--- title: "Openbay vs YourMechanic: Which is searched more in the United States?" description: "Is Openbay or YourMechanic 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-yourmechanic" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Openbay vs YourMechanic: Which is searched more in the United States? Is Openbay or YourMechanic 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 YourMechanic - **Competitive set**: Car repair booking sites - **Market**: United States - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Openbay Share of Search**: 5.1% - **YourMechanic Share of Search**: 21.2% ## Is Openbay or YourMechanic more popular in search? - In September 2026, YourMechanic had more branded searches than Openbay among car repair booking sites in the United States. YourMechanic had about 5,400 branded searches, while Openbay had 1,300. YourMechanic made up 21.2% of all car repair booking site searches we track, and Openbay accounted for 5.1%. - YourMechanic 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, YourMechanic’s share of searches among car repair booking sites in the United States moved from 18.6% to 21.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 5.4K. ## Top car repair booking sites in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, neither Openbay nor YourMechanic showed up 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 YourMechanic in the United States fell 33.3% over 12 measured months, from 8.1K to 5.4K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Openbay estimated searches | Openbay Share of Search | Openbay rank | YourMechanic estimated searches | YourMechanic Share of Search | YourMechanic rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1K | 2.3% | 4 | 8.1K | 18.6% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 1K | 2.6% | 4 | 8.1K | 21.3% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 1K | 2.7% | 3 | 8.1K | 21.8% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 1.3K | 3.4% | 3 | 8.1K | 21.4% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 1.3K | 3.6% | 3 | 6.6K | 18.2% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 1.3K | 3.9% | 4 | 8.1K | 24.4% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 1.3K | 4% | 3 | 8.1K | 24.6% | 2 | | May 2026 | 1K | 3.2% | 3 | 6.6K | 21.4% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 1.3K | 4.2% | 3 | 6.6K | 21.2% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 1.3K | 4.2% | 3 | 6.6K | 21.2% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 1.3K | 5.1% | 3 | 5.4K | 21% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 1.3K | 5.1% | 3 | 5.4K | 21.2% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Openbay’s and YourMechanic’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”. - **YourMechanic**: Measured on the search term “yourmechanic”. - [Openbay profile](/demand/us/brands/openbay) - [YourMechanic profile](/demand/us/brands/yourmechanic) - [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 YourMechanic more popular in search? In September 2026, YourMechanic had more branded searches than Openbay among car repair booking sites in the United States. YourMechanic had about 5,400 branded searches, while Openbay had 1,300. YourMechanic made up 21.2% of all car repair booking site searches we track, and Openbay accounted for 5.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Openbay vs YourMechanic: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/openbay-vs-yourmechanic This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/openbay-vs-yourmechanic. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.