--- title: "Microsoft Planner vs Smartsheet: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Microsoft Planner or Smartsheet more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Team productivity 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/microsoft-planner-vs-smartsheet" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Microsoft Planner vs Smartsheet: Which is searched more? Is Microsoft Planner or Smartsheet more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Team productivity 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**: Microsoft Planner and Smartsheet - **Competitive set**: Team productivity platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Microsoft Planner Share of Search**: 2.3% - **Smartsheet Share of Search**: 9.4% ## Is Microsoft Planner or Smartsheet more popular in search? - In September 2026, Smartsheet had more branded searches than Microsoft Planner among team productivity platforms worldwide. Smartsheet had about 682,000 branded searches, while Microsoft Planner had 165,000. Smartsheet made up 9.4% of all team productivity platform searches we track, and Microsoft Planner accounted for 2.3%. - Smartsheet was ahead of Microsoft Planner in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Microsoft Planner’s share of searches among team productivity platforms worldwide moved from 2.5% to 2.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 201K to 165K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Smartsheet’s share of searches among team productivity platforms worldwide moved from 8.5% to 9.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 688K to 682K. ## Top team productivity platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Microsoft Planner was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Smartsheet 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Asana | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | ClickUp | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | monday work management | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Trello | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Notion | 5th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Microsoft Planner | 6th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Smartsheet | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Airtable | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Coda | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about team productivity platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which team productivity platform should I use?": 1. ClickUp, 2. Asana, 3. monday work management, 4. Notion - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best team productivity platforms?": 1. ClickUp, 2. Asana, 3. monday work management, 4. Notion, 5. Trello, 6. Microsoft Planner - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best team productivity platform for a small team?": 1. Asana, 2. ClickUp, 3. Notion, 4. monday work management, 5. Trello - Searched Google, AI Overview "work management software": 1. Asana, 2. monday work management, 3. ClickUp, 4. Trello, 5. Microsoft Planner - Searched Google, AI Overview "project tracking app": 1. Trello, 2. Asana, 3. ClickUp, 4. Microsoft Planner Not named in any answer: Smartsheet, Airtable and Coda. 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 team productivity platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Smartsheet overtook Airtable to rank 4th among team productivity platforms worldwide, with 9.4% of the searches. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Microsoft Planner worldwide fell 17.9% over 12 measured months, from 201K to 165K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Microsoft Planner estimated searches | Microsoft Planner Share of Search | Microsoft Planner rank | Smartsheet estimated searches | Smartsheet Share of Search | Smartsheet rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 201K | 2.5% | 7 | 688K | 8.5% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 165K | 2.3% | 7 | 461K | 6.5% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 135K | 2.2% | 7 | 466K | 7.6% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 246K | 3.4% | 7 | 562K | 7.8% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 201K | 2.8% | 7 | 562K | 7.7% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 246K | 3% | 7 | 566K | 7% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 201K | 2.9% | 7 | 461K | 6.6% | 5 | | May 2026 | 165K | 2.5% | 7 | 461K | 7% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 165K | 2.5% | 7 | 460K | 6.8% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 165K | 2.7% | 7 | 459K | 7.4% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 165K | 2.6% | 7 | 458K | 7.1% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 165K | 2.3% | 7 | 682K | 9.4% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Microsoft Planner’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. - **Microsoft Planner**: Measured on the search term “microsoft planner”. - **Smartsheet**: Measured on the search terms “Smartsheet”, “smartsheet ai”, “smartsheet app”, “smartsheet application”, “smartsheet gantt chart”, “smartsheet software”, “smartsheet template” and “smartsheet templates”, summed into one figure. - [Microsoft Planner profile](/demand/global-en/brands/microsoft-planner) - [Smartsheet profile](/demand/global-en/brands/smartsheet) - [All team productivity platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/team-productivity-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 Microsoft Planner or Smartsheet more popular in search? In September 2026, Smartsheet had more branded searches than Microsoft Planner among team productivity platforms worldwide. Smartsheet had about 682,000 branded searches, while Microsoft Planner had 165,000. Smartsheet made up 9.4% of all team productivity platform searches we track, and Microsoft Planner accounted for 2.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Microsoft Planner vs Smartsheet: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/microsoft-planner-vs-smartsheet This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/microsoft-planner-vs-smartsheet. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.