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title: "Catalyst vs Motivity: Which is searched more in the United States?"
description: "Is Catalyst or Motivity more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the ABA therapy software 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."
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# Catalyst vs Motivity: Which is searched more in the United States?

Is Catalyst or Motivity more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the ABA therapy software 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**: Catalyst and Motivity
- **Competitive set**: ABA therapy software
- **Market**: United States
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Catalyst Share of Search**: 0.55%
- **Motivity Share of Search**: 0.25%

## Is Catalyst or Motivity more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Catalyst had more branded searches than Motivity among ABA therapy software in the United States. Catalyst had about 2,220 branded searches, while Motivity had 1,000. Catalyst made up 0.55% of all ABA therapy software searches we track, and Motivity accounted for 0.25%.
- Catalyst was ahead of Motivity in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Catalyst’s share of searches among ABA therapy software in the United States moved from 1.1% to 0.55%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.5K to 2.2K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Motivity’s share of searches among ABA therapy software in the United States moved from 0.32% to 0.25%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3K to 1K.

## Top ABA therapy software in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Motivity appeared in all five answers. Catalyst 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CentralReach | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| AlohaABA | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Motivity | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Rethink Behavioral Health | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Theralytics | 5th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Artemis | 6th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Catalyst | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Raven Health | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about ABA therapy software

- Asked ChatGPT "Which ABA practice management software should I use in the US?": 1. CentralReach, 2. Theralytics, 3. AlohaABA, 4. Motivity
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best ABA practice management software options in the US?": 1. CentralReach, 2. Motivity, 3. Rethink Behavioral Health, 4. AlohaABA, 5. Artemis
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best ABA software in the US for a small clinic?": 1. AlohaABA, 2. Motivity, 3. CentralReach, 4. Rethink Behavioral Health
- Searched Google, AI Overview "aba practice management software": 1. AlohaABA, 2. Artemis, 3. Theralytics, 4. CentralReach, 5. Motivity
- Searched Google, AI Overview "aba data collection software": 1. CentralReach, 2. Rethink Behavioral Health, 3. Motivity, 4. Artemis, 5. Theralytics

Not named in any answer: Catalyst and Raven Health.

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 ABA therapy software in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Catalyst in the United States fell 50.4% over 12 measured months, from 4.5K to 2.2K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Motivity in the United States fell 23.1% over 12 measured months, from 1.3K to 1K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Catalyst estimated searches | Catalyst Share of Search | Catalyst rank | Motivity estimated searches | Motivity Share of Search | Motivity rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 4.5K | 1.1% | 4 | 1.3K | 0.32% | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | 3.1K | 0.93% | 4 | 1K | 0.3% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | 3.5K | 1% | 4 | 1K | 0.3% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | 3.6K | 0.89% | 4 | 1.3K | 0.32% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 3K | 0.74% | 4 | 1.3K | 0.32% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.1K | 0.76% | 4 | 1.3K | 0.32% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 3.4K | 0.83% | 4 | 1.3K | 0.32% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 2.8K | 0.68% | 4 | 1.3K | 0.32% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.4K | 0.48% | 5 | 1.3K | 0.26% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.3K | 0.56% | 4 | 1.3K | 0.32% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.3K | 0.56% | 4 | 1.3K | 0.32% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | 2.2K | 0.55% | 4 | 1K | 0.25% | 7 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Catalyst’s and Motivity’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.

- **Catalyst**: Measured on the search terms “catalyst aba” and “datafinch”, summed into one figure.
- **Motivity**: Measured on the search term “motivity aba”.

- [Catalyst profile](/demand/us/brands/catalyst-aba)
- [Motivity profile](/demand/us/brands/motivity)
- [All ABA therapy software in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-aba-therapy-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Catalyst or Motivity more popular in search?

In September 2026, Catalyst had more branded searches than Motivity among ABA therapy software in the United States. Catalyst had about 2,220 branded searches, while Motivity had 1,000. Catalyst made up 0.55% of all ABA therapy software searches we track, and Motivity accounted for 0.25%.

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