--- title: "Microsoft Teams vs PBIS Rewards: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Microsoft Teams or PBIS Rewards more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Classroom apps 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-teams-vs-pbis-rewards" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Microsoft Teams vs PBIS Rewards: Which is searched more? Is Microsoft Teams or PBIS Rewards more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Classroom apps 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 Teams and PBIS Rewards - **Competitive set**: Classroom apps - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Microsoft Teams Share of Search**: 3.9% - **PBIS Rewards Share of Search**: 0.1% ## Is Microsoft Teams or PBIS Rewards more popular in search? - In September 2026, Microsoft Teams had more branded searches than PBIS Rewards among classroom apps worldwide. Microsoft Teams had about 4.1 million branded searches, while PBIS Rewards had 110,000. Microsoft Teams made up 3.9% of all classroom app searches we track, and PBIS Rewards accounted for 0.1%. - Microsoft Teams was ahead of PBIS Rewards in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Microsoft Teams’ share of searches among classroom apps worldwide moved from 3.7% to 3.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 4.1M. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, PBIS Rewards’ share of searches among classroom apps worldwide held steady at 0.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 110K. ## Top classroom apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Microsoft Teams was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. PBIS Rewards 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Google Classroom | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | ClassDojo | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Kahoot! | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Seesaw | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Microsoft Teams | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Classroomscreen | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Edpuzzle | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Nearpod | 8th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | GoGuardian | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Securly | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | PBIS Rewards | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | LiveSchool | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Remind | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about classroom apps - Asked ChatGPT "Which classroom app should I use?": 1. Google Classroom, 2. ClassDojo, 3. Microsoft Teams, 4. Kahoot! - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best classroom apps?": 1. Google Classroom, 2. Kahoot!, 3. Seesaw, 4. ClassDojo, 5. Nearpod, 6. Edpuzzle - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best classroom app for a school class?": 1. Google Classroom, 2. Seesaw, 3. ClassDojo, 4. Kahoot!, 5. Microsoft Teams - Searched Google, AI Overview "classroom apps": 1. Google Classroom, 2. Classroomscreen, 3. Edpuzzle, 4. Nearpod, 5. Kahoot! - Searched Google, AI Overview "digital classroom app": 1. Google Classroom, 2. Microsoft Teams Not named in any answer: GoGuardian, Securly, PBIS Rewards, LiveSchool and Remind. 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 classroom apps worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Microsoft Teams lost share of searches among classroom apps worldwide, from 5.1% to 3.9%. ## Month by month | Month | Microsoft Teams estimated searches | Microsoft Teams Share of Search | Microsoft Teams rank | PBIS Rewards estimated searches | PBIS Rewards Share of Search | PBIS Rewards rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 4.1M | 3.7% | 4 | 110K | 0.1% | 11 | | Nov 2025 | 4.1M | 4.6% | 3 | 74K | 0.08% | 11 | | Dec 2025 | 2.7M | 3.6% | 4 | 74K | 0.1% | 11 | | Jan 2026 | 3.4M | 4.2% | 3 | 74K | 0.09% | 11 | | Feb 2026 | 3.4M | 3.8% | 3 | 74K | 0.08% | 11 | | Mar 2026 | 4.1M | 4.6% | 3 | 74K | 0.08% | 11 | | Apr 2026 | 3.4M | 4.1% | 3 | 60.5K | 0.07% | 11 | | May 2026 | 2.7M | 3.4% | 4 | 60.5K | 0.07% | 11 | | Jun 2026 | 2.7M | 4.6% | 3 | 14.8K | 0.02% | 11 | | Jul 2026 | 2.7M | 9.1% | 3 | 5.4K | 0.02% | 12 | | Aug 2026 | 2.7M | 5.1% | 3 | 74K | 0.14% | 11 | | Sep 2026 | 4.1M | 3.9% | 4 | 110K | 0.1% | 11 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Microsoft Teams’ and PBIS Rewards’ 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 Teams**: Measured on the search term “microsoft teams”. - **PBIS Rewards**: Measured on the search term “pbis rewards”. - [Microsoft Teams profile](/demand/global-en/brands/microsoft-teams) - [PBIS Rewards profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pbis-rewards) - [All classroom apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/classroom-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 13 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 Teams or PBIS Rewards more popular in search? In September 2026, Microsoft Teams had more branded searches than PBIS Rewards among classroom apps worldwide. Microsoft Teams had about 4.1 million branded searches, while PBIS Rewards had 110,000. Microsoft Teams made up 3.9% of all classroom app searches we track, and PBIS Rewards accounted for 0.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Microsoft Teams vs PBIS Rewards: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/microsoft-teams-vs-pbis-rewards This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/microsoft-teams-vs-pbis-rewards. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.