--- title: "inriver PIM vs Sales Layer: Which is searched more?" description: "Is inriver PIM or Sales Layer more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Product information 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/inriver-pim-vs-sales-layer" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # inriver PIM vs Sales Layer: Which is searched more? Is inriver PIM or Sales Layer more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Product information 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**: inriver PIM and Sales Layer - **Competitive set**: Product information management platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **inriver PIM Share of Search**: 1.8% - **Sales Layer Share of Search**: 3.5% ## Is inriver PIM or Sales Layer more popular in search? - In September 2026, Sales Layer had more branded searches than inriver PIM among product information management platforms worldwide. Sales Layer had about 1,420 branded searches, while inriver PIM had 720. Sales Layer made up 3.5% of all product information management platform searches we track, and inriver PIM accounted for 1.8%. - Sales Layer was ahead of inriver PIM in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, inriver PIM’s share of searches among product information management platforms worldwide moved from 1.9% to 1.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 720. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Sales Layer’s share of searches among product information management platforms worldwide held steady at 3.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.8K to 1.4K. ## Top product information management platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, inriver PIM was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Sales Layer was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. inriver PIM was listed before Sales Layer in every answer 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Akeneo | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Salsify | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Pimcore | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | inriver PIM | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Plytix | 5th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Syndigo | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Sales Layer | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about product information management platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which product information management platform should I use?": 1. Akeneo, 2. Salsify, 3. Pimcore, 4. inriver PIM, 5. Plytix - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best product information management platforms?": 1. Akeneo, 2. Salsify, 3. inriver PIM, 4. Pimcore, 5. Syndigo, 6. Plytix, 7. Sales Layer - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best product information management platform for product data?": 1. Akeneo, 2. Salsify, 3. Pimcore, 4. inriver PIM, 5. Plytix - Searched Google, AI Overview "product information management": 1. Salsify, 2. Akeneo, 3. Pimcore, 4. Syndigo - Searched Google, AI Overview "product data management": named none of the brands we track 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 product information management platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Sales Layer gained share of searches among product information management platforms worldwide, from 2.9% to 3.5%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for inriver PIM worldwide fell 28% over 12 measured months, from 1K to 720 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | inriver PIM estimated searches | inriver PIM Share of Search | inriver PIM rank | Sales Layer estimated searches | Sales Layer Share of Search | Sales Layer rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1K | 1.9% | 6 | 1.8K | 3.5% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 880 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.8K | 4.1% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 720 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.5K | 3.9% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 880 | 2% | 6 | 1.5K | 3.3% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 1K | 2.2% | 6 | 1.8K | 3.9% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 1K | 2% | 6 | 1.8K | 3.6% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 1K | 2.3% | 6 | 1.4K | 3.4% | 5 | | May 2026 | 880 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.4K | 3.5% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 880 | 2% | 6 | 1.4K | 3.2% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 590 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.1K | 2.9% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 720 | 2.2% | 6 | 960 | 2.9% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 720 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.4K | 3.5% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using inriver PIM’s and Sales Layer’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. - **inriver PIM**: Measured on the search term “inriver pim”. - **Sales Layer**: Measured on the search terms “pim sales layer”, “sales layer pim” and “saleslayer”, summed into one figure. - [inriver PIM profile](/demand/global-en/brands/inriver-pim) - [Sales Layer profile](/demand/global-en/brands/sales-layer) - [All product information management platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/product-information-management-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 inriver PIM or Sales Layer more popular in search? In September 2026, Sales Layer had more branded searches than inriver PIM among product information management platforms worldwide. Sales Layer had about 1,420 branded searches, while inriver PIM had 720. Sales Layer made up 3.5% of all product information management platform searches we track, and inriver PIM accounted for 1.8%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "inriver PIM vs Sales Layer: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/inriver-pim-vs-sales-layer This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/inriver-pim-vs-sales-layer. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.