--- title: "Grade.us vs Reputation: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Grade.us or Reputation more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online review management 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/grade-us-vs-reputation" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Grade.us vs Reputation: Which is searched more? Is Grade.us or Reputation more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online review management 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**: Grade.us and Reputation - **Competitive set**: Online review management platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Grade.us Share of Search**: 0.38% - **Reputation Share of Search**: 0.7% ## Is Grade.us or Reputation more popular in search? - In September 2026, Reputation had more branded searches than Grade.us among online review management platforms worldwide. Reputation had about 880 branded searches, while Grade.us had 480. Reputation made up 0.7% of all online review management platform searches we track, and Grade.us accounted for 0.38%. - Reputation was ahead of Grade.us in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Grade.us’ share of searches among online review management platforms worldwide moved from 0.57% to 0.38%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 720 to 480. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Reputation’s share of searches among online review management platforms worldwide moved from 0.79% to 0.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 880. ## Top online review management platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Reputation was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Grade.us was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Reputation was listed before Grade.us in three out of four 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Birdeye | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Podium | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Reputation | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | NiceJob | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | BrightLocal | 5th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | GatherUp | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Grade.us | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Broadly | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Yotpo | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | ReviewTrackers | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Trustpilot | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about online review management platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which online review management platform should I use?": 1. NiceJob, 2. Podium, 3. Birdeye - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best online review management platforms?": 1. Birdeye, 2. Podium, 3. Reputation, 4. NiceJob, 5. Grade.us, 6. GatherUp, 7. BrightLocal, 8. Broadly - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best online review management platform for local businesses?": 1. NiceJob, 2. Birdeye, 3. Podium, 4. BrightLocal, 5. GatherUp, 6. Grade.us - Searched Google, AI Overview "reputation management software": 1. Reputation, 2. Birdeye, 3. Podium, 4. BrightLocal - Searched Google, AI Overview "online reputation software": 1. Reputation, 2. Birdeye, 3. Podium, 4. BrightLocal Not named in any answer: Yotpo, ReviewTrackers and Trustpilot. 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 online review management platforms worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Grade.us worldwide fell 33.3% over 12 measured months, from 720 to 480 in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Reputation worldwide fell 12% over 12 measured months, from 1K to 880 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Grade.us estimated searches | Grade.us Share of Search | Grade.us rank | Reputation estimated searches | Reputation Share of Search | Reputation rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 720 | 0.57% | 8 | 1K | 0.79% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | 590 | 0.49% | 8 | 1K | 0.84% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | 590 | 0.54% | 8 | 880 | 0.81% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | 720 | 0.6% | 8 | 1K | 0.83% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | 590 | 0.49% | 9 | 1.3K | 1.1% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 590 | 0.29% | 9 | 1.3K | 0.64% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 720 | 0.66% | 8 | 1.3K | 1.2% | 7 | | May 2026 | 590 | 0.49% | 9 | 1K | 0.83% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | 480 | 0.46% | 9 | 1K | 0.96% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | 390 | 0.37% | 9 | 1K | 0.96% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 390 | 0.39% | 9 | 1K | 1% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | 480 | 0.38% | 9 | 880 | 0.7% | 7 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Grade.us’ and Reputation’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. - **Grade.us**: Measured on the search terms “grade.us” and “gradeus”, summed into one figure. - **Reputation**: Measured on the search term “reputation com”. - [Grade.us profile](/demand/global-en/brands/grade-us) - [Reputation profile](/demand/global-en/brands/reputation) - [All online review management platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/review-management-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 11 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 Grade.us or Reputation more popular in search? In September 2026, Reputation had more branded searches than Grade.us among online review management platforms worldwide. Reputation had about 880 branded searches, while Grade.us had 480. Reputation made up 0.7% of all online review management platform searches we track, and Grade.us accounted for 0.38%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Grade.us vs Reputation: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/grade-us-vs-reputation This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/grade-us-vs-reputation. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.