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title: "Sling vs When I Work: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Sling or When I Work? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Employee scheduling 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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# Sling vs When I Work: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Sling or When I Work? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Employee scheduling 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**: Sling and When I Work
- **Competitive set**: Employee scheduling platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Sling Share of Search**: 13.8%
- **When I Work Share of Search**: 46%

## Which is more popular in search, Sling or When I Work?

- In August 2026, When I Work had more branded searches than Sling among employee scheduling platforms worldwide. When I Work was estimated to have 139K branded searches compared to Sling’s 41.6K, and held a 46% Share of Search versus Sling’s 13.8%.
- When I Work was ahead of Sling in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Sling’s estimated Share of Search among employee scheduling platforms worldwide moved from 19.4% to 13.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 62.6K to 41.6K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, When I Work’s estimated Share of Search among employee scheduling platforms worldwide moved from 43% to 46%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 139K.

## How did search popularity change for employee scheduling platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Sling gained estimated Share of Search among employee scheduling platforms worldwide, from 13.1% to 13.8%.
- In August 2026, When I Work lost estimated Share of Search among employee scheduling platforms worldwide, from 48.6% to 46%.

## Month by month

| Month | Sling estimated searches | Sling Share of Search | Sling rank | When I Work estimated searches | When I Work Share of Search | When I Work rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 62.6K | 19.4% | 3 | 139K | 43% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 41.8K | 13.9% | 3 | 138K | 46% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 41.4K | 13.8% | 3 | 138K | 46.2% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 41.8K | 12.7% | 3 | 139K | 42.3% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 41.5K | 14.5% | 3 | 125K | 43.6% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 43.2K | 14.2% | 3 | 139K | 45.5% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 42.1K | 13.9% | 3 | 139K | 45.8% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 51.1K | 15% | 3 | 139K | 41% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 50.5K | 13% | 3 | 188K | 48.5% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 41.5K | 13.1% | 3 | 153K | 48.6% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 41.6K | 13.8% | 3 | 139K | 46% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Sling’s and When I Work’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.

- **Sling**: Measured on the search terms “getsling com”, “sling employee scheduling” and “sling scheduling”, summed into one figure.
- **When I Work**: Measured on the search terms “when i work”, “when i work app”, “when i work employee scheduling”, “when i work software”, “wheniwork” and “wheniwork com”, summed into one figure.

- [Sling profile](/demand/global-en/brands/sling-scheduling)
- [When I Work profile](/demand/global-en/brands/when-i-work)
- [All employee scheduling platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/employee-scheduling-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, Sling or When I Work?

In August 2026, When I Work had more branded searches than Sling among employee scheduling platforms worldwide. When I Work was estimated to have 139K branded searches compared to Sling’s 41.6K, and held a 46% Share of Search versus Sling’s 13.8%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Sling vs When I Work: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/sling-scheduling-vs-when-i-work

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