--- title: "Openbay vs RepairPal: Which is searched more in the United States?" description: "Is Openbay or RepairPal more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car repair booking sites 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/openbay-vs-repairpal" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Openbay vs RepairPal: Which is searched more in the United States? Is Openbay or RepairPal more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car repair booking sites 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**: Openbay and RepairPal - **Competitive set**: Car repair booking sites - **Market**: United States - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Openbay Share of Search**: 5.1% - **RepairPal Share of Search**: 70.9% ## Is Openbay or RepairPal more popular in search? - In September 2026, RepairPal had more branded searches than Openbay among car repair booking sites in the United States. RepairPal had about 18,100 branded searches, while Openbay had 1,300. RepairPal made up 70.9% of all car repair booking site searches we track, and Openbay accounted for 5.1%. - RepairPal was ahead of Openbay in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Openbay’s share of searches among car repair booking sites in the United States moved from 2.3% to 5.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 1.3K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, RepairPal’s share of searches among car repair booking sites in the United States moved from 76.1% to 70.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.1K to 18.1K. ## Top car repair booking sites in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, RepairPal was mentioned in one out of three: in one of the three ChatGPT answers. Openbay did not appear in any of the three answers. Too few answers listed options to rank the brands, so only mentions are counted. | Brand | ChatGPT answers that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | | RepairPal | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | | YourMechanic | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | Openbay | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | Wrench | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about car repair booking sites - Asked ChatGPT "How can I find a trustworthy mechanic near me?": named none of the brands we track - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best way to get a fair price estimate for a car repair?": 1. RepairPal - Asked ChatGPT "Is a mobile mechanic service worth it?": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: YourMechanic, Openbay and Wrench. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 27, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United States car repair booking sites in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Openbay in the United States rose 30% over 12 measured months, from 1K to 1.3K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for RepairPal in the United States fell 45.3% over 12 measured months, from 33.1K to 18.1K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Openbay estimated searches | Openbay Share of Search | Openbay rank | RepairPal estimated searches | RepairPal Share of Search | RepairPal rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1K | 2.3% | 4 | 33.1K | 76.1% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 1K | 2.6% | 4 | 27.1K | 71.1% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 1K | 2.7% | 3 | 27.1K | 72.8% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 1.3K | 3.4% | 3 | 27.1K | 71.7% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 1.3K | 3.6% | 3 | 27.1K | 74.7% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 1.3K | 3.9% | 4 | 22.2K | 66.9% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 1.3K | 4% | 3 | 22.2K | 67.5% | 1 | | May 2026 | 1K | 3.2% | 3 | 22.2K | 72.1% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 1.3K | 4.2% | 3 | 22.2K | 71.4% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 1.3K | 4.2% | 3 | 22.2K | 71.4% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 1.3K | 5.1% | 3 | 18.1K | 70.5% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 1.3K | 5.1% | 3 | 18.1K | 70.9% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Openbay’s and RepairPal’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. - **Openbay**: Measured on the search term “openbay”. - **RepairPal**: Measured on the search term “repairpal”. - [Openbay profile](/demand/us/brands/openbay) - [RepairPal profile](/demand/us/brands/repairpal) - [All car repair booking sites in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-car-repair-booking-sites): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 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 Openbay or RepairPal more popular in search? In September 2026, RepairPal had more branded searches than Openbay among car repair booking sites in the United States. RepairPal had about 18,100 branded searches, while Openbay had 1,300. RepairPal made up 70.9% of all car repair booking site searches we track, and Openbay accounted for 5.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Openbay vs RepairPal: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/openbay-vs-repairpal This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/openbay-vs-repairpal. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.