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title: "Xero Expenses: search popularity in New Zealand"
description: "Xero Expenses is Xero's expense claims tool. 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."
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# Xero Expenses: search popularity in New Zealand

Xero Expenses is Xero's expense claims tool. 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**: Xero Expenses
- **Owned by**: Xero
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Sep 2026
- **Share of Search among expense management software**: 2.3%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Expense management software | 5 | 2.3% | 110 |

- [Expense management software](/demand/nz/categories/nz-expense-management-software)

## Top expense management software in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Xero Expenses was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Xero Expenses is the most recommended of the ten.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Xero Expenses | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Dext | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Airwallex | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Expensify | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Ramp | 5th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Brex | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Pleo | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| SAP Concur | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Emburse | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Weel | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about expense management software

- Asked ChatGPT "Which expense management tool should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Xero Expenses, 2. Dext, 3. Airwallex
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best expense management tools in New Zealand?": 1. Xero Expenses, 2. Dext, 3. Airwallex, 4. Expensify, 5. Pleo
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best expense management tool in New Zealand for a small business?": 1. Xero Expenses, 2. Dext, 3. Airwallex, 4. Expensify, 5. Pleo
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best expense app": named none of the brands we track
- Searched Google, AI Overview "spend management tools": 1. Ramp, 2. Brex, 3. Airwallex, 4. Expensify

Not named in any answer: SAP Concur, Emburse and Weel.

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 Xero Expenses changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Xero Expenses in New Zealand held steady at 110.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Xero Expenses’ share of searches among expense management software in New Zealand peaked at 2.8% in March 2026 and was lowest at 1.2% in January 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Xero Expenses rose from 6th to 5th among expense management software in New Zealand.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand expense management software in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Airwallex gained share of searches among expense management software in New Zealand, from 48% to 49.2%.
- In September 2026, Dext gained share of searches among expense management software in New Zealand, from 21.8% to 22.3%.
- In September 2026, SAP Concur lost share of searches among expense management software in New Zealand, from 13.6% to 11.1%.
- In September 2026, Xero Expenses rose from 6th to 5th among expense management software in New Zealand.
- In September 2026, Brex fell from 5th to 6th among expense management software in New Zealand.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Emburse in New Zealand rose 125% over 12 measured months, from 40 to 90 in September 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Expense management software | 110 | 2.2% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | Expense management software | 110 | 2.4% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | Expense management software | 70 | 1.3% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | Expense management software | 50 | 1.2% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | Expense management software | 90 | 2% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | Expense management software | 170 | 2.8% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | Expense management software | 90 | 1.8% | 6 |
| May 2026 | Expense management software | 110 | 2.2% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | Expense management software | 110 | 2% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | Expense management software | 110 | 2.2% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | Expense management software | 90 | 1.8% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | Expense management software | 110 | 2.3% | 5 |

## How are Xero Expenses’ branded searches counted?

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

- “xero expenses”

## Which expense management software compete with Xero Expenses?

- [Airwallex](/demand/nz/brands/airwallex)
- [Dext](/demand/nz/brands/dext): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/dext-vs-xero-expenses
- [SAP Concur](/demand/nz/brands/sap-concur): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/sap-concur-vs-xero-expenses
- [Expensify](/demand/nz/brands/expensify): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/expensify-vs-xero-expenses
- [Brex](/demand/nz/brands/brex): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/brex-vs-xero-expenses
- [Emburse](/demand/nz/brands/emburse): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/emburse-vs-xero-expenses
- [Pleo](/demand/nz/brands/pleo)
- [Ramp](/demand/nz/brands/ramp)
- [Weel](/demand/nz/brands/weel)

## Who owns Xero Expenses?

Xero Expenses is owned by Xero. Brandwave also tracks Xero, owned by the same company, in New Zealand.

- [Xero](/demand/nz/companies/xero): Owns 2 tracked brands.

## Methodology

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

## Frequently asked questions

### Who owns Xero Expenses?

Xero Expenses is owned by Xero. Brandwave also tracks Xero, owned by the same company, in New Zealand.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Xero Expenses: search popularity in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/xero-expenses

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