--- title: "Plex Systems vs Rootstock: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Plex Systems or Rootstock more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Manufacturing ERP 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/plex-systems-vs-rootstock" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Plex Systems vs Rootstock: Which is searched more? Is Plex Systems or Rootstock more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Manufacturing ERP 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**: Plex Systems and Rootstock - **Competitive set**: Manufacturing ERP - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Plex Systems Share of Search**: 0.15% - **Rootstock Share of Search**: 0.68% ## Is Plex Systems or Rootstock more popular in search? - In September 2026, Rootstock had more branded searches than Plex Systems among manufacturing ERP worldwide. Rootstock had about 12,100 branded searches, while Plex Systems had 2,660. Rootstock made up 0.68% of all manufacturing ERP searches we track, and Plex Systems accounted for 0.15%. - Rootstock was ahead of Plex Systems in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Plex Systems’ share of searches among manufacturing ERP worldwide moved from 0.12% to 0.15%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.6K to 2.7K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Rootstock’s share of searches among manufacturing ERP worldwide moved from 0.7% to 0.68%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 14.8K to 12.1K. ## Top manufacturing ERP in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, neither Plex Systems nor Rootstock showed up in any of the five answers. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Epicor | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | SAP S/4HANA | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Acumatica | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Infor | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | NetSuite | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central | 6th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Odoo | 7th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Rootstock | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | IQMS | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Plex Systems | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about manufacturing ERP - Asked ChatGPT "Which manufacturing ERP should I use?": 1. Epicor, 2. Acumatica, 3. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, 4. NetSuite, 5. Odoo - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best manufacturing ERPs?": 1. Epicor, 2. SAP S/4HANA, 3. Infor, 4. NetSuite, 5. Acumatica, 6. Odoo, 7. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best manufacturing ERP for a factory?": 1. Epicor, 2. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, 3. Acumatica, 4. Odoo, 5. SAP S/4HANA, 6. Infor - Searched Google, AI Overview "manufacturing erp": 1. Epicor, 2. NetSuite, 3. Infor, 4. SAP S/4HANA, 5. Odoo - Searched Google, AI Overview "erp for manufacturers": 1. SAP S/4HANA, 2. Epicor, 3. Infor, 4. Acumatica, 5. Odoo Not named in any answer: Rootstock, IQMS and Plex Systems. 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 manufacturing ERP worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Rootstock worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 14.8K to 12.1K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Plex Systems estimated searches | Plex Systems Share of Search | Plex Systems rank | Rootstock estimated searches | Rootstock Share of Search | Rootstock rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2.6K | 0.12% | 10 | 14.8K | 0.7% | 8 | | Nov 2025 | 2.6K | 0.13% | 10 | 14.8K | 0.74% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | 2.4K | 0.13% | 10 | 12.1K | 0.62% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | 2.7K | 0.13% | 10 | 14.8K | 0.73% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | 2.4K | 0.12% | 10 | 12.1K | 0.61% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | 3.1K | 0.15% | 10 | 12.1K | 0.6% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | 3.2K | 0.16% | 10 | 12.1K | 0.6% | 8 | | May 2026 | 2.6K | 0.15% | 10 | 12.1K | 0.69% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | 2.8K | 0.16% | 10 | 12.1K | 0.68% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | 2.7K | 0.15% | 10 | 12.1K | 0.69% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 2.5K | 0.14% | 10 | 12.1K | 0.69% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | 2.7K | 0.15% | 10 | 12.1K | 0.68% | 8 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Plex Systems’ and Rootstock’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. - **Plex Systems**: Measured on the search terms “plex erp”, “plex manufacturing” and “plex systems”, summed into one figure. - **Rootstock**: Measured on the search term “rootstock”. - [Plex Systems profile](/demand/global-en/brands/plex-systems) - [Rootstock profile](/demand/global-en/brands/rootstock) - [All manufacturing ERP worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/manufacturing-erp): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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 Plex Systems or Rootstock more popular in search? In September 2026, Rootstock had more branded searches than Plex Systems among manufacturing ERP worldwide. Rootstock had about 12,100 branded searches, while Plex Systems had 2,660. Rootstock made up 0.68% of all manufacturing ERP searches we track, and Plex Systems accounted for 0.15%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Plex Systems vs Rootstock: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/plex-systems-vs-rootstock This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/plex-systems-vs-rootstock. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.