1% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 70 | 0.03% | 8 | 2.9K | 1.4% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 70 | 0.03% | 8 | 2.4K | 1.2% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 70 | 0.03% | 8 | 2.4K | 1.1% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 70 | 0.03% | 8 | 2.4K | 1.2% | 6 | | May 2026 | 70 | 0.03% | 8 | 1.9K | 0.93% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 70 | 0.03% | 8 | 1.6K | 0.79% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 50 | 0.03% | 8 | 1.6K | 0.93% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 50 | 0.03% | 8 | 1.3K | 0.72% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 50 | 0.03% | 8 | 1.3K | 0.65% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using ERIN’s and Lever’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. - **ERIN**: Measured on the search term “erin referral”. - **Lever**: Measured on the search term “lever ats”. - [ERIN profile](/demand/global-en/brands/erin-referrals) - [Lever profile](/demand/global-en/brands/lever) - [All employee referral platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/employee-referral-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 ERIN or Lever more popular in search? In September 2026, Lever had more branded searches than ERIN among employee referral platforms worldwide. Lever had about 1,300 branded searches, while ERIN had 50. Lever made up 0.65% of all employee referral platform searches we track, and ERIN accounted for 0.03%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "ERIN vs Lever: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/erin-referrals-vs-lever This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/erin-referrals-vs-lever. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.