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title: "MessageBird vs Plivo: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, MessageBird or Plivo? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the SMS API 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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# MessageBird vs Plivo: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, MessageBird or Plivo? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the SMS API 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**: MessageBird and Plivo
- **Competitive set**: SMS API platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **MessageBird Share of Search**: 1.5%
- **Plivo Share of Search**: 3.3%

## Which is more popular in search, MessageBird or Plivo?

- In August 2026, Plivo had more branded searches than MessageBird among SMS API platforms worldwide. Plivo was estimated to have 27.1K branded searches compared to MessageBird’s 12.1K, and held a 3.3% Share of Search versus MessageBird’s 1.5%.
- The lead changed hands once in the 11 months ending August 2026: Plivo took it in April 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, MessageBird’s estimated Share of Search among SMS API platforms worldwide moved from 2.6% to 1.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.2K to 12.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Plivo’s estimated Share of Search among SMS API platforms worldwide moved from 2.6% to 3.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.2K to 27.1K.

## How did search popularity change for SMS API platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Plivo gained estimated Share of Search among SMS API platforms worldwide, from 2.7% to 3.3%.
- MessageBird’s estimated Share of Search among SMS API platforms worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 2.2% to 1.5% in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | MessageBird estimated searches | MessageBird Share of Search | MessageBird rank | Plivo estimated searches | Plivo Share of Search | Plivo rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 22.2K | 2.6% | 4 | 22.2K | 2.6% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 22.2K | 3.1% | 4 | 22.2K | 3.1% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 22.2K | 3.6% | 4 | 18.1K | 3% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 22.2K | 3% | 4 | 22.2K | 3% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 22.2K | 3.1% | 4 | 22.2K | 3.1% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 22.2K | 2.6% | 4 | 22.2K | 2.6% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 18.1K | 2.2% | 5 | 27.1K | 3.2% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 18.1K | 2.2% | 5 | 22.2K | 2.7% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 14.8K | 1.8% | 5 | 22.2K | 2.7% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 14.8K | 1.8% | 5 | 22.2K | 2.7% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 12.1K | 1.5% | 5 | 27.1K | 3.3% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using MessageBird’s and Plivo’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.

- **MessageBird**: Measured on the search term “messagebird”.
- **Plivo**: Measured on the search term “plivo”.

- [MessageBird profile](/demand/global-en/brands/messagebird)
- [Plivo profile](/demand/global-en/brands/plivo)
- [All SMS API platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/sms-api-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, MessageBird or Plivo?

In August 2026, Plivo had more branded searches than MessageBird among SMS API platforms worldwide. Plivo was estimated to have 27.1K branded searches compared to MessageBird’s 12.1K, and held a 3.3% Share of Search versus MessageBird’s 1.5%.

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