--- title: "Apify vs Bright Data: Which is more popular in New Zealand?" description: "Is Apify or Bright Data more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Web data extraction 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/apify-vs-bright-data" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Apify vs Bright Data: Which is more popular in New Zealand? Is Apify or Bright Data more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Web data extraction 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**: Apify and Bright Data - **Competitive set**: Web data extraction platforms - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Oct 2026 - **Apify Share of Search**: 63.7% - **Bright Data Share of Search**: 19.5% ## Is Apify or Bright Data more popular in search? - In October 2026, Apify had more branded searches than Bright Data among web data extraction platforms in New Zealand. Apify had about 720 branded searches, while Bright Data had 220. Apify made up 63.7% of all web data extraction platform searches we track, and Bright Data accounted for 19.5%. - Apify was ahead of Bright Data in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Apify’s share of searches among web data extraction platforms in New Zealand moved from 52.7% to 63.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 480 to 720. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Bright Data’s share of searches among web data extraction platforms in New Zealand moved from 19.8% to 19.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 180 to 220. ## Top web data extraction platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Apify appeared in all five answers. Bright Data was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Apify was listed before Bright Data 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Apify | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Octoparse | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Browse AI | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Zyte | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Bright Data | 5th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Oxylabs | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | ScrapingBee | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about web data extraction platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which web data extraction platform should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Apify, 2. Browse AI, 3. Octoparse, 4. Bright Data - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best web data extraction platforms in New Zealand?": 1. Apify, 2. Zyte, 3. Bright Data, 4. Octoparse, 5. Browse AI - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best web data extraction platform in New Zealand for structured website data?": 1. Zyte, 2. Apify, 3. Browse AI, 4. Bright Data - Searched Google, AI Overview "web data extraction platform": 1. Apify, 2. Bright Data, 3. Octoparse - Searched Google, AI Overview "best web scraping tool": 1. Octoparse, 2. Browse AI, 3. Apify Not named in any answer: Oxylabs and ScrapingBee. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand web data extraction platforms in October 2026? - In October 2026, Apify gained share of searches among web data extraction platforms in New Zealand, from 56.7% to 63.7%. - In October 2026, Bright Data lost share of searches among web data extraction platforms in New Zealand, from 21.2% to 19.5%. ## How has branded search for Apify and Bright Data changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? | Month | Apify estimated searches | Apify Share of Search | Apify rank | Bright Data estimated searches | Bright Data Share of Search | Bright Data rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | 480 | 52.7% | 1 | 180 | 19.8% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 320 | 51.6% | 1 | 140 | 22.6% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 480 | 50.5% | 1 | 280 | 29.5% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 480 | 47.1% | 1 | 280 | 27.5% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 880 | 55.7% | 1 | 280 | 17.7% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 880 | 63.8% | 1 | 220 | 15.9% | 2 | | May 2026 | 880 | 62.9% | 1 | 220 | 15.7% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 720 | 54.5% | 1 | 280 | 21.2% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 720 | 57.6% | 1 | 280 | 22.4% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 720 | 60.5% | 1 | 280 | 23.5% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 590 | 56.7% | 1 | 220 | 21.2% | 2 | | Oct 2026 | 720 | 63.7% | 1 | 220 | 19.5% | 2 | ## How are Apify’s and Bright Data’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Apify’s and Bright Data’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. - **Apify**: Measured on the search term “apify”. - **Bright Data**: Measured on the search terms “bright data” and “brightdata”, summed into one figure. - [Apify profile](/demand/nz/brands/apify) - [Bright Data profile](/demand/nz/brands/bright-data) - [All web data extraction platforms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-web-data-extraction-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 Apify or Bright Data more popular in search? In October 2026, Apify had more branded searches than Bright Data among web data extraction platforms in New Zealand. Apify had about 720 branded searches, while Bright Data had 220. Apify made up 63.7% of all web data extraction platform searches we track, and Bright Data accounted for 19.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Apify vs Bright Data: Which is more popular in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/apify-vs-bright-data This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/apify-vs-bright-data. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.