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title: "Ace Payroll vs IMS Payroll: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Ace Payroll or IMS Payroll? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the payroll and rostering software 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."
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# Ace Payroll vs IMS Payroll: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Ace Payroll or IMS Payroll? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the payroll and rostering software 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**: Ace Payroll and IMS Payroll
- **Competitive set**: payroll and rostering software
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Ace Payroll Share of Search**: 0.36%
- **IMS Payroll Share of Search**: 0.42%

## Which is more popular in search, Ace Payroll or IMS Payroll?

- In August 2026, IMS Payroll had more branded searches than Ace Payroll among payroll and rostering software in New Zealand. IMS Payroll was estimated to have 300 branded searches compared to Ace Payroll’s 260, and held a 0.42% Share of Search versus Ace Payroll’s 0.36%.
- The lead changed hands once in the 11 months ending August 2026: IMS Payroll took it in November 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Ace Payroll’s estimated Share of Search among payroll and rostering software in New Zealand moved from 0.48% to 0.36%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 390 to 260.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, IMS Payroll’s estimated Share of Search among payroll and rostering software in New Zealand moved from 0.37% to 0.42%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 300.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand payroll and rostering software in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Ace Payroll rose from 9th to 8th among payroll and rostering software in New Zealand.

## Month by month

| Month | Ace Payroll estimated searches | Ace Payroll Share of Search | Ace Payroll rank | IMS Payroll estimated searches | IMS Payroll Share of Search | IMS Payroll rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 390 | 0.48% | 8 | 300 | 0.37% | 9 |
| Nov 2025 | 330 | 0.4% | 8 | 370 | 0.45% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | 260 | 0.35% | 8 | 300 | 0.4% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | 270 | 0.39% | 9 | 290 | 0.42% | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | 260 | 0.38% | 9 | 300 | 0.43% | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | 440 | 0.55% | 9 | 460 | 0.57% | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | 300 | 0.42% | 9 | 370 | 0.52% | 7 |
| May 2026 | 250 | 0.35% | 9 | 280 | 0.39% | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | 210 | 0.26% | 9 | 240 | 0.3% | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | 210 | 0.29% | 9 | 240 | 0.34% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | 260 | 0.36% | 8 | 300 | 0.42% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Ace Payroll’s and IMS Payroll’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.

- **Ace Payroll**: Measured on the search terms “Ace Payroll”, “ace payroll myob”, “ace payroll nz” and “MYOB Ace Payroll”, summed into one figure.
- **IMS Payroll**: Measured on the search terms “IMS Payroll” and “MYOB IMS Payroll”, summed into one figure.

- [Ace Payroll profile](/demand/nz/brands/ace-payroll)
- [IMS Payroll profile](/demand/nz/brands/ims-payroll)
- [All payroll and rostering software in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-payroll-and-rostering-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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, Ace Payroll or IMS Payroll?

In August 2026, IMS Payroll had more branded searches than Ace Payroll among payroll and rostering software in New Zealand. IMS Payroll was estimated to have 300 branded searches compared to Ace Payroll’s 260, and held a 0.42% Share of Search versus Ace Payroll’s 0.36%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Ace Payroll vs IMS Payroll: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/ace-payroll-vs-ims-payroll

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