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title: "Piano vs Zephr: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Piano or Zephr? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Digital publishing 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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# Piano vs Zephr: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Piano or Zephr? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Digital publishing 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**: Piano and Zephr
- **Competitive set**: Digital publishing paywall platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Piano Share of Search**: 7.8%
- **Zephr Share of Search**: 36.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Piano or Zephr?

- In August 2026, Zephr had more branded searches than Piano among digital publishing paywall platforms worldwide. Zephr was estimated to have 5.2K branded searches compared to Piano’s 1.1K, and held a 36.9% Share of Search versus Piano’s 7.8%.
- Zephr was ahead of Piano in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Piano’s estimated Share of Search among digital publishing paywall platforms worldwide moved from 10.6% to 7.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.5K to 1.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Zephr’s estimated Share of Search among digital publishing paywall platforms worldwide moved from 38.4% to 36.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.3K to 5.2K.

## How did search popularity change for digital publishing paywall platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Zephr gained estimated Share of Search among digital publishing paywall platforms worldwide, from 32.7% to 36.9%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Piano worldwide fell 25.7% over 11 measured months, from 1.5K to 1.1K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Piano estimated searches | Piano Share of Search | Piano rank | Zephr estimated searches | Zephr Share of Search | Zephr rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.5K | 10.6% | 3 | 5.3K | 38.4% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.4K | 10% | 3 | 6.3K | 43.6% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.4K | 11% | 3 | 5.2K | 39.1% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.4K | 9.5% | 3 | 6.2K | 40.2% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.2K | 9% | 3 | 5.3K | 40.4% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.5K | 9.5% | 3 | 6K | 39% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.2K | 8.4% | 3 | 5K | 35.8% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 1.5K | 9.6% | 3 | 5K | 31.8% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.2K | 6.8% | 3 | 7.4K | 41.3% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.2K | 7.6% | 3 | 5.1K | 32.7% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.1K | 7.8% | 3 | 5.2K | 36.9% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Piano’s and Zephr’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.

- **Piano**: Measured on the search terms “paywall piano”, “piano io” and “piano paywall”, summed into one figure.
- **Zephr**: Measured on the search terms “zephr”, “zephr app”, “zephr paywall” and “zephr software”, summed into one figure.

- [Piano profile](/demand/global-en/brands/piano)
- [Zephr profile](/demand/global-en/brands/zephr)
- [All digital publishing paywall platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/digital-publishing-paywall-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, Piano or Zephr?

In August 2026, Zephr had more branded searches than Piano among digital publishing paywall platforms worldwide. Zephr was estimated to have 5.2K branded searches compared to Piano’s 1.1K, and held a 36.9% Share of Search versus Piano’s 7.8%.

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