--- title: "Maze vs User Interviews: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Maze or User Interviews more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the UX research tools 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/maze-vs-user-interviews" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Maze vs User Interviews: Which is searched more? Is Maze or User Interviews more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the UX research tools 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**: Maze and User Interviews - **Competitive set**: UX research tools - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Maze Share of Search**: 0.26% - **User Interviews Share of Search**: 30.7% ## Is Maze or User Interviews more popular in search? - In September 2026, User Interviews had more branded searches than Maze among UX research tools worldwide. User Interviews had about 165,000 branded searches, while Maze had 1,380. User Interviews made up 30.7% of all UX research tool searches we track, and Maze accounted for 0.26%. - User Interviews was ahead of Maze in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Maze’s share of searches among UX research tools worldwide held steady at 0.26%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.6K to 1.4K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, User Interviews’ share of searches among UX research tools worldwide moved from 12.3% to 30.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74K to 165K. ## Top UX research tools in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, both Maze and User Interviews showed up in all five answers. Maze was listed before User Interviews in every answer. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Maze | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | UserTesting | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Dovetail | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Lyssna | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | User Interviews | 5th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | UXtweak | 6th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Hotjar | 7th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Qualtrics | 8th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Optimal Workshop | 9th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about UX research tools - Asked ChatGPT "Which UX research tool should I use?": 1. Maze, 2. Dovetail, 3. Lyssna, 4. UserTesting, 5. Optimal Workshop, 6. User Interviews - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best UX research tools?": 1. Maze, 2. Dovetail, 3. UserTesting, 4. Lyssna, 5. Optimal Workshop, 6. Hotjar, 7. User Interviews - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best UX research tool for user feedback?": 1. Maze, 2. Dovetail, 3. UserTesting, 4. Hotjar, 5. Qualtrics, 6. User Interviews - Searched Google, AI Overview "ux research tools": 1. Maze, 2. UserTesting, 3. UXtweak, 4. User Interviews, 5. Dovetail, 6. Qualtrics, 7. Hotjar - Searched Google, AI Overview "user research tool": 1. UserTesting, 2. Maze, 3. UXtweak, 4. Lyssna, 5. User Interviews, 6. Qualtrics, 7. Hotjar, 8. Dovetail 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 UX research tools worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, User Interviews lost share of searches among UX research tools worldwide, from 33.7% to 30.7%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Maze worldwide fell 12.1% over 12 measured months, from 1.6K to 1.4K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Maze estimated searches | Maze Share of Search | Maze rank | User Interviews estimated searches | User Interviews Share of Search | User Interviews rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.6K | 0.26% | 7 | 74K | 12.3% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 1.6K | 0.3% | 7 | 90.5K | 17.3% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 1.5K | 0.36% | 7 | 74K | 17.3% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 1.4K | 0.31% | 7 | 90.5K | 19.3% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 1.4K | 0.29% | 7 | 74K | 15.8% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 1.6K | 0.29% | 7 | 110K | 19.6% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 1.6K | 0.28% | 7 | 135K | 23.1% | 2 | | May 2026 | 1.6K | 0.32% | 7 | 135K | 26.7% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 1.3K | 0.26% | 8 | 135K | 28.5% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 1.3K | 0.33% | 7 | 110K | 29.2% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 1K | 0.25% | 7 | 135K | 33.7% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 1.4K | 0.26% | 7 | 165K | 30.7% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Maze’s and User Interviews’ 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. - **Maze**: Measured on the search terms “maze usability testing”, “maze user research” and “maze.co”, summed into one figure. - **User Interviews**: Measured on the search term “user interviews”. - [Maze profile](/demand/global-en/brands/maze) - [User Interviews profile](/demand/global-en/brands/user-interviews) - [All UX research tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ux-research-tools): 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 Maze or User Interviews more popular in search? In September 2026, User Interviews had more branded searches than Maze among UX research tools worldwide. User Interviews had about 165,000 branded searches, while Maze had 1,380. User Interviews made up 30.7% of all UX research tool searches we track, and Maze accounted for 0.26%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Maze vs User Interviews: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/maze-vs-user-interviews This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/maze-vs-user-interviews. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.