--- title: "How popular is Pirate Ship? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand" description: "Pirate Ship is an ecommerce shipping platform. 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/pirate-ship" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # How popular is Pirate Ship? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand Pirate Ship is an ecommerce shipping platform. 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**: Pirate Ship - **Market**: New Zealand - **Measured month**: Oct 2026 - **Share of Search among ecommerce shipping software**: 12.5% ## Where does Pirate Ship compete? | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Ecommerce shipping software | 5 | 12.5% | 1K | - [Ecommerce shipping software](/demand/nz/categories/nz-shipping-software) ## Top ecommerce shipping software in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Pirate Ship was mentioned in two out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in both Google AI Overviews. Pirate Ship is the sixth most recommended of the eight. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | GoSweetSpot | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Starshipit | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | eShip | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | ShipStation | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Zappy | 5th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Pirate Ship | 6th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Shippit | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Sendle | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about ecommerce shipping software - Asked ChatGPT "Which ecommerce shipping tool should I use in New Zealand?": 1. GoSweetSpot, 2. Starshipit, 3. eShip - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best ecommerce shipping tools in New Zealand?": 1. GoSweetSpot, 2. Starshipit, 3. eShip, 4. ShipStation - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best ecommerce shipping tool in New Zealand for an online store?": 1. GoSweetSpot, 2. Starshipit, 3. eShip - Searched Google, AI Overview "shipping label software": 1. Zappy, 2. eShip, 3. Pirate Ship - Searched Google, AI Overview "shopify shipping app": 1. ShipStation, 2. Pirate Ship Not named in any answer: Shippit and Sendle. 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 Pirate Ship changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Pirate Ship in New Zealand fell from 1.3K to 1K. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Pirate Ship’s share of searches among ecommerce shipping software in New Zealand peaked at 15% in May 2026 and was lowest at 9.9% in January 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand ecommerce shipping software in October 2026? - In October 2026, GoSweetSpot overtook Starshipit and Zappy to become the leader among ecommerce shipping software in New Zealand, with 22.3% of the searches. - In October 2026, eShip overtook Starshipit to rank 3rd among ecommerce shipping software in New Zealand, with 20.7% of the searches. - In October 2026, Pirate Ship gained share of searches among ecommerce shipping software in New Zealand, from 10.1% to 12.5%. - In October 2026, Shippit gained share of searches among ecommerce shipping software in New Zealand, from 3.4% to 4%. - In October 2026, Starshipit lost share of searches among ecommerce shipping software in New Zealand, from 24.7% to 16.8%. - Zappy’s share of searches among ecommerce shipping software in New Zealand has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 23.6% to 22.3% in October 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | Ecommerce shipping software | 1.3K | 12.8% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | Ecommerce shipping software | 1K | 10.2% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | Ecommerce shipping software | 1K | 9.9% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | Ecommerce shipping software | 1K | 12.1% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | Ecommerce shipping software | 1K | 10.4% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | Ecommerce shipping software | 1.3K | 14.2% | 5 | | May 2026 | Ecommerce shipping software | 1.3K | 15% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | Ecommerce shipping software | 1K | 11% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | Ecommerce shipping software | 1K | 11.7% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | Ecommerce shipping software | 1.3K | 14.4% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | Ecommerce shipping software | 1K | 10.1% | 5 | | Oct 2026 | Ecommerce shipping software | 1K | 12.5% | 5 | ## How are Pirate Ship’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Pirate Ship’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. - “pirate ship” ## Which ecommerce shipping software compete with Pirate Ship? - [GoSweetSpot](/demand/nz/brands/gosweetspot) - [Zappy](/demand/nz/brands/zappy): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/pirate-ship-vs-zappy - [eShip](/demand/nz/brands/eship): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/eship-vs-pirate-ship - [Starshipit](/demand/nz/brands/starshipit): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/pirate-ship-vs-starshipit - [Shippit](/demand/nz/brands/shippit): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/pirate-ship-vs-shippit - [ShipStation](/demand/nz/brands/shipstation): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/pirate-ship-vs-shipstation - [Sendle](/demand/nz/brands/sendle) ## 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. 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