--- title: "Apollo vs LinkedIn Sales Navigator: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Apollo or LinkedIn Sales Navigator more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the B2B sales intelligence 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/apollo-io-vs-linkedin-sales-navigator" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Apollo vs LinkedIn Sales Navigator: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Apollo or LinkedIn Sales Navigator more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the B2B sales intelligence 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**: Apollo and LinkedIn Sales Navigator - **Competitive set**: B2B sales intelligence platforms - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Apollo Share of Search**: 9.8% - **LinkedIn Sales Navigator Share of Search**: 4.9% ## Is Apollo or LinkedIn Sales Navigator more popular in search? - In September 2026, Apollo had more branded searches than LinkedIn Sales Navigator among B2B sales intelligence platforms in New Zealand. Apollo had about 140 branded searches, while LinkedIn Sales Navigator had 70. Apollo made up 9.8% of all B2B sales intelligence platform searches we track, and LinkedIn Sales Navigator accounted for 4.9%. - Apollo was ahead of LinkedIn Sales Navigator in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Apollo’s share of searches among B2B sales intelligence platforms in New Zealand moved from 8.2% to 9.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 140. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, LinkedIn Sales Navigator’s share of searches among B2B sales intelligence platforms in New Zealand moved from 8.2% to 4.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 140 to 70. ## Top B2B sales intelligence platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, both Apollo and LinkedIn Sales Navigator showed up in all five answers. Apollo was listed before LinkedIn Sales Navigator 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Apollo | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | LinkedIn Sales Navigator | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | ZoomInfo | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Firmable | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Cognism | 5th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Lusha | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about B2B sales intelligence platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which B2B sales intelligence platform should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Firmable, 2. Apollo, 3. LinkedIn Sales Navigator, 4. ZoomInfo - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best B2B sales intelligence platforms in New Zealand?": 1. Firmable, 2. Apollo, 3. LinkedIn Sales Navigator, 4. Cognism, 5. ZoomInfo, 6. Lusha - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best B2B sales intelligence platform in New Zealand for a sales team?": 1. Apollo, 2. LinkedIn Sales Navigator, 3. Cognism, 4. ZoomInfo - Searched Google, AI Overview "b2b sales intelligence platforms": 1. ZoomInfo, 2. Apollo, 3. LinkedIn Sales Navigator, 4. Cognism, 5. Lusha - Searched Google, AI Overview "b2b lead generation software": 1. Apollo, 2. LinkedIn Sales Navigator, 3. ZoomInfo, 4. Cognism 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 B2B sales intelligence platforms in September 2026? - In September 2026, Apollo gained share of searches among B2B sales intelligence platforms in New Zealand, from 7.9% to 9.8%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for LinkedIn Sales Navigator in New Zealand fell 50% over 12 measured months, from 140 to 70 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Apollo estimated searches | Apollo Share of Search | Apollo rank | LinkedIn Sales Navigator estimated searches | LinkedIn Sales Navigator Share of Search | LinkedIn Sales Navigator rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 140 | 8.2% | 4 | 140 | 8.2% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 320 | 18.3% | 3 | 90 | 5.1% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 320 | 25.2% | 2 | 70 | 5.5% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 320 | 17.2% | 3 | 110 | 5.9% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 210 | 12.7% | 4 | 110 | 6.6% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 260 | 12.4% | 4 | 110 | 5.3% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 210 | 12.5% | 4 | 90 | 5.4% | 5 | | May 2026 | 170 | 10.4% | 4 | 90 | 5.5% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 140 | 8.7% | 4 | 90 | 5.6% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 140 | 9.8% | 4 | 90 | 6.3% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 110 | 7.9% | 4 | 70 | 5% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 140 | 9.8% | 4 | 70 | 4.9% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Apollo’s and LinkedIn Sales Navigator’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. - **Apollo**: Measured on the search terms “apollo io” and “apolloio”, summed into one figure. - **LinkedIn Sales Navigator**: Measured on the search term “sales navigator”. - [Apollo profile](/demand/nz/brands/apollo-io) - [LinkedIn Sales Navigator profile](/demand/nz/brands/linkedin-sales-navigator) - [All B2B sales intelligence platforms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-b2b-sales-intelligence-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 Apollo or LinkedIn Sales Navigator more popular in search? In September 2026, Apollo had more branded searches than LinkedIn Sales Navigator among B2B sales intelligence platforms in New Zealand. Apollo had about 140 branded searches, while LinkedIn Sales Navigator had 70. Apollo made up 9.8% of all B2B sales intelligence platform searches we track, and LinkedIn Sales Navigator accounted for 4.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Apollo vs LinkedIn Sales Navigator: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/apollo-io-vs-linkedin-sales-navigator This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/apollo-io-vs-linkedin-sales-navigator. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.