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title: "Memberful vs Zuora: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Memberful or Zuora more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Paywall 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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# Memberful vs Zuora: Which is searched more?

Is Memberful or Zuora more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Paywall 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**: Memberful and Zuora
- **Competitive set**: Paywall platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Memberful Share of Search**: 4.7%
- **Zuora Share of Search**: 43.7%

## Is Memberful or Zuora more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Zuora had more branded searches than Memberful among paywall platforms worldwide. Zuora had about 14,800 branded searches, while Memberful had 1,600. Zuora made up 43.7% of all paywall platform searches we track, and Memberful accounted for 4.7%.
- Zuora was ahead of Memberful in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Memberful’s share of searches among paywall platforms worldwide moved from 6.5% to 4.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.4K to 1.6K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Zuora’s share of searches among paywall platforms worldwide moved from 49.2% to 43.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 14.8K.

## Top paywall platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Memberful was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Zuora was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Memberful was listed before Zuora 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ghost | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Memberful | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Piano | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Leaky Paywall | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Zuora | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Poool | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about paywall platforms

- Asked ChatGPT "Which paywall platform should I use?": 1. Ghost, 2. Memberful
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best paywall platforms?": 1. Ghost, 2. Memberful, 3. Piano
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best paywall platform for reader subscriptions?": 1. Ghost, 2. Leaky Paywall, 3. Piano, 4. Memberful, 5. Zuora
- Searched Google, AI Overview "paywall platform": 1. Leaky Paywall
- Searched Google, AI Overview "subscription paywall": named none of the brands we track

Not named in any answer: Poool.

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 paywall platforms worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Memberful gained share of searches among paywall platforms worldwide, from 4% to 4.7%.
- In September 2026, Zuora lost share of searches among paywall platforms worldwide, from 45.6% to 43.7%.

## Month by month

| Month | Memberful estimated searches | Memberful Share of Search | Memberful rank | Zuora estimated searches | Zuora Share of Search | Zuora rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.4K | 6.5% | 4 | 18.1K | 49.2% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.9K | 5.8% | 4 | 14.8K | 45% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.4K | 7.3% | 4 | 14.8K | 44.8% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.4K | 6.9% | 4 | 14.8K | 42.3% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.4K | 7.2% | 4 | 14.8K | 44.2% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.4K | 6% | 4 | 18.1K | 45.5% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.9K | 5.2% | 4 | 14.8K | 40.3% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 1.9K | 5% | 4 | 14.8K | 39.2% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.9K | 5.3% | 4 | 14.8K | 41.4% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.6K | 5.2% | 4 | 12.1K | 39% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.3K | 4% | 4 | 14.8K | 45.6% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 1.6K | 4.7% | 4 | 14.8K | 43.7% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Memberful’s and Zuora’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.

- **Memberful**: Measured on the search term “memberful”.
- **Zuora**: Measured on the search term “zuora”.

- [Memberful profile](/demand/global-en/brands/memberful)
- [Zuora profile](/demand/global-en/brands/zuora)
- [All paywall platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/paywall-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 Memberful or Zuora more popular in search?

In September 2026, Zuora had more branded searches than Memberful among paywall platforms worldwide. Zuora had about 14,800 branded searches, while Memberful had 1,600. Zuora made up 43.7% of all paywall platform searches we track, and Memberful accounted for 4.7%.

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