--- title: "ClickSend vs Twilio: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is ClickSend or Twilio more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Communications API platforms 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-communications-api-platforms/compare/clicksend-vs-twilio" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # ClickSend vs Twilio: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is ClickSend or Twilio more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Communications API platforms 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**: ClickSend and Twilio - **Competitive set**: Communications API platforms - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **ClickSend Share of Search**: 12.7% - **Twilio Share of Search**: 63.5% ## Is ClickSend or Twilio more popular in search? - In September 2026, Twilio had more branded searches than ClickSend among communications API platforms in New Zealand. Twilio had about 1,600 branded searches, while ClickSend had 320. Twilio made up 63.5% of all communications API platform searches we track, and ClickSend accounted for 12.7%. - Twilio was ahead of ClickSend in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, ClickSend’s share of searches among communications API platforms in New Zealand moved from 13% to 12.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 320. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Twilio’s share of searches among communications API platforms in New Zealand moved from 64.8% to 63.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.6K. ## Top communications API platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Twilio appeared in all five answers. ClickSend was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Twilio was listed before ClickSend in every answer. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Twilio | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Vonage | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Sinch | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Telnyx | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | ClickSend | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Infobip | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about communications API platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which communications API platform should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Twilio, 2. Telnyx, 3. Sinch, 4. Vonage - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best communications API platforms in New Zealand?": 1. Twilio, 2. Vonage, 3. Sinch, 4. ClickSend, 5. Telnyx - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best communications API platform in New Zealand for app messaging?": 1. Twilio, 2. Sinch, 3. Vonage - Searched Google, AI Overview "best sms api": 1. Twilio, 2. Vonage, 3. Sinch, 4. ClickSend - Searched Google, AI Overview "cpaas platforms": 1. Twilio, 2. Vonage, 3. Infobip, 4. Sinch Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand communications API platforms in September 2026? - In September 2026, Twilio gained share of searches among communications API platforms in New Zealand, from 62.7% to 63.5%. ## Month by month | Month | ClickSend estimated searches | ClickSend Share of Search | ClickSend rank | Twilio estimated searches | Twilio Share of Search | Twilio rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 320 | 13% | 2 | 1.6K | 64.8% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 210 | 10% | 3 | 1.3K | 61.9% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 210 | 10.7% | 3 | 1.3K | 66.3% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 260 | 12.2% | 3 | 1.3K | 61% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 260 | 10.6% | 3 | 1.6K | 65% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 320 | 10.9% | 3 | 1.9K | 64.8% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 320 | 11.1% | 3 | 1.9K | 66.2% | 1 | | May 2026 | 320 | 11.4% | 2 | 1.9K | 67.6% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 320 | 11.3% | 2 | 1.9K | 67.1% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 320 | 10.3% | 3 | 1.9K | 61.1% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 320 | 12.5% | 3 | 1.6K | 62.7% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 320 | 12.7% | 3 | 1.6K | 63.5% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using ClickSend’s and Twilio’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. - **ClickSend**: Measured on the search term “clicksend”. - **Twilio**: Measured on the search term “twilio”. - [ClickSend profile](/demand/nz/brands/clicksend) - [Twilio profile](/demand/nz/brands/twilio) - [All communications API platforms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-communications-api-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 ### Is ClickSend or Twilio more popular in search? In September 2026, Twilio had more branded searches than ClickSend among communications API platforms in New Zealand. Twilio had about 1,600 branded searches, while ClickSend had 320. Twilio made up 63.5% of all communications API platform searches we track, and ClickSend accounted for 12.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "ClickSend vs Twilio: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-communications-api-platforms/compare/clicksend-vs-twilio This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-communications-api-platforms/compare/clicksend-vs-twilio. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.