--- title: "How popular is Scalar? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand" description: "Scalar provides tools and services to publish and maintain API documentation. 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/scalar-api" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # How popular is Scalar? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand Scalar provides tools and services to publish and maintain API documentation. 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**: Scalar - **Market**: New Zealand - **Measured month**: Oct 2026 - **Share of Search among API documentation platforms**: 2% ## Where does Scalar compete? | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | API documentation platforms | 5 | 2% | 10 | - [API documentation platforms](/demand/nz/categories/nz-api-documentation-platforms) ## Top API documentation platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Scalar appeared in all five answers. Scalar is the fourth most recommended of the five. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Mintlify | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | ReadMe | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Redocly | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Scalar | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Stoplight | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about API documentation platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which API documentation platform should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Mintlify, 2. Scalar, 3. ReadMe, 4. Redocly - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best API documentation platforms in New Zealand?": 1. Mintlify, 2. ReadMe, 3. Redocly, 4. Stoplight, 5. Scalar - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best API documentation platform in New Zealand for API docs publishing?": 1. ReadMe, 2. Redocly, 3. Mintlify, 4. Scalar, 5. Stoplight - Searched Google, AI Overview "api docs tool": 1. Redocly, 2. Scalar, 3. ReadMe - Searched Google, AI Overview "api documentation software": 1. Mintlify, 2. Stoplight, 3. Scalar, 4. ReadMe Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 20, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for Scalar changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Scalar in New Zealand held steady at 10. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Scalar’s share of searches among API documentation platforms in New Zealand decreased from 2.6% to 2%. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand API documentation platforms in October 2026? - In October 2026, ReadMe gained share of searches among API documentation platforms in New Zealand, from 21.2% to 34.7%. - In October 2026, Stoplight lost share of searches among API documentation platforms in New Zealand, from 51.5% to 42.9%. - In October 2026, Redocly lost share of searches among API documentation platforms in New Zealand, from 9.1% to 6.1%. - In October 2026, Scalar lost share of searches among API documentation platforms in New Zealand, from 3% to 2%. - In October 2026, Mintlify lost share of searches among API documentation platforms in New Zealand, from 15.2% to 14.3%. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | API documentation platforms | 10 | 2.6% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | API documentation platforms | 10 | 2.6% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | API documentation platforms | 10 | 2.8% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | API documentation platforms | 10 | 2.8% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | API documentation platforms | 10 | 2.4% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | API documentation platforms | 10 | 2.7% | 5 | | May 2026 | API documentation platforms | 10 | 2.7% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | API documentation platforms | 10 | 2.3% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | API documentation platforms | 10 | 2.6% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | API documentation platforms | 10 | 2.4% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | API documentation platforms | 10 | 3% | 5 | | Oct 2026 | API documentation platforms | 10 | 2% | 5 | ## How are Scalar’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Scalar’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. - “scalar api” ## Which API documentation platforms compete with Scalar? - [Stoplight](/demand/nz/brands/stoplight): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/scalar-api-vs-stoplight - [ReadMe](/demand/nz/brands/readme): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/readme-vs-scalar-api - [Mintlify](/demand/nz/brands/mintlify): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/mintlify-vs-scalar-api - [Redocly](/demand/nz/brands/redocly): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/redocly-vs-scalar-api ## 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 Scalar? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/scalar-api This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/scalar-api. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.