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title: "Planday vs Sling: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Planday or Sling? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Workforce management 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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# Planday vs Sling: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Planday or Sling? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Workforce management 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**: Planday and Sling
- **Competitive set**: Workforce management platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Planday Share of Search**: 5%
- **Sling Share of Search**: 6.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Planday or Sling?

- In August 2026, Sling had more branded searches than Planday among workforce management platforms worldwide. Sling was estimated to have 41.6K branded searches compared to Planday’s 33.1K, and held a 6.3% Share of Search versus Planday’s 5%.
- Sling was ahead of Planday in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Planday’s estimated Share of Search among workforce management platforms worldwide moved from 5.5% to 5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 33.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Sling’s estimated Share of Search among workforce management platforms worldwide moved from 10.4% to 6.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 62.6K to 41.6K.

## How did search popularity change for workforce management platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Sling lost estimated Share of Search among workforce management platforms worldwide, from 7% to 6.3%.

## Month by month

| Month | Planday estimated searches | Planday Share of Search | Planday rank | Sling estimated searches | Sling Share of Search | Sling rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 33.1K | 5.5% | 4 | 62.6K | 10.4% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 33.1K | 5% | 4 | 41.8K | 6.3% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 27.1K | 4.7% | 4 | 41.4K | 7.2% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 33.1K | 5% | 4 | 41.8K | 6.3% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 27.1K | 4.8% | 4 | 41.5K | 7.4% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 33.1K | 5% | 4 | 43.2K | 6.5% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 33.1K | 5% | 4 | 42.1K | 6.3% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 33.1K | 5.3% | 4 | 51.1K | 8.3% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 33.1K | 5% | 4 | 50.5K | 7.6% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 27.1K | 4.6% | 4 | 41.5K | 7% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 33.1K | 5% | 4 | 41.6K | 6.3% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Planday’s and Sling’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.

- **Planday**: Measured on the search term “planday”.
- **Sling**: Measured on the search terms “getsling com”, “sling employee scheduling” and “sling scheduling”, summed into one figure.

- [Planday profile](/demand/global-en/brands/planday)
- [Sling profile](/demand/global-en/brands/sling-scheduling)
- [All workforce management platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/workforce-management-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, Planday or Sling?

In August 2026, Sling had more branded searches than Planday among workforce management platforms worldwide. Sling was estimated to have 41.6K branded searches compared to Planday’s 33.1K, and held a 6.3% Share of Search versus Planday’s 5%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Planday vs Sling: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/planday-vs-sling-scheduling

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