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title: "Referral Rock vs Yotpo: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Referral Rock or Yotpo more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Brand advocacy 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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# Referral Rock vs Yotpo: Which is searched more?

Is Referral Rock or Yotpo more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Brand advocacy 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**: Referral Rock and Yotpo
- **Competitive set**: Brand advocacy platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Referral Rock Share of Search**: 0.17%
- **Yotpo Share of Search**: 3%

## Is Referral Rock or Yotpo more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Yotpo had more branded searches than Referral Rock among brand advocacy platforms worldwide. Yotpo had about 18,100 branded searches, while Referral Rock had 1,000. Yotpo made up 3% of all brand advocacy platform searches we track, and Referral Rock accounted for 0.17%.
- Yotpo was ahead of Referral Rock in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Referral Rock’s share of searches among brand advocacy platforms worldwide moved from 0.37% to 0.17%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.9K to 1K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Yotpo’s share of searches among brand advocacy platforms worldwide moved from 5.2% to 3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 18.1K.

## Top brand advocacy platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Yotpo was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Referral Rock was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Referral Rock was listed before Yotpo in two out of three answers 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Influitive | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Referral Factory | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| DSMN8 | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Referral Rock | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Birdeye | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Yotpo | 6th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| UserEvidence | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Extole | 8th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| G2 | 9th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| TrustRadius | 10th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Capterra | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about brand advocacy platforms

- Asked ChatGPT "Which brand advocacy platform should I use?": 1. DSMN8, 2. Influitive, 3. Referral Factory, 4. Birdeye, 5. UserEvidence, 6. G2
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best brand advocacy platforms?": 1. UserEvidence, 2. Influitive, 3. DSMN8, 4. Extole, 5. Birdeye, 6. Referral Factory, 7. G2
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best brand advocacy platform for customer referrals?": 1. Referral Rock, 2. Yotpo, 3. Extole, 4. Influitive, 5. TrustRadius
- Searched Google, AI Overview "customer advocacy software": 1. Influitive, 2. Birdeye, 3. Yotpo
- Searched Google, AI Overview "referral marketing platform": 1. Referral Factory, 2. Referral Rock, 3. Yotpo

Not named in any answer: Capterra.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for brand advocacy platforms worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Yotpo lost share of searches among brand advocacy platforms worldwide, from 3.7% to 3%.
- In September 2026, Referral Rock rose from 9th to 8th among brand advocacy platforms worldwide.

## Month by month

| Month | Referral Rock estimated searches | Referral Rock Share of Search | Referral Rock rank | Yotpo estimated searches | Yotpo Share of Search | Yotpo rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.9K | 0.37% | 7 | 27.1K | 5.2% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.6K | 0.37% | 8 | 22.2K | 5.1% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.3K | 0.31% | 8 | 22.2K | 5.2% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.6K | 0.36% | 8 | 22.2K | 5% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.3K | 0.34% | 9 | 22.2K | 5.8% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.3K | 0.22% | 9 | 22.2K | 3.8% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 1K | 0.2% | 9 | 22.2K | 4.4% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 1K | 0.17% | 9 | 22.2K | 3.7% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 1K | 0.17% | 9 | 22.2K | 3.8% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 1K | 0.17% | 9 | 22.2K | 3.8% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 1K | 0.21% | 9 | 18.1K | 3.7% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 1K | 0.17% | 8 | 18.1K | 3% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Referral Rock’s and Yotpo’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.

- **Referral Rock**: Measured on the search term “referral rock”.
- **Yotpo**: Measured on the search term “yotpo”.

- [Referral Rock profile](/demand/global-en/brands/referral-rock)
- [Yotpo profile](/demand/global-en/brands/yotpo)
- [All brand advocacy platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/brand-advocacy-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 11 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 Referral Rock or Yotpo more popular in search?

In September 2026, Yotpo had more branded searches than Referral Rock among brand advocacy platforms worldwide. Yotpo had about 18,100 branded searches, while Referral Rock had 1,000. Yotpo made up 3% of all brand advocacy platform searches we track, and Referral Rock accounted for 0.17%.

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