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title: "Rootstock vs SAP S/4HANA: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Rootstock or SAP S/4HANA 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."
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# Rootstock vs SAP S/4HANA: Which is searched more?

Is Rootstock or SAP S/4HANA 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**: Rootstock and SAP S/4HANA
- **Competitive set**: Manufacturing ERP
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Rootstock Share of Search**: 0.68%
- **SAP S/4HANA Share of Search**: 6.3%

## Is Rootstock or SAP S/4HANA more popular in search?

- In September 2026, SAP S/4HANA had more branded searches than Rootstock among manufacturing ERP worldwide. SAP S/4HANA had about 113,000 branded searches, while Rootstock had 12,100. SAP S/4HANA made up 6.3% of all manufacturing ERP searches we track, and Rootstock accounted for 0.68%.
- SAP S/4HANA was ahead of Rootstock in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- 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.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, SAP S/4HANA’s share of searches among manufacturing ERP worldwide moved from 5.5% to 6.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 118K to 113K.

## Top manufacturing ERP in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, SAP S/4HANA was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Rootstock 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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?

- In September 2026, SAP S/4HANA gained share of searches among manufacturing ERP worldwide, from 5.2% to 6.3%.
- 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 | Rootstock estimated searches | Rootstock Share of Search | Rootstock rank | SAP S/4HANA estimated searches | SAP S/4HANA Share of Search | SAP S/4HANA rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 14.8K | 0.7% | 8 | 118K | 5.5% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 14.8K | 0.74% | 8 | 113K | 5.7% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 12.1K | 0.62% | 8 | 92.1K | 4.7% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 14.8K | 0.73% | 8 | 113K | 5.6% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 12.1K | 0.61% | 8 | 118K | 5.9% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 12.1K | 0.6% | 8 | 118K | 5.8% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 12.1K | 0.6% | 8 | 113K | 5.6% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 12.1K | 0.69% | 8 | 113K | 6.4% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 12.1K | 0.68% | 8 | 113K | 6.3% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 12.1K | 0.69% | 8 | 113K | 6.4% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 12.1K | 0.69% | 8 | 92.1K | 5.2% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 12.1K | 0.68% | 8 | 113K | 6.3% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Rootstock’s and SAP S/4HANA’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.

- **Rootstock**: Measured on the search term “rootstock”.
- **SAP S/4HANA**: Measured on the search terms “s 4hana” and “sap s4hana”, summed into one figure.

- [Rootstock profile](/demand/global-en/brands/rootstock)
- [SAP S/4HANA profile](/demand/global-en/brands/sap-s4hana)
- [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 Rootstock or SAP S/4HANA more popular in search?

In September 2026, SAP S/4HANA had more branded searches than Rootstock among manufacturing ERP worldwide. SAP S/4HANA had about 113,000 branded searches, while Rootstock had 12,100. SAP S/4HANA made up 6.3% of all manufacturing ERP searches we track, and Rootstock accounted for 0.68%.

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