--- title: "Auctus vs SBA: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Auctus or SBA? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Auckland accounting firms set in New Zealand. 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/categories/nz-auckland-accounting-firms/compare/auctus-vs-sba" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Auctus vs SBA: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Auctus or SBA? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Auckland accounting firms set in New Zealand. 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 - **Compared**: Auctus and SBA - **Competitive set**: Auckland accounting firms - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Auctus Share of Search**: 10.2% - **SBA Share of Search**: 88.6% ## Which is more popular in search, Auctus or SBA? - In August 2026, SBA had more branded searches than Auctus among auckland accounting firms in New Zealand. SBA was estimated to have 2.3K branded searches compared to Auctus’ 260, and held an 88.6% Share of Search versus Auctus’ 10.2%. - SBA was ahead of Auctus in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Auctus’ estimated Share of Search among auckland accounting firms in New Zealand moved from 3.8% to 10.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 80 to 260. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SBA’s estimated Share of Search among auckland accounting firms in New Zealand moved from 94.7% to 88.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2K to 2.3K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand auckland accounting firms in August 2026? - In August 2026, Auctus gained estimated Share of Search among auckland accounting firms in New Zealand, from 2.9% to 10.2%. - In August 2026, SBA lost estimated Share of Search among auckland accounting firms in New Zealand, from 96.2% to 88.6%. ## Month by month | Month | Auctus estimated searches | Auctus Share of Search | Auctus rank | SBA estimated searches | SBA Share of Search | SBA rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 80 | 3.8% | 2 | 2K | 94.7% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 90 | 4.8% | 2 | 1.8K | 94.2% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 60 | 4.2% | 2 | 1.4K | 94.4% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 60 | 3% | 2 | 1.9K | 95.5% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 80 | 3.9% | 2 | 2K | 95.1% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 190 | 7.3% | 2 | 2.4K | 92% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 90 | 3.8% | 2 | 2.2K | 95.3% | 1 | | May 2026 | 70 | 3% | 2 | 2.2K | 95.7% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 70 | 2.6% | 2 | 2.6K | 96.3% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 60 | 2.9% | 2 | 2K | 96.2% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 260 | 10.2% | 2 | 2.3K | 88.6% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Auctus’ and SBA’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Auctus**: Measured on the search terms “auctus”, “auctus accountants”, “auctus accounting”, “auctus hamilton” and “auctus jobs”, summed into one figure. - **SBA**: Measured on the search terms “sba accounting”, “sba accounting browns bay”, “sba accounting palmerston north”, “sba accounting services”, “sba albany”, “sba ashburton”, “sba auckland”, “sba avondale”, “sba barrington”, “sba birkenhead”, “sba blenheim”, “sba browns bay”, “sba burnside”, “sba cambridge”, “sba ellerslie”, “sba ferrymead”, “sba flat bush”, “sba glenfield”, “sba hamilton”, “sba hawera”, “sba henderson”, “sba hibiscus coast”, “sba hobsonville”, “sba hornby”, “sba howick”, “sba karaka”, “sba kilbirnie”, “sba lower hutt”, “sba manukau”, “sba milford”, “sba mt eden”, “sba mt roskill”, “sba nelson”, “sba new brighton”, “sba new lynn”, “sba new zealand”, “sba newmarket”, “sba nz”, “sba onehunga”, “sba opawa”, “sba pakuranga”, “sba palmerston north”, “sba panmure”, “sba papakura”, “sba papanui”, “sba papatoetoe”, “sba petone”, “sba ponsonby”, “sba porirua”, “sba pukekohe”, “sba remuera”, “sba riccarton”, “sba rolleston”, “sba shirley”, “sba silverdale”, “sba small business accounting”, “sba stratford”, “sba sydenham”, “sba takanini”, “sba takapuna”, “sba taradale”, “sba taranaki”, “sba tauranga”, “sba tax”, “sba te atatu”, “sba thames”, “sba timaru”, “sba wanganui”, “sba warkworth” and “sba.co.nz”, summed into one figure. - [Auctus profile](/demand/nz/brands/auctus) - [SBA profile](/demand/nz/brands/sba) - [All auckland accounting firms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-auckland-accounting-firms): The set both shares are measured inside, 3 brands. ## 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 ### Which is more popular in search, Auctus or SBA? In August 2026, SBA had more branded searches than Auctus among auckland accounting firms in New Zealand. SBA was estimated to have 2.3K branded searches compared to Auctus’ 260, and held an 88.6% Share of Search versus Auctus’ 10.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Auctus vs SBA: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-auckland-accounting-firms/compare/auctus-vs-sba This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-auckland-accounting-firms/compare/auctus-vs-sba. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.