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title: "PayHero: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand"
description: "Payroll software for New Zealand employers, with timesheets and leave management. 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/payhero"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

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

Payroll software for New Zealand employers, with timesheets and leave management. 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**: PayHero
- **Owned by**: FlexiTime
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among payroll and rostering software**: 33.8%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| payroll and rostering software | 1 | 33.8% | 24.3K |

- [New Zealand payroll and rostering software](/demand/nz/categories/nz-payroll-and-rostering-software)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for PayHero in New Zealand fell from 28K to 24.3K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, PayHero’s estimated Share of Search among payroll and rostering software in New Zealand decreased from 34.7% to 33.8%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, PayHero’s estimated Share of Search among payroll and rostering software in New Zealand peaked at 34.7% in October 2025 and was lowest at 30.1% in June 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand payroll and rostering software in August 2026?

- In August 2026, PayHero gained estimated Share of Search among payroll and rostering software in New Zealand, from 32.6% to 33.8%.
- In August 2026, Thankyou Payroll lost estimated Share of Search among payroll and rostering software in New Zealand, from 7.6% to 6.2%.
- In August 2026, Ace Payroll rose from 9th to 8th among payroll and rostering software in New Zealand.
- In August 2026, PaySauce rose from 6th to 5th among payroll and rostering software in New Zealand.
- In August 2026, Smartly rose from 5th to 4th among payroll and rostering software in New Zealand.
- In August 2026, Deputy fell from 8th to 9th among payroll and rostering software in New Zealand.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | payroll and rostering software | 28K | 34.7% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | payroll and rostering software | 28.2K | 34% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | payroll and rostering software | 22.9K | 30.5% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | payroll and rostering software | 22.9K | 33.3% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | payroll and rostering software | 22.8K | 33% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | payroll and rostering software | 24.6K | 30.6% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | payroll and rostering software | 23.3K | 33% | 1 |
| May 2026 | payroll and rostering software | 23.4K | 32.7% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | payroll and rostering software | 23.9K | 30.1% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | payroll and rostering software | 23.3K | 32.6% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | payroll and rostering software | 24.3K | 33.8% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | payroll and rostering software | — | — | — |

## How is PayHero measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using PayHero’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.

- “flexitime nz”
- “flexitime payhero”
- “pay hero”
- “PayHero”
- “payhero app”
- “payhero mobile app”
- “payhero nz”
- “payhero pricing”

## Which payroll and rostering software compete with PayHero?

- [iPayroll](/demand/nz/brands/ipayroll): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/ipayroll-vs-payhero
- [Employment Hero](/demand/nz/brands/employment-hero): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/employment-hero-vs-payhero
- [Smartly](/demand/nz/brands/smartly): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/payhero-vs-smartly
- [PaySauce](/demand/nz/brands/paysauce): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/payhero-vs-paysauce
- [Thankyou Payroll](/demand/nz/brands/thankyou-payroll): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/payhero-vs-thankyou-payroll
- [IMS Payroll](/demand/nz/brands/ims-payroll)
- [Ace Payroll](/demand/nz/brands/ace-payroll)
- [Deputy](/demand/nz/brands/deputy)
- [Tanda](/demand/nz/brands/tanda)

## Who owns PayHero?

PayHero is owned by FlexiTime. Brandwave does not track any other brands owned by FlexiTime.

## Methodology

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

## Frequently asked questions

### Who owns PayHero?

PayHero is owned by FlexiTime. Brandwave does not track any other brands owned by FlexiTime.

## Cite this page

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

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