--- title: "Gem vs SeekOut: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Gem or SeekOut more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI recruiting tools 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/gem-recruiting-vs-seekout" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Gem vs SeekOut: Which is searched more? Is Gem or SeekOut more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI recruiting tools 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**: Gem and SeekOut - **Competitive set**: AI recruiting tools - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Gem Share of Search**: <0.01% - **SeekOut Share of Search**: 9.6% ## Is Gem or SeekOut more popular in search? - In September 2026, SeekOut had more branded searches than Gem among AI recruiting tools worldwide. SeekOut had about 14,800 branded searches, while Gem had 10. SeekOut made up 9.6% of all AI recruiting tool searches we track, and Gem accounted for <0.01%. - SeekOut was ahead of Gem in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Gem’s share of searches among AI recruiting tools worldwide moved from 0% to <0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 0 to 10. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, SeekOut’s share of searches among AI recruiting tools worldwide moved from 10.9% to 9.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 14.8K. ## Top AI recruiting tools in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Gem and SeekOut were each mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Gem was listed before SeekOut in two out of three answers 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Juicebox | 1st | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Workable | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | hireEZ | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | SeekOut | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Gem | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Fetcher | 6th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | HireVue | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Paradox | 8th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Eightfold AI | 9th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about AI recruiting tools - Asked ChatGPT "Which AI recruiting tool should I use?": 1. Workable, 2. Juicebox, 3. Gem, 4. Paradox - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best AI recruiting tools?": 1. Gem, 2. SeekOut, 3. hireEZ, 4. Eightfold AI - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best AI recruiting tool for candidate screening and sourcing?": 1. hireEZ, 2. SeekOut, 3. Juicebox, 4. Workable - Searched Google, AI Overview "ai recruiting tool": 1. Juicebox, 2. Fetcher, 3. Paradox - Searched Google, AI Overview "recruiting software ai": 1. Workable, 2. HireVue, 3. Juicebox, 4. hireEZ, 5. Fetcher, 6. Paradox 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 AI recruiting tools worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, SeekOut overtook Juicebox to rank 4th among AI recruiting tools worldwide, with 9.6% of the searches. ## Month by month | Month | Gem estimated searches | Gem Share of Search | Gem rank | SeekOut estimated searches | SeekOut Share of Search | SeekOut rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 0 | 0% | 9 | 18.1K | 10.9% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 10 | <0.01% | 9 | 18.1K | 12.3% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 10 | <0.01% | 9 | 14.8K | 11.6% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 10 | <0.01% | 9 | 14.8K | 9.5% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 10 | <0.01% | 9 | 14.8K | 9.7% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 10 | <0.01% | 9 | 14.8K | 8.7% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 10 | <0.01% | 9 | 14.8K | 9.6% | 4 | | May 2026 | 30 | 0.02% | 9 | 14.8K | 9.9% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 10 | <0.01% | 9 | 14.8K | 9.4% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 10 | <0.01% | 9 | 14.8K | 10.2% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 10 | <0.01% | 9 | 14.8K | 9% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 10 | <0.01% | 9 | 14.8K | 9.6% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Gem’s and SeekOut’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. - **Gem**: Measured on the search term “gem talent crm”. - **SeekOut**: Measured on the search term “seekout”. - [Gem profile](/demand/global-en/brands/gem-recruiting) - [SeekOut profile](/demand/global-en/brands/seekout) - [All AI recruiting tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-recruiting-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Gem or SeekOut more popular in search? In September 2026, SeekOut had more branded searches than Gem among AI recruiting tools worldwide. SeekOut had about 14,800 branded searches, while Gem had 10. SeekOut made up 9.6% of all AI recruiting tool searches we track, and Gem accounted for <0.01%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Gem vs SeekOut: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/gem-recruiting-vs-seekout This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/gem-recruiting-vs-seekout. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.