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title: "Tropic vs Zip: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Tropic or Zip? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Procurement intake 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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# Tropic vs Zip: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Tropic or Zip? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Procurement intake 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**: Tropic and Zip
- **Competitive set**: Procurement intake platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Tropic Share of Search**: 0.19%
- **Zip Share of Search**: 1.6%

## Which is more popular in search, Tropic or Zip?

- In August 2026, Zip had more branded searches than Tropic among procurement intake platforms worldwide. Zip was estimated to have 3K branded searches compared to Tropic’s 360, and held a 1.6% Share of Search versus Tropic’s 0.19%.
- Zip was ahead of Tropic in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Tropic’s estimated Share of Search among procurement intake platforms worldwide moved from 0.11% to 0.19%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 260 to 360.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Zip’s estimated Share of Search among procurement intake platforms worldwide moved from 1.1% to 1.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.5K to 3K.

## How did search popularity change for procurement intake platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Tropic worldwide rose 38.5% over 11 measured months, from 260 to 360 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Zip worldwide rose 20.1% over 11 measured months, from 2.5K to 3K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Tropic estimated searches | Tropic Share of Search | Tropic rank | Zip estimated searches | Zip Share of Search | Zip rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 260 | 0.11% | 5 | 2.5K | 1.1% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 240 | 0.13% | 5 | 2.5K | 1.3% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 200 | 0.11% | 5 | 2K | 1.1% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 300 | 0.16% | 5 | 2.5K | 1.3% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 310 | 0.16% | 5 | 2.5K | 1.3% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 300 | 0.13% | 5 | 2.6K | 1.1% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 300 | 0.13% | 5 | 2.5K | 1.1% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 290 | 0.15% | 5 | 2.5K | 1.3% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 350 | 0.16% | 5 | 3K | 1.3% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 250 | 0.13% | 5 | 3K | 1.6% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 360 | 0.19% | 5 | 3K | 1.6% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Tropic’s and Zip’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.

- **Tropic**: Measured on the search terms “tropic procurement” and “tropicapp io”, summed into one figure.
- **Zip**: Measured on the search terms “procurement zip”, “zip procurement” and “ziphq com”, summed into one figure.

- [Tropic profile](/demand/global-en/brands/tropic)
- [Zip profile](/demand/global-en/brands/zip-procurement)
- [All procurement intake platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/procurement-intake-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, Tropic or Zip?

In August 2026, Zip had more branded searches than Tropic among procurement intake platforms worldwide. Zip was estimated to have 3K branded searches compared to Tropic’s 360, and held a 1.6% Share of Search versus Tropic’s 0.19%.

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