--- title: "How popular is Filestage? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand" description: "Filestage provides tools to collect feedback and approve creative files. 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/nz/brands/filestage" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # How popular is Filestage? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand Filestage provides tools to collect feedback and approve creative files. 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 - **Brand**: Filestage - **Market**: New Zealand - **Measured month**: Oct 2026 - **Share of Search among creative proofing platforms**: 1.3% ## Where does Filestage compete? | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Creative proofing platforms | 4 | 1.3% | 20 | - [Creative proofing platforms](/demand/nz/categories/nz-creative-proofing-platforms) ## Top creative proofing platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Filestage was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Filestage is the third most recommended of the six. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | PageProof | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Ziflow | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Filestage | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | ReviewStudio | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Frame.io | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | GoVisually | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about creative proofing platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which creative proofing platform should I use in New Zealand?": 1. PageProof, 2. Ziflow, 3. Filestage, 4. ReviewStudio - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best creative proofing platforms in New Zealand?": 1. PageProof, 2. Ziflow, 3. Filestage, 4. GoVisually, 5. ReviewStudio, 6. Frame.io - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best creative proofing platform in New Zealand for approvals workflow?": 1. PageProof, 2. Ziflow, 3. Filestage, 4. Frame.io - Searched Google, AI Overview "best proofing software": 1. PageProof, 2. Ziflow, 3. Frame.io, 4. ReviewStudio - Searched Google, AI Overview "online proofing tool": 1. PageProof, 2. Ziflow, 3. ReviewStudio, 4. GoVisually Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for Filestage changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Filestage in New Zealand fell from 30 to 20. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Filestage’s share of searches among creative proofing platforms in New Zealand decreased from 1.8% to 1.3%. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Filestage’s share of searches among creative proofing platforms in New Zealand peaked at 2.6% in August 2026 and was lowest at 1% in July 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand creative proofing platforms in October 2026? - In October 2026, Ziflow gained share of searches among creative proofing platforms in New Zealand, from 2.7% to 3.3%. - In October 2026, Frame.io lost share of searches among creative proofing platforms in New Zealand, from 47.6% to 47.1%. - In October 2026, PageProof lost share of searches among creative proofing platforms in New Zealand, from 47.6% to 47.1%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Filestage in New Zealand fell 33.3% over 12 measured months, from 30 to 20 in October 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | Creative proofing platforms | 30 | 1.8% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | Creative proofing platforms | 20 | 1.4% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | Creative proofing platforms | 30 | 2.6% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | Creative proofing platforms | 20 | 1.3% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | Creative proofing platforms | 30 | 1.7% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | Creative proofing platforms | 30 | 1.4% | 4 | | May 2026 | Creative proofing platforms | 30 | 1.3% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | Creative proofing platforms | 30 | 1.4% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | Creative proofing platforms | 20 | 1% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | Creative proofing platforms | 50 | 2.6% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | Creative proofing platforms | 20 | 1.1% | 4 | | Oct 2026 | Creative proofing platforms | 20 | 1.3% | 4 | ## How are Filestage’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Filestage’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading. - “filestage” ## Which creative proofing platforms compete with Filestage? - [Frame.io](/demand/nz/brands/frame-io): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/filestage-vs-frame-io - [PageProof](/demand/nz/brands/pageproof): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/filestage-vs-pageproof - [Ziflow](/demand/nz/brands/ziflow): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/filestage-vs-ziflow - [GoVisually](/demand/nz/brands/govisually): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/filestage-vs-govisually - [ReviewStudio](/demand/nz/brands/reviewstudio): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/filestage-vs-reviewstudio ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "How popular is Filestage? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/filestage This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/filestage. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.