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title: "Guusto vs Motivosity: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Guusto or Motivosity more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Employee recognition 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."
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# Guusto vs Motivosity: Which is searched more?

Is Guusto or Motivosity more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Employee recognition 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**: Guusto and Motivosity
- **Competitive set**: Employee recognition platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Guusto Share of Search**: 7.3%
- **Motivosity Share of Search**: 13.2%

## Is Guusto or Motivosity more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Motivosity had more branded searches than Guusto among employee recognition platforms worldwide. Motivosity had about 9,900 branded searches, while Guusto had 5,510. Motivosity made up 13.2% of all employee recognition platform searches we track, and Guusto accounted for 7.3%.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Guusto took it in December 2025, Motivosity took it in January 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Guusto’s share of searches among employee recognition platforms worldwide moved from 7.1% to 7.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.7K to 5.5K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Motivosity’s share of searches among employee recognition platforms worldwide moved from 10.4% to 13.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 9.9K.

## Top employee recognition platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Motivosity appeared in all five answers. Guusto was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Motivosity was listed before Guusto in four 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bonusly | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Awardco | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Motivosity | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Nectar | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Achievers | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Guusto | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Workhuman | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about employee recognition platforms

- Asked ChatGPT "Which employee recognition platform should I use?": 1. Bonusly, 2. Awardco, 3. Nectar, 4. Motivosity
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best employee recognition platforms?": 1. Awardco, 2. Bonusly, 3. Achievers, 4. Nectar, 5. Workhuman, 6. Motivosity
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best employee recognition platform for employee rewards?": 1. Bonusly, 2. Awardco, 3. Guusto, 4. Motivosity, 5. Achievers
- Searched Google, AI Overview "employee recognition platforms": 1. Bonusly, 2. Motivosity, 3. Nectar, 4. Awardco
- Searched Google, AI Overview "employee rewards platform": 1. Awardco, 2. Bonusly, 3. Motivosity, 4. Nectar, 5. Workhuman

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 recognition platforms worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Motivosity gained share of searches among employee recognition platforms worldwide, from 12.5% to 13.2%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Guusto worldwide fell 18% over 12 measured months, from 6.7K to 5.5K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Guusto estimated searches | Guusto Share of Search | Guusto rank | Motivosity estimated searches | Motivosity Share of Search | Motivosity rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 6.7K | 7.1% | 5 | 9.9K | 10.4% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 6.7K | 6.9% | 5 | 9.9K | 10.2% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 12.3K | 11.6% | 4 | 9.9K | 9.4% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 8.2K | 9% | 5 | 9.9K | 10.8% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 5.5K | 7.2% | 5 | 9.9K | 13% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 6.7K | 7.6% | 5 | 12.1K | 13.7% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 5.5K | 7% | 5 | 9.9K | 12.5% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 5.5K | 7.3% | 5 | 9.9K | 13% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 5.5K | 6.5% | 5 | 9.9K | 11.7% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 5.5K | 7.3% | 5 | 9.9K | 13.2% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 5.5K | 7% | 5 | 9.9K | 12.5% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 5.5K | 7.3% | 5 | 9.9K | 13.2% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Guusto’s and Motivosity’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.

- **Guusto**: Measured on the search terms “guusto”, “guusto app”, “guusto employee recognition”, “guusto recognition” and “guusto rewards”, summed into one figure.
- **Motivosity**: Measured on the search term “motivosity”.

- [Guusto profile](/demand/global-en/brands/guusto)
- [Motivosity profile](/demand/global-en/brands/motivosity)
- [All employee recognition platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/employee-recognition-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 Guusto or Motivosity more popular in search?

In September 2026, Motivosity had more branded searches than Guusto among employee recognition platforms worldwide. Motivosity had about 9,900 branded searches, while Guusto had 5,510. Motivosity made up 13.2% of all employee recognition platform searches we track, and Guusto accounted for 7.3%.

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