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title: "Developer hosting platforms in New Zealand: Which brands are most popular in search?"
description: "Compare the app and frontend hosting platforms New Zealand developers deploy to. Share of Search among Netlify, Vercel, Heroku, Railway, Fly.io and Render, the developer hosting platforms Brandwave compares in New Zealand, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. 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-developer-hosting-platforms"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# Developer hosting platforms in New Zealand: Which brands are most popular in search?

Compare the app and frontend hosting platforms New Zealand developers deploy to. Share of Search among Netlify, Vercel, Heroku, Railway, Fly.io and Render, the developer hosting platforms Brandwave compares in New Zealand, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. 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

- **Competitive set**: Developer hosting platforms
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Brands compared**: 6
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Highest Share of Search**: Netlify, 47.9%

## Which brand is most popular in search among developer hosting platforms in New Zealand?

- In August 2026, Netlify was the most searched among developer hosting platforms in New Zealand, with an estimated 5.7K branded searches and 47.9% estimated Share of Search within this set.
- Vercel is in 2nd place, 0.9 percentage points behind at 46.9% Share of Search.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Netlify’s estimated Share of Search among developer hosting platforms in New Zealand increased from 35.1% to 47.9%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Vercel’s estimated Share of Search among developer hosting platforms in New Zealand decreased from 52.9% to 46.9%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Heroku’s estimated Share of Search among developer hosting platforms in New Zealand decreased from 7.6% to 2.4%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Fly.io’s estimated Share of Search among developer hosting platforms in New Zealand decreased from 1.8% to 1%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Render’s estimated Share of Search among developer hosting platforms in New Zealand decreased from 1.2% to 0.42%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Netlify’s estimated Share of Search among developer hosting platforms in New Zealand peaked at 52.8% in June 2026 and was lowest at 35.1% in October 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Vercel’s estimated Share of Search among developer hosting platforms in New Zealand peaked at 55.5% in March 2026 and was lowest at 42.9% in June 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Heroku’s estimated Share of Search among developer hosting platforms in New Zealand peaked at 7.6% in October 2025 and was lowest at 1.9% in June 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Railway’s estimated Share of Search among developer hosting platforms in New Zealand peaked at 2.6% in February 2026 and was lowest at 1.1% in June 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Fly.io’s estimated Share of Search among developer hosting platforms in New Zealand peaked at 2% in November 2025 and was lowest at 0.76% in July 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Netlify rose from 2nd to 1st among developer hosting platforms in New Zealand.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Vercel fell from 1st to 2nd among developer hosting platforms in New Zealand.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Railway rose from 5th to 4th among developer hosting platforms in New Zealand.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Fly.io fell from 4th to 5th among developer hosting platforms in New Zealand.

## Compare search popularity between leading brands

- [Netlify vs Vercel: compare search popularity](/demand/nz/compare/netlify-vs-vercel): 47.9% against 46.9% Share of Search.
- [Netlify vs Heroku: compare search popularity](/demand/nz/compare/heroku-vs-netlify): 47.9% against 2.4% Share of Search.
- [Vercel vs Heroku: compare search popularity](/demand/nz/compare/heroku-vs-vercel): 46.9% against 2.4% Share of Search.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand developer hosting platforms in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Netlify lost estimated Share of Search among developer hosting platforms in New Zealand, from 48.5% to 47.9%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Railway in New Zealand rose 112.5% over 11 measured months, from 80 to 170 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Vercel in New Zealand rose 85.7% over 11 measured months, from 3K to 5.6K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Fly.io in New Zealand rose 20% over 11 measured months, from 100 to 120 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Heroku in New Zealand fell 34.9% over 11 measured months, from 430 to 280 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Render in New Zealand fell 28.6% over 11 measured months, from 70 to 50 in August 2026.

