--- title: "Jira vs Smartsheet: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Jira or Smartsheet more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Project 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/jira-vs-smartsheet" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Jira vs Smartsheet: Which is searched more? Is Jira or Smartsheet more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Project 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**: Jira and Smartsheet - **Competitive set**: Project management software - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Jira Share of Search**: 21.4% - **Smartsheet Share of Search**: 7.8% ## Is Jira or Smartsheet more popular in search? - In September 2026, Jira had more branded searches than Smartsheet among project management software worldwide. Jira had about 1.9 million branded searches, while Smartsheet had 683,000. Jira made up 21.4% of all project management software searches we track, and Smartsheet accounted for 7.8%. - Jira was ahead of Smartsheet in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Jira’s share of searches among project management software worldwide moved from 19.8% to 21.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.9M. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Smartsheet’s share of searches among project management software worldwide moved from 7.3% to 7.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 690K to 683K. ## Top project management software in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Jira appeared in all five answers. Smartsheet was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Jira was listed before Smartsheet 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Asana | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | ClickUp | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Trello | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | monday.com | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Jira | 5th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | monday work management | 6th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Smartsheet | 7th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Teamwork.com | 8th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Wrike | 9th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Notion | 10th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Basecamp | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Linear | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about project management software - Asked ChatGPT "Which project management tool should I use?": 1. Asana, 2. ClickUp, 3. Trello, 4. monday.com, 5. monday work management, 6. Jira - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best project management tools?": 1. ClickUp, 2. Asana, 3. monday.com, 4. monday work management, 5. Jira, 6. Trello, 7. Smartsheet, 8. Notion - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best project management tool for a team?": 1. Asana, 2. monday.com, 3. monday work management, 4. ClickUp, 5. Jira, 6. Trello - Searched Google, AI Overview "project management software": 1. Trello, 2. Asana, 3. ClickUp, 4. Smartsheet, 5. Wrike, 6. Jira - Searched Google, AI Overview "project planning software": 1. Teamwork.com, 2. Jira, 3. Trello, 4. Smartsheet, 5. Wrike, 6. ClickUp, 7. monday.com, 8. monday work management Not named in any answer: Basecamp and Linear. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for project management software worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Smartsheet gained share of searches among project management software worldwide, from 6.2% to 7.8%. - In September 2026, Jira gained share of searches among project management software worldwide, from 20.8% to 21.4%. ## Month by month | Month | Jira estimated searches | Jira Share of Search | Jira rank | Smartsheet estimated searches | Smartsheet Share of Search | Smartsheet rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.9M | 19.8% | 2 | 690K | 7.3% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 1.5M | 18.7% | 2 | 463K | 5.6% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 1.3M | 17.8% | 2 | 468K | 6.6% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 1.5M | 19.2% | 2 | 564K | 7% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 1.5M | 19% | 3 | 564K | 6.9% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 1.9M | 20.2% | 2 | 569K | 6.1% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 1.5M | 18.9% | 3 | 463K | 5.6% | 5 | | May 2026 | 1.5M | 19.6% | 2 | 463K | 5.9% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 1.5M | 19.4% | 2 | 462K | 5.8% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 1.5M | 20.8% | 2 | 461K | 6.2% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 1.5M | 20.8% | 2 | 460K | 6.2% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 1.9M | 21.4% | 2 | 683K | 7.8% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Jira’s and Smartsheet’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. - **Jira**: Measured on the search terms “jira” and “jira software”, summed into one figure. - **Smartsheet**: Measured on the search terms “Smartsheet”, “smartsheet ai”, “smartsheet app”, “smartsheet application”, “smartsheet gantt chart”, “smartsheet project management”, “smartsheet software”, “smartsheet template” and “smartsheet templates”, summed into one figure. - [Jira profile](/demand/global-en/brands/jira) - [Smartsheet profile](/demand/global-en/brands/smartsheet) - [All project management software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/project-management-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 12 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 Jira or Smartsheet more popular in search? In September 2026, Jira had more branded searches than Smartsheet among project management software worldwide. Jira had about 1.9 million branded searches, while Smartsheet had 683,000. Jira made up 21.4% of all project management software searches we track, and Smartsheet accounted for 7.8%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Jira vs Smartsheet: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/jira-vs-smartsheet This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/jira-vs-smartsheet. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.