--- title: "Plaid vs Wise: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Plaid or Wise more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Fintech 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/plaid-vs-wise" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Plaid vs Wise: Which is searched more? Is Plaid or Wise more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Fintech 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**: Plaid and Wise - **Competitive set**: Fintech - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Plaid Share of Search**: 0.02% - **Wise Share of Search**: 1.6% ## Is Plaid or Wise more popular in search? - In September 2026, Wise had more branded searches than Plaid among fintech worldwide. Wise had about 71,700 branded searches, while Plaid had 720. Wise made up 1.6% of all fintech searches we track, and Plaid accounted for 0.02%. - Wise was ahead of Plaid in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Plaid’s share of searches among fintech worldwide held steady at 0.02%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 720. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Wise’s share of searches among fintech worldwide moved from 1.3% to 1.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 58.6K to 71.7K. ## Top fintech in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Wise was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Plaid was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Wise was listed before Plaid in every answer that named either. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Stripe | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Wise | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | SoFi | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Mercury | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Adyen | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Plaid | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Marqeta | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Unit | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Rapyd | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about fintech - Asked ChatGPT "Which fintech platform should I use?": 1. SoFi, 2. Wise, 3. Mercury, 4. Stripe - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best fintech platforms?": 1. SoFi, 2. Stripe, 3. Mercury, 4. Wise, 5. Plaid, 6. Adyen, 7. Unit - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best fintech platform for payments infrastructure?": 1. Stripe, 2. Adyen, 3. Marqeta - Searched Google, AI Overview "fintech platform": 1. Wise, 2. Stripe, 3. Plaid - Searched Google, AI Overview "payment infrastructure": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Rapyd. 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 fintech worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Wise fell from 4th to 5th among fintech worldwide. ## Month by month | Month | Plaid estimated searches | Plaid Share of Search | Plaid rank | Wise estimated searches | Wise Share of Search | Wise rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 720 | 0.02% | 8 | 58.6K | 1.3% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 720 | 0.02% | 8 | 55.3K | 1.3% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 590 | 0.02% | 8 | 62.7K | 1.7% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 880 | 0.02% | 8 | 71.7K | 1.6% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 720 | 0.02% | 8 | 58.6K | 1.4% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 880 | 0.02% | 8 | 76.6K | 1.5% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 720 | 0.02% | 8 | 71.7K | 1.6% | 5 | | May 2026 | 720 | 0.02% | 8 | 71.7K | 1.6% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 590 | 0.01% | 8 | 71.7K | 1.6% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 590 | 0.01% | 8 | 71.7K | 1.6% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 590 | 0.01% | 8 | 82.7K | 1.9% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 720 | 0.02% | 8 | 71.7K | 1.6% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Plaid’s and Wise’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. - **Plaid**: Measured on the search term “plaid fintech”. - **Wise**: Measured on the search terms “transfer wise app”, “transferwise apps”, “transferwise mobile app”, “transferwise wise”, “wise app” and “wise business”, summed into one figure. - [Plaid profile](/demand/global-en/brands/plaid) - [Wise profile](/demand/global-en/brands/wise) - [All fintech worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/fintech): 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 Plaid or Wise more popular in search? In September 2026, Wise had more branded searches than Plaid among fintech worldwide. Wise had about 71,700 branded searches, while Plaid had 720. Wise made up 1.6% of all fintech searches we track, and Plaid accounted for 0.02%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Plaid vs Wise: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/plaid-vs-wise This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/plaid-vs-wise. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.