## Share of Search ranking

| Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Netlify | 47.9% | 5.7K | -0.3% | Netlify |
| 2 | Vercel | 46.9% | 5.6K | +0.9% | Vercel |
| 3 | Heroku | 2.4% | 280 | +16.7% | Salesforce |
| 4 | Railway | 1.4% | 170 | +6.3% | Railway |
| 5 | Fly.io | 1% | 120 | +33.3% | Fly.io |
| 6 | Render | 0.42% | 50 | 0.0% | Render |

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Vercel | 3K | 52.9% | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | Netlify | 2K | 35.1% | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | Heroku | 430 | 7.6% | 3 |
| Oct 2025 | Fly.io | 100 | 1.8% | 4 |
| Oct 2025 | Railway | 80 | 1.4% | 5 |
| Oct 2025 | Render | 70 | 1.2% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | Vercel | 2.5K | 49.5% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Netlify | 2K | 39.6% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Heroku | 330 | 6.5% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Fly.io | 100 | 2% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | Railway | 70 | 1.4% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | Render | 50 | 0.99% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | Vercel | 2.5K | 53.8% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Netlify | 1.7K | 36.3% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Heroku | 270 | 5.8% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Railway | 90 | 1.9% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | Fly.io | 60 | 1.3% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | Render | 40 | 0.86% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | Vercel | 3K | 54.3% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Netlify | 2K | 36.3% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Heroku | 280 | 5% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Railway | 130 | 2.3% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | Fly.io | 70 | 1.3% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | Render | 40 | 0.72% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | Vercel | 3.7K | 53.9% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Netlify | 2.5K | 36% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Heroku | 410 | 5.9% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Railway | 180 | 2.6% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | Fly.io | 70 | 1% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | Render | 40 | 0.58% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | Vercel | 5.6K | 55.5% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Netlify | 3.8K | 37.2% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Heroku | 330 | 3.3% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Railway | 230 | 2.3% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | Fly.io | 120 | 1.2% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | Render | 60 | 0.6% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | Vercel | 5.5K | 51.8% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Netlify | 4.6K | 42.8% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Heroku | 270 | 2.5% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Railway | 170 | 1.6% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | Fly.io | 100 | 0.93% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | Render | 40 | 0.37% | 6 |
| May 2026 | Netlify | 5.6K | 47.1% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Vercel | 5.5K | 46.6% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Heroku | 290 | 2.4% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Railway | 280 | 2.4% | 4 |
| May 2026 | Fly.io | 130 | 1.1% | 5 |
| May 2026 | Render | 60 | 0.5% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | Netlify | 6.8K | 52.8% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Vercel | 5.6K | 42.9% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Heroku | 240 | 1.9% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Railway | 140 | 1.1% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | Fly.io | 110 | 0.85% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | Render | 70 | 0.54% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | Netlify | 5.7K | 48.5% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Vercel | 5.5K | 46.9% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Heroku | 240 | 2% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Railway | 160 | 1.4% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | Fly.io | 90 | 0.76% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | Render | 50 | 0.42% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | Netlify | 5.7K | 47.9% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Vercel | 5.6K | 46.9% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Heroku | 280 | 2.4% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Railway | 170 | 1.4% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | Fly.io | 120 | 1% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | Render | 50 | 0.42% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | Fly.io | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Heroku | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Netlify | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Railway | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Render | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Vercel | — | — | — |

## What is being compared

- **Fly.io**: Measured on the search terms “fly io”, “fly io deploy”, “fly io hosting”, “fly io serverless” and “flyio”, summed into one figure.
- **Heroku**: Measured on the search terms “heroku”, “heroku com”, “heroku deploy”, “heroku hosting” and “heroku serverless”, summed into one figure.
- **Netlify**: Measured on the search terms “netlify”, “netlify app”, “netlify com”, “netlify deploy”, “netlify frontend hosting”, “netlify hosting”, “netlify pricing” and “netlify serverless”, summed into one figure.
- **Railway**: Measured on the search terms “railway app”, “railway deploy”, “railway hosting” and “railway serverless”, summed into one figure.
- **Render**: Measured on the search terms “render com”, “render deploy”, “render hosting” and “render serverless”, summed into one figure.
- **Vercel**: Measured on the search terms “vercel”, “vercel ai”, “vercel com”, “vercel deploy”, “vercel frontend hosting”, “vercel hosting”, “vercel near me”, “vercel online” and “vercel serverless”, summed into one figure.

- [Fly.io](/demand/nz/brands/fly-io)
- [Heroku](/demand/nz/brands/heroku)
- [Netlify](/demand/nz/brands/netlify)
- [Railway](/demand/nz/brands/railway-hosting)
- [Render](/demand/nz/brands/render-hosting)
- [Vercel](/demand/nz/brands/vercel)

## 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 brand is most popular in search among developer hosting platforms in New Zealand?

In August 2026, Netlify was the most searched among developer hosting platforms in New Zealand, with an estimated 5.7K branded searches and 47.9% estimated Share of Search within this set.

## Cite this page

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