--- title: "Refersion vs ShareASale: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Refersion or ShareASale more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Affiliate tracking 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/refersion-vs-shareasale" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Refersion vs ShareASale: Which is searched more? Is Refersion or ShareASale more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Affiliate tracking 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**: Refersion and ShareASale - **Competitive set**: Affiliate tracking platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Refersion Share of Search**: 1.7% - **ShareASale Share of Search**: 5.4% ## Is Refersion or ShareASale more popular in search? - In September 2026, ShareASale had more branded searches than Refersion among affiliate tracking platforms worldwide. ShareASale had about 9,900 branded searches, while Refersion had 3,110. ShareASale made up 5.4% of all affiliate tracking platform searches we track, and Refersion accounted for 1.7%. - ShareASale was ahead of Refersion in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Refersion’s share of searches among affiliate tracking platforms worldwide moved from 2.1% to 1.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.7K to 3.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, ShareASale’s share of searches among affiliate tracking platforms worldwide moved from 9.9% to 5.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.2K to 9.9K. ## Top affiliate tracking platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Refersion was mentioned in two out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in both Google AI Overviews. ShareASale did not appear 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Rewardful | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Tapfiliate | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | FirstPromoter | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Trackdesk | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | PartnerStack | 5th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Refersion | 6th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Voluum | 7th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | impact.com | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Awin | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | CJ Affiliate | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | ShareASale | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about affiliate tracking platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which affiliate tracking platform should I use?": 1. Rewardful, 2. FirstPromoter, 3. Tapfiliate, 4. PartnerStack - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best affiliate tracking platforms?": 1. impact.com, 2. PartnerStack, 3. Tapfiliate, 4. Rewardful, 5. FirstPromoter, 6. Trackdesk, 7. Voluum - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best affiliate tracking platform for a subscription business?": 1. FirstPromoter, 2. Rewardful, 3. PartnerStack, 4. Tapfiliate - Searched Google, AI Overview "affiliate tracking software": 1. Refersion, 2. Tapfiliate, 3. Trackdesk, 4. Voluum - Searched Google, AI Overview "affiliate tracking platform": 1. Trackdesk, 2. Voluum, 3. Rewardful, 4. Refersion, 5. Tapfiliate Not named in any answer: Awin, CJ Affiliate and ShareASale. 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 affiliate tracking platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Refersion rose from 9th to 8th among affiliate tracking platforms worldwide. - Estimated monthly branded searches for ShareASale worldwide fell 55.4% over 12 measured months, from 22.2K to 9.9K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Refersion estimated searches | Refersion Share of Search | Refersion rank | ShareASale estimated searches | ShareASale Share of Search | ShareASale rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 4.7K | 2.1% | 7 | 22.2K | 9.9% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 4.6K | 2.3% | 7 | 22.2K | 11% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 3.8K | 2.1% | 8 | 18.1K | 10.3% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 3.8K | 1.8% | 8 | 22.2K | 10.7% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 3.8K | 2% | 8 | 18.1K | 9.5% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 3.9K | 1.6% | 8 | 22.2K | 9.4% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 3.9K | 1.9% | 8 | 18.1K | 9% | 4 | | May 2026 | 3.9K | 2.2% | 8 | 14.8K | 8.4% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 3.9K | 2.3% | 7 | 14.8K | 8.6% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 3.2K | 1.7% | 8 | 12.1K | 6.5% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 3.2K | 1.7% | 9 | 9.9K | 5.4% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 3.1K | 1.7% | 8 | 9.9K | 5.4% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Refersion’s and ShareASale’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. - **Refersion**: Measured on the search terms “refersion” and “refersion affiliate”, summed into one figure. - **ShareASale**: Measured on the search term “shareasale”. - [Refersion profile](/demand/global-en/brands/refersion) - [ShareASale profile](/demand/global-en/brands/shareasale) - [All affiliate tracking platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/affiliate-tracking-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 Refersion or ShareASale more popular in search? In September 2026, ShareASale had more branded searches than Refersion among affiliate tracking platforms worldwide. ShareASale had about 9,900 branded searches, while Refersion had 3,110. ShareASale made up 5.4% of all affiliate tracking platform searches we track, and Refersion accounted for 1.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Refersion vs ShareASale: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/refersion-vs-shareasale This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/refersion-vs-shareasale. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.