--- title: "Lendio vs National Funding: Which is more popular in the United States?" description: "Is Lendio or National Funding more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Small business lenders 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/lendio-vs-national-funding" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Lendio vs National Funding: Which is more popular in the United States? Is Lendio or National Funding more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Small business lenders 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**: Lendio and National Funding - **Competitive set**: Small business lenders - **Market**: United States - **Month measured**: Oct 2026 - **Lendio Share of Search**: 5% - **National Funding Share of Search**: 3.3% ## Is Lendio or National Funding more popular in search? - In October 2026, Lendio had more branded searches than National Funding among small business lenders in the United States. Lendio had about 8,100 branded searches, while National Funding had 5,400. Lendio made up 5% of all small business lender searches we track, and National Funding accounted for 3.3%. - Lendio was ahead of National Funding in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Lendio’s share of searches among small business lenders in the United States moved from 6.9% to 5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.9K to 8.1K. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, National Funding’s share of searches among small business lenders in the United States moved from 2% to 3.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.9K to 5.4K. ## Top small business lenders in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Lendio was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. National Funding 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Bluevine | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Fundbox | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Lendio | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Credibly | 3rd | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | OnDeck | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Headway Capital | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Fora Financial | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Kapitus | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | National Funding | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Rapid Finance | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Biz2Credit | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Kabbage | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about small business lenders - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best place to get a small business loan online?": 1. Bluevine, 2. Fundbox, 3. Lendio, 4. OnDeck - Asked ChatGPT "Which online lenders are best for a small business line of credit?": 1. Bluevine, 2. Fundbox, 3. Headway Capital, 4. OnDeck - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best lender in the US for small business working capital?": 1. Bluevine, 2. Fundbox - Searched Google, AI Overview "small business loans": 1. Bluevine, 2. Fundbox - Searched Google, AI Overview "online business loans": 1. Credibly, 2. Lendio Not named in any answer: Fora Financial, Kapitus, National Funding, Rapid Finance, Biz2Credit and Kabbage. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 28, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United States small business lenders in October 2026? - In October 2026, National Funding overtook Rapid Finance and Biz2Credit to rank 9th among small business lenders in the United States, with 3.3% of the searches. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Lendio in the United States fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 9.9K to 8.1K in October 2026. ## How has branded search for Lendio and National Funding changed in the United States over the last 12 months? | Month | Lendio estimated searches | Lendio Share of Search | Lendio rank | National Funding estimated searches | National Funding Share of Search | National Funding rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | 9.9K | 6.9% | 4 | 2.9K | 2% | 11 | | Dec 2025 | 9.9K | 6.3% | 5 | 3.6K | 2.3% | 11 | | Jan 2026 | 9.9K | 6.1% | 5 | 5.4K | 3.3% | 9 | | Feb 2026 | 9.9K | 6.3% | 5 | 4.4K | 2.8% | 10 | | Mar 2026 | 9.9K | 5.2% | 5 | 4.4K | 2.3% | 11 | | Apr 2026 | 9.9K | 5.2% | 4 | 5.4K | 2.8% | 9 | | May 2026 | 8.1K | 4.8% | 5 | 4.4K | 2.6% | 10 | | Jun 2026 | 8.1K | 4.9% | 4 | 4.4K | 2.7% | 10 | | Jul 2026 | 9.9K | 6% | 4 | 4.4K | 2.7% | 10 | | Aug 2026 | 9.9K | 6.1% | 4 | 3.6K | 2.2% | 11 | | Sep 2026 | 8.1K | 5.1% | 4 | 3.6K | 2.3% | 11 | | Oct 2026 | 8.1K | 5% | 4 | 5.4K | 3.3% | 9 | ## How are Lendio’s and National Funding’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Lendio’s and National Funding’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. - **Lendio**: Measured on the search term “lendio”. - **National Funding**: Measured on the search term “national funding”. - [Lendio profile](/demand/us/brands/lendio) - [National Funding profile](/demand/us/brands/national-funding) - [All small business lenders in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-lending-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 12 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 Lendio or National Funding more popular in search? In October 2026, Lendio had more branded searches than National Funding among small business lenders in the United States. Lendio had about 8,100 branded searches, while National Funding had 5,400. Lendio made up 5% of all small business lender searches we track, and National Funding accounted for 3.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Lendio vs National Funding: Which is more popular in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/lendio-vs-national-funding This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/lendio-vs-national-funding. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.