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title: "Attentive vs ClickSend: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Attentive or ClickSend? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the SMS marketing 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."
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# Attentive vs ClickSend: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Attentive or ClickSend? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the SMS marketing 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**: Attentive and ClickSend
- **Competitive set**: SMS marketing platforms
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Attentive Share of Search**: 1.7%
- **ClickSend Share of Search**: 61%

## Which is more popular in search, Attentive or ClickSend?

- In August 2026, ClickSend had more branded searches than Attentive among SMS marketing platforms in New Zealand. ClickSend was estimated to have 360 branded searches compared to Attentive’s 10, and held a 61% Share of Search versus Attentive’s 1.7%.
- ClickSend was ahead of Attentive in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Attentive’s estimated Share of Search among SMS marketing platforms in New Zealand moved from 2.9% to 1.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 20 to 10.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, ClickSend’s estimated Share of Search among SMS marketing platforms in New Zealand moved from 47.1% to 61%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 330 to 360.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand SMS marketing platforms in August 2026?

- In August 2026, ClickSend gained estimated Share of Search among SMS marketing platforms in New Zealand, from 58.1% to 61%.
- In August 2026, Attentive gained estimated Share of Search among SMS marketing platforms in New Zealand, from 0% to 1.7%.

## Month by month

| Month | Attentive estimated searches | Attentive Share of Search | Attentive rank | ClickSend estimated searches | ClickSend Share of Search | ClickSend rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 20 | 2.9% | 5 | 330 | 47.1% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 20 | 3.4% | 5 | 230 | 39% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 240 | 52.2% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 10 | 1.8% | 5 | 280 | 50% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 20 | 3.3% | 5 | 300 | 49.2% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 10 | 1.6% | 5 | 360 | 57.1% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 10 | 1.6% | 5 | 350 | 55.6% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 10 | 1.4% | 5 | 390 | 54.9% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 10 | 1.6% | 5 | 390 | 61.9% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 360 | 58.1% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 10 | 1.7% | 5 | 360 | 61% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Attentive’s and ClickSend’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.

- **Attentive**: Measured on the search terms “attentive mobile” and “attentive sms”, summed into one figure.
- **ClickSend**: Measured on the search terms “clicksend”, “clicksend bulk sms”, “clicksend com”, “clicksend nz” and “clicksend sms”, summed into one figure.

- [Attentive profile](/demand/nz/brands/attentive)
- [ClickSend profile](/demand/nz/brands/clicksend)
- [All SMS marketing platforms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-sms-marketing-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Attentive or ClickSend?

In August 2026, ClickSend had more branded searches than Attentive among SMS marketing platforms in New Zealand. ClickSend was estimated to have 360 branded searches compared to Attentive’s 10, and held a 61% Share of Search versus Attentive’s 1.7%.

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