--- title: "Toolkit Depot vs Total Tools: Which is searched more in Australia?" description: "Is Toolkit Depot or Total Tools more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tool retailers set in Australia. 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/au/compare/toolkit-depot-vs-total-tools" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Toolkit Depot vs Total Tools: Which is searched more in Australia? Is Toolkit Depot or Total Tools more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tool retailers set in Australia. 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**: Toolkit Depot and Total Tools - **Competitive set**: Tool retailers - **Market**: Australia - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Toolkit Depot Share of Search**: 1.3% - **Total Tools Share of Search**: 40.1% ## Is Toolkit Depot or Total Tools more popular in search? - In September 2026, Total Tools had more branded searches than Toolkit Depot among tool retailers in Australia. Total Tools had about 301,000 branded searches, while Toolkit Depot had 9,900. Total Tools made up 40.1% of all tool retailer searches we track, and Toolkit Depot accounted for 1.3%. - Total Tools was ahead of Toolkit Depot in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Toolkit Depot’s share of searches among tool retailers in Australia moved from 1.5% to 1.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.1K to 9.9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Total Tools’ share of searches among tool retailers in Australia moved from 44.9% to 40.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 368K to 301K. ## Top tool retailers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Total Tools appeared in all four answers. Toolkit Depot was mentioned in three out of four: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in the Google AI Overview. Total Tools was listed before Toolkit Depot in three out of four 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Bunnings | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Total Tools | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Sydney Tools | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Toolkit Depot | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Trade Tools | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Toolmart | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Tools Warehouse | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about tool retailers - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best tool shop in Australia for tradies?": 1. Total Tools, 2. Sydney Tools, 3. Bunnings, 4. Trade Tools - Asked ChatGPT "Where can I get the best deals on power tools in Australia?": 1. Bunnings, 2. Total Tools, 3. Sydney Tools, 4. Trade Tools, 5. Toolkit Depot - Asked ChatGPT "Which Australian tool stores price match?": 1. Bunnings, 2. Toolkit Depot, 3. Total Tools, 4. Sydney Tools - Searched Google, AI Overview "power tools": 1. Bunnings, 2. Total Tools, 3. Sydney Tools, 4. Toolkit Depot, 5. Trade Tools Not named in any answer: Toolmart and Tools Warehouse. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in Australia on October 28, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for Australia tool retailers in September 2026? - In September 2026, Total Tools lost share of searches among tool retailers in Australia, from 40.9% to 40.1%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Toolkit Depot in Australia fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 12.1K to 9.9K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Toolkit Depot estimated searches | Toolkit Depot Share of Search | Toolkit Depot rank | Total Tools estimated searches | Total Tools Share of Search | Total Tools rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 12.1K | 1.5% | 4 | 368K | 44.9% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 14.8K | 1.5% | 4 | 450K | 44.9% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 12.1K | 1.3% | 4 | 368K | 40.2% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 9.9K | 1.2% | 4 | 368K | 45.1% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 12.1K | 1.6% | 4 | 301K | 39.9% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 12.1K | 1.6% | 4 | 301K | 40.1% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 12.1K | 1.6% | 4 | 301K | 40.1% | 2 | | May 2026 | 14.8K | 1.6% | 4 | 368K | 40.7% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 14.8K | 1.3% | 4 | 450K | 40.9% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 12.1K | 1.6% | 4 | 301K | 40.1% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 12.1K | 1.3% | 4 | 368K | 40.9% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 9.9K | 1.3% | 4 | 301K | 40.1% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Toolkit Depot’s and Total Tools’ 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. - **Toolkit Depot**: Measured on the search term “tool kit depot”. - **Total Tools**: Measured on the search term “total tools”. - [Toolkit Depot profile](/demand/au/brands/toolkit-depot) - [Total Tools profile](/demand/au/brands/total-tools) - [All tool retailers in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-tool-retailers): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 Toolkit Depot or Total Tools more popular in search? In September 2026, Total Tools had more branded searches than Toolkit Depot among tool retailers in Australia. Total Tools had about 301,000 branded searches, while Toolkit Depot had 9,900. Total Tools made up 40.1% of all tool retailer searches we track, and Toolkit Depot accounted for 1.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Toolkit Depot vs Total Tools: Which is searched more in Australia?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/toolkit-depot-vs-total-tools This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/toolkit-depot-vs-total-tools. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.