6%
5% YoY
#3
Summary
- Parallel ranks #3 within the Search & Research AI category, maintaining its position month-over-month.
- As of November 2026, 6% of organizations who have a vendor in the Search & Research AI category use Parallel: up 5 percentage points from last year.
- Parallel has the highest adoption among enterprise companies (8%), compared to mid-market (6%), small-to-medium businesses (6%), and micro-SMB (7%).
- Parallel key capabilities include web search, web data extraction, and research APIs designed for AI agents and applications.
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Key stats
6%
5% YoY
Enterprise, 40%
10%
28%
#2
#2
Adoption Rates by company size
| Company size | Adoption rate |
|---|---|
| SMB | 6% |
| Mid-market | 6% |
| Enterprise | 8% |
About Parallel
Parallel provides enterprise-grade web research APIs for AI agents and developers, delivering evidence-based search and structured data extraction from the web.
About this data
These insights come from Ramp’s procurement and renewal data, built on real-world transactions observed across our platform. Figures represent aggregated observations from Ramp Procurement and Renewals activity.
| Date | New adopter share | Competitor switch rate | Dominant FTE segment | Adoption rate (Enterprise) | Adoption rate (Mid-Market) | Adoption rate (SMB) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 10% | 28% | Enterprise, 40% | 8% | 6% | 6% |
| Sep 2026 | 7% | 27% | Enterprise, 39% | 8% | 5% | 5% |
| Aug 2026 | 7% | 27% | Mid-Market, 40% | 7% | 5% | 5% |
| Jul 2026 | 4% | 28% | Enterprise, 41% | 6% | 4% | 5% |
| Jun 2026 | 5% | 26% | Enterprise, 46% | 6% | 4% | 4% |
| May 2026 | 4% | 25% | Enterprise, 50% | 7% | 3% | 4% |
| Apr 2026 | 2% | 24% | Enterprise, 42% | 7% | 3% | 3% |
| Mar 2026 | 2% | 23% | Enterprise, 40% | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Feb 2026 | 4% | 24% | Mid-Market, 55% | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Jan 2026 | 5% | 23% | Mid-Market, 72% | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| Dec 2025 | 4% | 23% | Mid-Market, 68% | 0% | 3% | 2% |
| Nov 2025 | 5% | 20% | Mid-Market, 68% | 0% | 2% | 1% |
| Oct 2025 | 1% | 17% | Mid-Market, 71% | 0% | 1% | 1% |
| Sep 2025 | 2% | 15% | Mid-Market, 61% | 0% | 1% | 1% |
| Aug 2025 | 2% | 14% | Mid-Market, 74% | 0% | 1% | 1% |
| Jul 2025 | 0% | 13% | Mid-Market, 69% | 0% | 1% | 0% |
| Jun 2025 | — | 12% | Mid-Market, 72% | 0% | 1% | 0% |
| May 2025 | 1% | 14% | Mid-Market, 66% | 0% | 1% | 0% |
| Apr 2025 | — | 11% | Mid-Market, 66% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Mar 2025 | — | 14% | Mid-Market, 72% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Feb 2025 | — | 8% | Mid-Market, 72% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Jan 2025 | — | — | Mid-Market, 72% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Dec 2024 | — | 20% | Mid-Market, 72% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Nov 2024 | — | 33% | Mid-Market, 66% | 0% | 1% | 0% |
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