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title: "Planday vs UKG: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Planday or UKG? 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 UKG: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Planday or UKG? 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 UKG
- **Competitive set**: Workforce management platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Planday Share of Search**: 5%
- **UKG Share of Search**: 67.8%

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

- In August 2026, UKG had more branded searches than Planday among workforce management platforms worldwide. UKG was estimated to have 450K branded searches compared to Planday’s 33.1K, and held a 67.8% Share of Search versus Planday’s 5%.
- UKG 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, UKG’s estimated Share of Search among workforce management platforms worldwide moved from 61% to 67.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 368K to 450K.

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

- In August 2026, UKG gained estimated Share of Search among workforce management platforms worldwide, from 62.3% to 67.8%.

## Month by month

| Month | Planday estimated searches | Planday Share of Search | Planday rank | UKG estimated searches | UKG Share of Search | UKG rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 33.1K | 5.5% | 4 | 368K | 61% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 33.1K | 5% | 4 | 450K | 67.8% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 27.1K | 4.7% | 4 | 368K | 64% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 33.1K | 5% | 4 | 450K | 67.7% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 27.1K | 4.8% | 4 | 368K | 65.4% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 33.1K | 5% | 4 | 450K | 67.6% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 33.1K | 5% | 4 | 450K | 67.7% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 33.1K | 5.3% | 4 | 368K | 59.4% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 33.1K | 5% | 4 | 368K | 55.2% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 27.1K | 4.6% | 4 | 368K | 62.3% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 33.1K | 5% | 4 | 450K | 67.8% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Planday’s and UKG’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”.
- **UKG**: Measured on the search term “ukg”.

- [Planday profile](/demand/global-en/brands/planday)
- [UKG profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ukg)
- [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 UKG?

In August 2026, UKG had more branded searches than Planday among workforce management platforms worldwide. UKG was estimated to have 450K branded searches compared to Planday’s 33.1K, and held a 67.8% Share of Search versus Planday’s 5%.

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