--- title: "Apex Car Rentals vs Budget: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Apex Car Rentals or Budget? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Rental car companies 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/apex-car-rentals-vs-budget" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Apex Car Rentals vs Budget: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Apex Car Rentals or Budget? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Rental car companies 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**: Apex Car Rentals and Budget - **Competitive set**: Rental car companies - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Apex Car Rentals Share of Search**: 10.5% - **Budget Share of Search**: 10% ## Which is more popular in search, Apex Car Rentals or Budget? - In August 2026, Apex Car Rentals had more branded searches than Budget among rental car companies in New Zealand. Apex Car Rentals was estimated to have 12.4K branded searches compared to Budget’s 11.8K, and held a 10.5% Share of Search versus Budget’s 10%. - Apex Car Rentals was ahead of Budget in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Apex Car Rentals’ estimated Share of Search among rental car companies in New Zealand held steady at 10.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 14.1K to 12.4K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Budget’s estimated Share of Search among rental car companies in New Zealand moved from 8.7% to 10%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 11.7K to 11.8K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand rental car companies in August 2026? - In August 2026, Budget overtook GO Rentals to rank 5th among rental car companies in New Zealand, at 10%. - In August 2026, Apex Car Rentals lost estimated Share of Search among rental car companies in New Zealand, from 11.1% to 10.5%. ## Month by month | Month | Apex Car Rentals estimated searches | Apex Car Rentals Share of Search | Apex Car Rentals rank | Budget estimated searches | Budget Share of Search | Budget rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 14.1K | 10.5% | 4 | 11.7K | 8.7% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | 16.9K | 11.7% | 4 | 12.2K | 8.5% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | 15.3K | 10.9% | 4 | 10.6K | 7.6% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | 20.7K | 12.3% | 4 | 14.8K | 8.8% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 18.7K | 12.5% | 4 | 12.3K | 8.2% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | 20.4K | 13% | 3 | 12.7K | 8.1% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 16.9K | 13.5% | 2 | 12.4K | 10% | 5 | | May 2026 | 14.3K | 12.5% | 4 | 12.8K | 11.2% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 12.9K | 12.2% | 4 | 10K | 9.4% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 12.3K | 11.1% | 4 | 10.2K | 9.2% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 12.4K | 10.5% | 4 | 11.8K | 10% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Apex Car Rentals’ and Budget’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. - **Apex Car Rentals**: Measured on the search terms “apex car rental”, “apex car rental auckland airport”, “apex car rental near me”, “apex car rental nz”, “apex rentals”, “apex rentals auckland airport”, “apex rentals nz”, “apexcarrentals” and “apexrentals co nz”, summed into one figure. - **Budget**: Measured on the search terms “budget auckland airport”, “budget car hire”, “budget car rental”, “budget car rental airport”, “budget car rental near me”, “budget car rental truck” and “budget nz”, summed into one figure. - [Apex Car Rentals profile](/demand/nz/brands/apex-car-rentals) - [Budget profile](/demand/nz/brands/budget) - [All rental car companies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-rental-car-companies): The set both shares are measured inside, 12 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, Apex Car Rentals or Budget? In August 2026, Apex Car Rentals had more branded searches than Budget among rental car companies in New Zealand. Apex Car Rentals was estimated to have 12.4K branded searches compared to Budget’s 11.8K, and held a 10.5% Share of Search versus Budget’s 10%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Apex Car Rentals vs Budget: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/apex-car-rentals-vs-budget This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/apex-car-rentals-vs-budget. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.