--- title: "Box vs Sync.com: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Box or Sync.com more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cloud storage services 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/box-vs-sync-com" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Box vs Sync.com: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Box or Sync.com more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cloud storage services 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**: Box and Sync.com - **Competitive set**: Cloud storage services - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Box Share of Search**: 0.06% - **Sync.com Share of Search**: <0.01% ## Is Box or Sync.com more popular in search? - In September 2026, Box had more branded searches than Sync.com among cloud storage services in New Zealand. Box had about 190 branded searches, while Sync.com had 10. Box made up 0.06% of all cloud storage service searches we track, and Sync.com accounted for <0.01%. - Box was ahead of Sync.com in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Box’s share of searches among cloud storage services in New Zealand moved from 0.03% to 0.06%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 110 to 190. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Sync.com’s share of searches among cloud storage services in New Zealand held steady at <0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 10. ## Top cloud storage services in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Sync.com was mentioned in two out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in both Google AI Overviews. Box did not appear in any of the five answers. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Google Drive | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | OneDrive | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | iCloud | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | MEGA | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Dropbox | 5th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Sync.com | 6th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | WeTransfer | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Box | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about cloud storage services - Asked ChatGPT "Which cloud storage service should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Google Drive, 2. OneDrive, 3. iCloud, 4. Dropbox - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best cloud storage services in New Zealand?": 1. Google Drive, 2. OneDrive, 3. iCloud, 4. Dropbox - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best cloud storage service in New Zealand for file storage and sharing?": 1. Google Drive, 2. OneDrive, 3. Dropbox, 4. MEGA - Searched Google, AI Overview "cloud storage nz": 1. MEGA, 2. OneDrive, 3. Google Drive, 4. iCloud, 5. Sync.com - Searched Google, AI Overview "online file storage": 1. Google Drive, 2. OneDrive, 3. iCloud, 4. Dropbox, 5. MEGA, 6. Sync.com Not named in any answer: WeTransfer and Box. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand cloud storage services in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Box in New Zealand rose 72.7% over 12 measured months, from 110 to 190 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Box estimated searches | Box Share of Search | Box rank | Sync.com estimated searches | Sync.com Share of Search | Sync.com rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 110 | 0.03% | 7 | 10 | <0.01% | 8 | | Nov 2025 | 130 | 0.05% | 7 | 20 | <0.01% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | 120 | 0.06% | 7 | 30 | 0.01% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | 130 | 0.05% | 7 | 30 | 0.01% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | 120 | 0.04% | 7 | 20 | <0.01% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | 140 | 0.04% | 7 | 20 | <0.01% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | 120 | 0.04% | 7 | 20 | <0.01% | 8 | | May 2026 | 130 | 0.04% | 7 | 20 | <0.01% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | 130 | 0.04% | 7 | 20 | <0.01% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | 160 | 0.06% | 7 | 20 | <0.01% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 150 | 0.04% | 7 | 10 | <0.01% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | 190 | 0.06% | 7 | 10 | <0.01% | 8 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Box’s and Sync.com’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. - **Box**: Measured on the search terms “box cloud storage” and “box storage”, summed into one figure. - **Sync.com**: Measured on the search terms “sync com” and “sync.com”, summed into one figure. - [Box profile](/demand/nz/brands/box) - [Sync.com profile](/demand/nz/brands/sync-com) - [All cloud storage services in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-cloud-storage-services): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Box or Sync.com more popular in search? In September 2026, Box had more branded searches than Sync.com among cloud storage services in New Zealand. Box had about 190 branded searches, while Sync.com had 10. Box made up 0.06% of all cloud storage service searches we track, and Sync.com accounted for <0.01%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Box vs Sync.com: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/box-vs-sync-com This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/box-vs-sync-com. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.