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title: "Patchstack: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand"
description: "Patchstack is a WordPress security plugin available to New Zealand customers. 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/patchstack"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# Patchstack: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand

Patchstack is a WordPress security plugin available to New Zealand customers. 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**: Patchstack
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among WordPress security plugins**: 4.3%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WordPress security plugins | 5 | 4.3% | 30 |

- [WordPress security plugins](/demand/nz/categories/nz-wordpress-security-plugins)

## How has branded search demand for Patchstack changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Patchstack in New Zealand rose from 10 to 30.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Patchstack’s estimated Share of Search among WordPress security plugins in New Zealand increased from 1.8% to 4.3%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Patchstack’s estimated Share of Search among WordPress security plugins in New Zealand peaked at 5% in April 2026 and was lowest at 1.5% in June 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand WordPress security plugins in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Wordfence overtook Sucuri to take the highest estimated Share of Search among WordPress security plugins in New Zealand, at 42%.
- In August 2026, Sucuri lost estimated Share of Search among WordPress security plugins in New Zealand, from 40.9% to 37.7%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Patchstack in New Zealand rose 200% over 11 measured months, from 10 to 30 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Kadence Security in New Zealand rose 100% over 11 measured months, from 30 to 60 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for MalCare in New Zealand fell 28.6% over 11 measured months, from 70 to 50 in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | WordPress security plugins | 10 | 1.8% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | WordPress security plugins | 20 | 3.8% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | WordPress security plugins | 20 | 3.9% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | WordPress security plugins | 20 | 3.8% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | WordPress security plugins | 10 | 2% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | WordPress security plugins | 10 | 1.6% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | WordPress security plugins | 30 | 5% | 4 |
| May 2026 | WordPress security plugins | 20 | 2.9% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | WordPress security plugins | 10 | 1.5% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | WordPress security plugins | 30 | 4.5% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | WordPress security plugins | 30 | 4.3% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | WordPress security plugins | — | — | — |

## How is Patchstack measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Patchstack’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- “patchstack”
- “patchstack reviews”
- “patchstack security”
- “patchstack wordpress”

## Which WordPress security plugins compete with Patchstack?

- [Wordfence](/demand/nz/brands/wordfence): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/patchstack-vs-wordfence
- [Sucuri](/demand/nz/brands/sucuri): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/patchstack-vs-sucuri
- [Kadence Security](/demand/nz/brands/kadence-security): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/kadence-security-vs-patchstack
- [MalCare](/demand/nz/brands/malcare): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/malcare-vs-patchstack

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Patchstack: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/patchstack

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