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title: "BigCommerce vs WooCommerce: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, BigCommerce or WooCommerce? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ecommerce 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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# BigCommerce vs WooCommerce: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, BigCommerce or WooCommerce? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ecommerce 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**: BigCommerce and WooCommerce
- **Competitive set**: Ecommerce platforms
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **BigCommerce Share of Search**: 0.21%
- **WooCommerce Share of Search**: 0.83%

## Which is more popular in search, BigCommerce or WooCommerce?

- In August 2026, WooCommerce had more branded searches than BigCommerce among ecommerce platforms in New Zealand. WooCommerce was estimated to have 550 branded searches compared to BigCommerce’s 140, and held a 0.83% Share of Search versus BigCommerce’s 0.21%.
- WooCommerce was ahead of BigCommerce in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, BigCommerce’s estimated Share of Search among ecommerce platforms in New Zealand moved from 0.44% to 0.21%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 290 to 140.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, WooCommerce’s estimated Share of Search among ecommerce platforms in New Zealand moved from 1.2% to 0.83%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 820 to 550.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for BigCommerce in New Zealand fell 51.7% over 11 measured months, from 290 to 140 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for WooCommerce in New Zealand fell 32.9% over 11 measured months, from 820 to 550 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | BigCommerce estimated searches | BigCommerce Share of Search | BigCommerce rank | WooCommerce estimated searches | WooCommerce Share of Search | WooCommerce rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 290 | 0.44% | 6 | 820 | 1.2% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 230 | 0.37% | 6 | 810 | 1.3% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 210 | 0.42% | 6 | 550 | 1.1% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 210 | 0.33% | 6 | 790 | 1.3% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 140 | 0.22% | 6 | 550 | 0.86% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 180 | 0.25% | 6 | 660 | 0.9% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 160 | 0.24% | 6 | 540 | 0.8% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 160 | 0.23% | 6 | 680 | 0.97% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 180 | 0.26% | 6 | 670 | 0.96% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 150 | 0.22% | 6 | 550 | 0.82% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 140 | 0.21% | 6 | 550 | 0.83% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using BigCommerce’s and WooCommerce’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.

- **BigCommerce**: Measured on the search terms “bigcommerce”, “bigcommerce com”, “bigcommerce ecommerce”, “bigcommerce nz”, “bigcommerce online store” and “bigcommerce pricing”, summed into one figure.
- **WooCommerce**: Measured on the search terms “woocommerce”, “woocommerce com”, “woocommerce ecommerce”, “woocommerce nz”, “woocommerce online store” and “woocommerce pricing”, summed into one figure.

- [BigCommerce profile](/demand/nz/brands/bigcommerce)
- [WooCommerce profile](/demand/nz/brands/woocommerce)
- [All ecommerce platforms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-ecommerce-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, BigCommerce or WooCommerce?

In August 2026, WooCommerce had more branded searches than BigCommerce among ecommerce platforms in New Zealand. WooCommerce was estimated to have 550 branded searches compared to BigCommerce’s 140, and held a 0.83% Share of Search versus BigCommerce’s 0.21%.

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Brandwave. "BigCommerce vs WooCommerce: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/bigcommerce-vs-woocommerce

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