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impact.com vs Trackdesk:Which is more popular?

In September 2026, impact.com had more branded searches than Trackdesk among affiliate tracking platforms worldwide. impact.com had about 14,700 branded searches, while Trackdesk had 1,000. impact.com made up 8% of all affiliate tracking platform searches we track, and Trackdesk accounted for 0.54%. When we asked ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about affiliate tracking platforms, Trackdesk appeared in three of the five answers and impact.com in one. Trackdesk was mentioned before impact.com in two out of three answers that named either.

Among affiliate tracking platforms worldwide in September 2026

Who do people search for more?

impact.com, about 15 searches for every 1 for Trackdesk

impact.com 14.7K searchesTrackdesk 1K searches

Who does AI mention more?

Trackdesk, mentioned in 3 of 5 answers, impact.com in 1

Trackdesk in 3 of 5impact.com in 1 of 5

Who does AI recommend more?

Trackdesk, named ahead of impact.com in 2 of 3 answers

Trackdesk first in 2impact.com first in 1

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Top affiliate tracking platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Trackdesk was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. impact.com was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Trackdesk was listed before impact.com in two out of three answers that named either.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. Rewardful1st
  2. Tapfiliate2nd
  3. FirstPromoter3rd
  4. Trackdesk4th
  5. PartnerStack5th
  6. Refersion6th
  7. Voluum7th
  8. impact.com8th
  9. Awin–
  10. CJ Affiliate–
  11. +1 more

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

  • Tapfiliate5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Rewardful4 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • PartnerStack3 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Voluum3 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • FirstPromoter3 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Trackdesk3 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Refersion2 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • impact.com1 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Awin0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • CJ Affiliate0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers

+1 more

See every answer about affiliate tracking platforms

5 answers

Not named in any answer:

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in the United States on October 20, 2026.

Is impact.com or Trackdesk more popular in search?

This chart shows how often people search Google for impact.com and Trackdesk by name. Each line represents a brand's share of searches for all 11 affiliate tracking platforms we track, month by month, from English-language searches worldwide.

impact.com and Trackdesk among affiliate tracking platforms worldwide, by month

Share of searches by month for impact.com, Trackdesk. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthAwinCJ AffiliatePartnerStackimpact.comShareASaleRewardfulVoluumRefersionFirstPromoterTapfiliateTrackdesk
Oct 202552%13.3%8.2%6.5%9.9%2%2.4%2.1%1.3%1.6%0.71%
Nov 202548.9%12.6%9.1%7.3%11%2.7%2.2%2.3%1.4%1.8%0.64%
Dec 202546.2%14%10.5%7.5%10.3%3.1%2.5%2.1%1.4%1.6%0.74%
Jan 202648%12.1%11%7.1%10.7%3.2%2.1%1.8%1.4%1.7%0.77%
Feb 202651%10.7%9.7%7.7%9.5%3.5%2.3%2%1.5%1.5%0.68%
Mar 202641.5%21.6%11.8%6.2%9.4%2.8%1.9%1.6%1.5%1.2%0.55%
Apr 202648.6%12.6%11.4%7.3%9%3.3%2.2%1.9%1.4%1.4%0.65%
May 202646.1%12%12.9%8.3%8.4%3.8%2.5%2.2%1.6%1.4%0.74%
Jun 202647%12.1%13.2%7.7%8.6%3.2%2.1%2.3%1.7%1.4%0.76%
Jul 202652.3%13.2%10%7.9%6.5%2.9%1.9%1.7%1.6%1.3%0.7%
Aug 202653.3%13.2%10%7.9%5.4%3%1.9%1.7%1.9%1%0.54%
Sep 202656.7%10.8%10%8%5.4%2.4%1.9%1.7%1.6%1%0.54%

How has the impact.com and Trackdesk comparison changed over the last 12 months?

3 findings

How did search popularity change for affiliate tracking platforms worldwide in September 2026?

1 change

  1. Estimated monthly branded searches for Trackdesk worldwide fell 37.5% over 12 measured months, from 1.6K to 1K in September 2026.

How are branded searches counted?

3 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using impact.com’s and Trackdesk’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.

impact.com

2 branded search terms

  • impact affiliate
  • impact.com

Trackdesk

1 branded search term

  • trackdesk

How the Brand Demand Index is measured

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