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title: "Basecamp vs Smartsheet: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Basecamp or Smartsheet? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Project management software 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Basecamp vs Smartsheet: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Basecamp or Smartsheet? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Project management software 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**: Basecamp and Smartsheet
- **Competitive set**: Project management software
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Basecamp Share of Search**: 3.2%
- **Smartsheet Share of Search**: 5.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Basecamp or Smartsheet?

- In August 2026, Smartsheet had more branded searches than Basecamp among project management software in New Zealand. Smartsheet was estimated to have 2.6K branded searches compared to Basecamp’s 1.4K, and held a 5.9% Share of Search versus Basecamp’s 3.2%.
- Smartsheet was ahead of Basecamp in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Basecamp’s estimated Share of Search among project management software in New Zealand moved from 2.3% to 3.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.1K to 1.4K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Smartsheet’s estimated Share of Search among project management software in New Zealand moved from 8.2% to 5.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.7K to 2.6K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand project management software in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Basecamp gained estimated Share of Search among project management software in New Zealand, from 2.2% to 3.2%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Smartsheet in New Zealand fell 31.4% over 11 measured months, from 3.7K to 2.6K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Basecamp estimated searches | Basecamp Share of Search | Basecamp rank | Smartsheet estimated searches | Smartsheet Share of Search | Smartsheet rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.1K | 2.3% | 7 | 3.7K | 8.2% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.1K | 2.5% | 7 | 3K | 7.1% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 810 | 2.6% | 7 | 2K | 6.3% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 810 | 2% | 7 | 2.5K | 6.2% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 940 | 1.8% | 7 | 3K | 5.7% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.1K | 1.9% | 7 | 3K | 5.4% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.1K | 2.3% | 7 | 2.5K | 5.5% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 1.1K | 2.2% | 7 | 3K | 6.1% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.1K | 2.2% | 7 | 2.6K | 5.4% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 950 | 2.2% | 7 | 2.6K | 5.9% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.4K | 3.2% | 7 | 2.6K | 5.9% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Basecamp’s and Smartsheet’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.

- **Basecamp**: Measured on the search terms “basecamp”, “basecamp app”, “basecamp com”, “basecamp near me”, “basecamp nz”, “basecamp online” and “basecamp software”, summed into one figure.
- **Smartsheet**: Measured on the search terms “smartsheet”, “smartsheet app”, “smartsheet com”, “smartsheet cost”, “smartsheet nz”, “smartsheet online”, “smartsheet project management” and “smartsheet software”, summed into one figure.

- [Basecamp profile](/demand/nz/brands/basecamp)
- [Smartsheet profile](/demand/nz/brands/smartsheet)
- [All project management software in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-project-management-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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, Basecamp or Smartsheet?

In August 2026, Smartsheet had more branded searches than Basecamp among project management software in New Zealand. Smartsheet was estimated to have 2.6K branded searches compared to Basecamp’s 1.4K, and held a 5.9% Share of Search versus Basecamp’s 3.2%.

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Brandwave. "Basecamp vs Smartsheet: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/basecamp-vs-smartsheet

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