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title: "Iterable vs Stream Chat: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Iterable or Stream Chat more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the In app messaging 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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# Iterable vs Stream Chat: Which is searched more?

Is Iterable or Stream Chat more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the In app messaging 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**: Iterable and Stream Chat
- **Competitive set**: In app messaging platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Iterable Share of Search**: 0.38%
- **Stream Chat Share of Search**: 41.2%

## Is Iterable or Stream Chat more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Stream Chat had more branded searches than Iterable among in app messaging platforms worldwide. Stream Chat had about 60,200 branded searches, while Iterable had 560. Stream Chat made up 41.2% of all in app messaging platform searches we track, and Iterable accounted for 0.38%.
- Stream Chat was ahead of Iterable in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Iterable’s share of searches among in app messaging platforms worldwide moved from 0.43% to 0.38%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 670 to 560.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Stream Chat’s share of searches among in app messaging platforms worldwide moved from 35.2% to 41.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 54.2K to 60.2K.

## Top in app messaging platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Stream Chat was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Iterable did not appear in any of the 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Intercom | 1st | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Stream Chat | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Braze | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| OneSignal | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Appcues | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Sendbird | 6th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Customer.io | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Iterable | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Airship | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about in app messaging platforms

- Asked ChatGPT "Which in app messaging platform should I use?": 1. Stream Chat, 2. Sendbird
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best in app messaging platforms?": 1. Intercom, 2. OneSignal, 3. Braze, 4. Customer.io, 5. Appcues, 6. Stream Chat, 7. Sendbird
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best in app messaging platform for inside apps?": 1. Intercom, 2. Stream Chat, 3. Sendbird, 4. OneSignal, 5. Braze
- Searched Google, AI Overview "in app messaging platforms": 1. Braze, 2. OneSignal
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best in app messaging": 1. Appcues, 2. Intercom

Not named in any answer: Iterable and Airship.

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 in app messaging platforms worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Stream Chat overtook OneSignal to become the leader among in app messaging platforms worldwide, with 41.2% of the searches.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Iterable worldwide fell 16.4% over 12 measured months, from 670 to 560 in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Iterable estimated searches | Iterable Share of Search | Iterable rank | Stream Chat estimated searches | Stream Chat Share of Search | Stream Chat rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 670 | 0.43% | 7 | 54.2K | 35.2% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 550 | 0.39% | 7 | 45.2K | 32.4% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 520 | 0.43% | 7 | 41.9K | 34.3% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 690 | 0.44% | 7 | 60.2K | 38% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 590 | 0.48% | 7 | 39.2K | 31.6% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 760 | 0.34% | 7 | 124K | 55.8% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 620 | 0.42% | 7 | 51.2K | 34.9% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 740 | 0.42% | 7 | 82.6K | 46.5% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 680 | 0.26% | 7 | 168K | 64.6% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 640 | 0.28% | 7 | 143K | 62% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 570 | 0.4% | 7 | 55.3K | 38.6% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 560 | 0.38% | 7 | 60.2K | 41.2% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Iterable’s and Stream Chat’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.

- **Iterable**: Measured on the search terms “iterable ai”, “iterable crm”, “iterable email”, “iterable marketing”, “iterable platform” and “iterable software”, summed into one figure.
- **Stream Chat**: Measured on the search terms “getstream” and “stream chat”, summed into one figure.

- [Iterable profile](/demand/global-en/brands/iterable)
- [Stream Chat profile](/demand/global-en/brands/stream-chat)
- [All in app messaging platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/in-app-messaging-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Iterable or Stream Chat more popular in search?

In September 2026, Stream Chat had more branded searches than Iterable among in app messaging platforms worldwide. Stream Chat had about 60,200 branded searches, while Iterable had 560. Stream Chat made up 41.2% of all in app messaging platform searches we track, and Iterable accounted for 0.38%.

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