--- title: "1-800-PACK-RAT vs PODS: Which is searched more in the United States?" description: "Is 1-800-PACK-RAT or PODS more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Moving container companies set in the United States. 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/us/compare/1-800-pack-rat-vs-pods" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # 1-800-PACK-RAT vs PODS: Which is searched more in the United States? Is 1-800-PACK-RAT or PODS more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Moving container companies set in the United States. 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**: 1-800-PACK-RAT and PODS - **Competitive set**: Moving container companies - **Market**: United States - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **1-800-PACK-RAT Share of Search**: 14.4% - **PODS Share of Search**: 55.7% ## Is 1-800-PACK-RAT or PODS more popular in search? - In September 2026, PODS had more branded searches than 1-800-PACK-RAT among moving container companies in the United States. PODS had about 83,000 branded searches, while 1-800-PACK-RAT had 21,400. PODS made up 55.7% of all moving container company searches we track, and 1-800-PACK-RAT accounted for 14.4%. - PODS was ahead of 1-800-PACK-RAT in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, 1-800-PACK-RAT’s share of searches among moving container companies in the United States moved from 12% to 14.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 16.5K to 21.4K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, PODS’s share of searches among moving container companies in the United States moved from 60.6% to 55.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 83K. ## Top moving container companies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, both 1-800-PACK-RAT and PODS showed up in all four answers. PODS was listed before 1-800-PACK-RAT in three of them. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | PODS | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | U-Pack | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | 1-800-PACK-RAT | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | U-Haul U-Box | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Zippy Shell | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about moving container companies - Asked ChatGPT "Which moving container company should I use in the US?": 1. PODS, 2. U-Pack, 3. 1-800-PACK-RAT, 4. U-Haul U-Box - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best moving container companies in the US?": 1. PODS, 2. U-Pack, 3. 1-800-PACK-RAT, 4. U-Haul U-Box, 5. Zippy Shell - Asked ChatGPT "What's the cheapest moving container company in the US for a long-distance move?": 1. U-Pack, 2. U-Haul U-Box, 3. 1-800-PACK-RAT, 4. PODS - Searched Google, AI Overview "moving containers": 1. PODS, 2. 1-800-PACK-RAT Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 22, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United States moving container companies in September 2026? - In September 2026, PODS gained share of searches among moving container companies in the United States, from 54% to 55.7%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for 1-800-PACK-RAT in the United States rose 29.7% over 12 measured months, from 16.5K to 21.4K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | 1-800-PACK-RAT estimated searches | 1-800-PACK-RAT Share of Search | 1-800-PACK-RAT rank | PODS estimated searches | PODS Share of Search | PODS rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 16.5K | 12% | 3 | 83K | 60.6% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 15.7K | 13.3% | 3 | 67.9K | 57.4% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 21.7K | 17.3% | 3 | 67.9K | 54.2% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 14.3K | 9.1% | 3 | 93.2K | 59.3% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 14.3K | 10.4% | 3 | 79.7K | 57.9% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 21.4K | 11.5% | 3 | 102K | 54.5% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 21.4K | 9.4% | 3 | 137K | 60.3% | 1 | | May 2026 | 26.2K | 11.1% | 3 | 138K | 58.2% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 26.2K | 12.2% | 3 | 118K | 54.9% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 26.2K | 12.5% | 3 | 117K | 55.8% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 26.2K | 14.7% | 3 | 96.5K | 54% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 21.4K | 14.4% | 3 | 83K | 55.7% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using 1-800-PACK-RAT’s and PODS’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. - **1-800-PACK-RAT**: Measured on the search terms “1-800-pack-rat” and “pack rat moving”, summed into one figure. - **PODS**: Measured on the search terms “pods containers”, “pods moving” and “pods storage”, summed into one figure. - [1-800-PACK-RAT profile](/demand/us/brands/1-800-pack-rat) - [PODS profile](/demand/us/brands/pods) - [All moving container companies in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-moving-container-companies): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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 1-800-PACK-RAT or PODS more popular in search? In September 2026, PODS had more branded searches than 1-800-PACK-RAT among moving container companies in the United States. PODS had about 83,000 branded searches, while 1-800-PACK-RAT had 21,400. PODS made up 55.7% of all moving container company searches we track, and 1-800-PACK-RAT accounted for 14.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "1-800-PACK-RAT vs PODS: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/1-800-pack-rat-vs-pods This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/1-800-pack-rat-vs-pods. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.