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title: "Plan A vs Watershed: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Plan A or Watershed? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Carbon accounting 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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# Plan A vs Watershed: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Plan A or Watershed? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Carbon accounting 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**: Plan A and Watershed
- **Competitive set**: Carbon accounting platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Plan A Share of Search**: 32.6%
- **Watershed Share of Search**: 0.32%

## Which is more popular in search, Plan A or Watershed?

- In August 2026, Plan A had more branded searches than Watershed among carbon accounting platforms worldwide. Plan A was estimated to have 33.1K branded searches compared to Watershed’s 320, and held a 32.6% Share of Search versus Watershed’s 0.32%.
- Plan A was ahead of Watershed in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Plan A’s estimated Share of Search among carbon accounting platforms worldwide moved from 28.4% to 32.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 33.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Watershed’s estimated Share of Search among carbon accounting platforms worldwide moved from 0.33% to 0.32%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 390 to 320.

## How did search popularity change for carbon accounting platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Watershed worldwide fell 17.9% over 11 measured months, from 390 to 320 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Plan A estimated searches | Plan A Share of Search | Plan A rank | Watershed estimated searches | Watershed Share of Search | Watershed rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 33.1K | 28.4% | 2 | 390 | 0.33% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 27.1K | 24.8% | 3 | 320 | 0.29% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 27.1K | 28.4% | 2 | 260 | 0.27% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 40.5K | 24.7% | 2 | 390 | 0.24% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 33.1K | 28.7% | 2 | 320 | 0.28% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 49.5K | 37.6% | 2 | 320 | 0.24% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 33.1K | 28.7% | 2 | 320 | 0.28% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 33.1K | 31.1% | 2 | 320 | 0.3% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 27.1K | 29.1% | 3 | 320 | 0.34% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 27.1K | 33% | 2 | 390 | 0.47% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 33.1K | 32.6% | 2 | 320 | 0.32% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Plan A’s and Watershed’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.

- **Plan A**: Measured on the search term “plan a”.
- **Watershed**: Measured on the search term “watershed climate”.

- [Plan A profile](/demand/global-en/brands/plan-a)
- [Watershed profile](/demand/global-en/brands/watershed)
- [All carbon accounting platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/carbon-accounting-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, Plan A or Watershed?

In August 2026, Plan A had more branded searches than Watershed among carbon accounting platforms worldwide. Plan A was estimated to have 33.1K branded searches compared to Watershed’s 320, and held a 32.6% Share of Search versus Watershed’s 0.32%.

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