--- title: "Instrumentl vs Submittable: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Instrumentl or Submittable more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Grant management software 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/instrumentl-vs-submittable" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Instrumentl vs Submittable: Which is searched more? Is Instrumentl or Submittable more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Grant management software 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**: Instrumentl and Submittable - **Competitive set**: Grant management software - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Instrumentl Share of Search**: 64.4% - **Submittable Share of Search**: 28.9% ## Is Instrumentl or Submittable more popular in search? - In September 2026, Instrumentl had more branded searches than Submittable among grant management software worldwide. Instrumentl had about 165,000 branded searches, while Submittable had 74,000. Instrumentl made up 64.4% of all grant management software searches we track, and Submittable accounted for 28.9%. - Instrumentl was ahead of Submittable in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Instrumentl’s share of searches among grant management software worldwide moved from 64.3% to 64.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 165K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Submittable’s share of searches among grant management software worldwide moved from 28.8% to 28.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 74K. ## Top grant management software in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, both Instrumentl and Submittable showed up in all five answers. Instrumentl was listed before Submittable in three of them. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Instrumentl | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Submittable | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Grantable | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Foundant | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | SmartSimple Cloud | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Fluxx | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Euna Grants | 7th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Good Grants | 8th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Blackbaud Grantmaking | 9th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | AmpliFund | 10th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about grant management software - Asked ChatGPT "Which grant management software should I use?": 1. Instrumentl, 2. Grantable, 3. Submittable, 4. Euna Grants - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best grant management software options?": 1. Instrumentl, 2. Grantable, 3. Submittable, 4. Fluxx, 5. Foundant, 6. Euna Grants, 7. SmartSimple Cloud, 8. Blackbaud Grantmaking, 9. AmpliFund - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best grant management software for funders and grants?": 1. Foundant, 2. SmartSimple Cloud, 3. Submittable, 4. Fluxx, 5. Instrumentl, 6. Euna Grants - Searched Google, AI Overview "grant management software": 1. Submittable, 2. Instrumentl, 3. Good Grants, 4. Blackbaud Grantmaking - Searched Google, AI Overview "grant tracking software": 1. Instrumentl, 2. Submittable, 3. Good Grants 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 grant management software worldwide in September 2026? Neither Instrumentl nor Submittable moved beyond provider rounding among grant management software in Sep 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Instrumentl estimated searches | Instrumentl Share of Search | Instrumentl rank | Submittable estimated searches | Submittable Share of Search | Submittable rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 165K | 64.3% | 1 | 74K | 28.8% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 165K | 65.1% | 1 | 74K | 29.2% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 165K | 68.9% | 1 | 60.5K | 25.3% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 201K | 69.1% | 1 | 74K | 25.4% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 165K | 64.7% | 1 | 74K | 29% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 165K | 60.5% | 1 | 90.5K | 33.2% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 165K | 61% | 1 | 90.5K | 33.4% | 2 | | May 2026 | 165K | 65.1% | 1 | 74K | 29.2% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 165K | 64.9% | 1 | 74K | 29.1% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 135K | 63.9% | 1 | 60.5K | 28.6% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 165K | 64.8% | 1 | 74K | 29.1% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 165K | 64.4% | 1 | 74K | 28.9% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Instrumentl’s and Submittable’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. - **Instrumentl**: Measured on the search term “instrumentl”. - **Submittable**: Measured on the search term “submittable”. - [Instrumentl profile](/demand/global-en/brands/instrumentl) - [Submittable profile](/demand/global-en/brands/submittable) - [All grant management software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/grant-management-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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 Instrumentl or Submittable more popular in search? In September 2026, Instrumentl had more branded searches than Submittable among grant management software worldwide. Instrumentl had about 165,000 branded searches, while Submittable had 74,000. Instrumentl made up 64.4% of all grant management software searches we track, and Submittable accounted for 28.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Instrumentl vs Submittable: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/instrumentl-vs-submittable This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/instrumentl-vs-submittable. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.