--- title: "Acuity Scheduling vs Cliniko: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Acuity Scheduling or Cliniko more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Appointment booking 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/compare/acuity-scheduling-vs-cliniko" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Acuity Scheduling vs Cliniko: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Acuity Scheduling or Cliniko more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Appointment booking 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**: Acuity Scheduling and Cliniko - **Competitive set**: Appointment booking platforms - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Acuity Scheduling Share of Search**: 4.5% - **Cliniko Share of Search**: 14.8% ## Is Acuity Scheduling or Cliniko more popular in search? - In September 2026, Cliniko had more branded searches than Acuity Scheduling among appointment booking platforms in New Zealand. Cliniko had about 1,600 branded searches, while Acuity Scheduling had 490. Cliniko made up 14.8% of all appointment booking platform searches we track, and Acuity Scheduling accounted for 4.5%. - Cliniko was ahead of Acuity Scheduling in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Acuity Scheduling’s share of searches among appointment booking platforms in New Zealand moved from 5.3% to 4.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 600 to 490. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Cliniko’s share of searches among appointment booking platforms in New Zealand moved from 16.7% to 14.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.9K to 1.6K. ## Top appointment booking platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Cliniko was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Acuity Scheduling did not appear in any of the five answers. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Timely | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Fresha | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Cliniko | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Calendly | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Setmore | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | YouCanBookMe | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | SimplyBook.me | 7th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Acuity Scheduling | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Cal.com | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about appointment booking platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which appointment booking platform should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Timely, 2. Fresha, 3. Cliniko, 4. Setmore, 5. SimplyBook.me - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best appointment booking platforms in New Zealand?": 1. Timely, 2. Cliniko, 3. Fresha, 4. Setmore, 5. SimplyBook.me - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best appointment booking platform in New Zealand for client appointments?": 1. Timely, 2. Fresha, 3. Calendly, 4. Cliniko, 5. SimplyBook.me - Searched Google, AI Overview "appointment booking software": 1. Calendly, 2. YouCanBookMe, 3. Timely, 4. Fresha, 5. Cliniko - Searched Google, AI Overview "booking software nz": 1. Timely, 2. Fresha, 3. Setmore Not named in any answer: Acuity Scheduling and Cal.com. 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 appointment booking platforms in September 2026? - In September 2026, Acuity Scheduling overtook Setmore to rank 5th among appointment booking platforms in New Zealand, with 4.5% of the searches. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Cliniko in New Zealand fell 15.8% over 12 measured months, from 1.9K to 1.6K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Acuity Scheduling estimated searches | Acuity Scheduling Share of Search | Acuity Scheduling rank | Cliniko estimated searches | Cliniko Share of Search | Cliniko rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 600 | 5.3% | 5 | 1.9K | 16.7% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 600 | 5.7% | 4 | 1.9K | 18.2% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 490 | 5.8% | 4 | 1.3K | 15.3% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 600 | 5.3% | 4 | 1.9K | 16.8% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 490 | 4.8% | 4 | 1.9K | 18.6% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 490 | 4.1% | 6 | 1.9K | 15.9% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 490 | 4.8% | 4 | 1.9K | 18.5% | 3 | | May 2026 | 490 | 4.3% | 6 | 1.9K | 16.8% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 490 | 4.4% | 5 | 1.9K | 17% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 490 | 4.6% | 4 | 1.6K | 15.1% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 400 | 3.7% | 6 | 1.6K | 14.6% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 490 | 4.5% | 5 | 1.6K | 14.8% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Acuity Scheduling’s and Cliniko’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. - **Acuity Scheduling**: Measured on the search terms “acuity booking”, “acuity scheduling” and “scheduler acuity”, summed into one figure. - **Cliniko**: Measured on the search term “cliniko”. - [Acuity Scheduling profile](/demand/nz/brands/acuity-scheduling) - [Cliniko profile](/demand/nz/brands/cliniko) - [All appointment booking platforms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-appointment-booking-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Acuity Scheduling or Cliniko more popular in search? In September 2026, Cliniko had more branded searches than Acuity Scheduling among appointment booking platforms in New Zealand. Cliniko had about 1,600 branded searches, while Acuity Scheduling had 490. Cliniko made up 14.8% of all appointment booking platform searches we track, and Acuity Scheduling accounted for 4.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Acuity Scheduling vs Cliniko: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/acuity-scheduling-vs-cliniko This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/acuity-scheduling-vs-cliniko. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.