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

Which is more popular in search, Chatfuel or LiveChat? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Chatbot builders 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**: Chatfuel and LiveChat
- **Competitive set**: Chatbot builders
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Chatfuel Share of Search**: 1.1%
- **LiveChat Share of Search**: 3.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Chatfuel or LiveChat?

- In August 2026, LiveChat had more branded searches than Chatfuel among chatbot builders in New Zealand. LiveChat was estimated to have 60 branded searches compared to Chatfuel’s 20, and held a 3.2% Share of Search versus Chatfuel’s 1.1%.
- LiveChat was ahead of Chatfuel in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Chatfuel’s estimated Share of Search among chatbot builders in New Zealand moved from 1.5% to 1.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 20.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, LiveChat’s estimated Share of Search among chatbot builders in New Zealand moved from 2.3% to 3.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 30 to 60.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand chatbot builders in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Chatfuel gained estimated Share of Search among chatbot builders in New Zealand, from 0.53% to 1.1%.
- In August 2026, LiveChat lost estimated Share of Search among chatbot builders in New Zealand, from 3.7% to 3.2%.

## Month by month

| Month | Chatfuel estimated searches | Chatfuel Share of Search | Chatfuel rank | LiveChat estimated searches | LiveChat Share of Search | LiveChat rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 20 | 1.5% | 4 | 30 | 2.3% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 20 | 1.3% | 4 | 40 | 2.5% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 20 | 1.3% | 4 | 40 | 2.6% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 20 | 1% | 3 | 20 | 1% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 20 | 1% | 4 | 60 | 3% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 20 | 1% | 4 | 50 | 2.5% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 10 | 0.52% | 5 | 50 | 2.6% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 30 | 1.5% | 4 | 40 | 2.1% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 20 | 1% | 4 | 70 | 3.6% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 10 | 0.53% | 5 | 70 | 3.7% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 20 | 1.1% | 5 | 60 | 3.2% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Chatfuel’s and LiveChat’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.

- **Chatfuel**: Measured on the search terms “chatfuel” and “chatfuel chatbot”, summed into one figure.
- **LiveChat**: Measured on the search terms “livechat app”, “livechat chat widget”, “livechat chatbot”, “livechat live chat” and “livechat software”, summed into one figure.

- [Chatfuel profile](/demand/nz/brands/chatfuel)
- [LiveChat profile](/demand/nz/brands/livechat)
- [All chatbot builders in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-chatbot-builders): 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, Chatfuel or LiveChat?

In August 2026, LiveChat had more branded searches than Chatfuel among chatbot builders in New Zealand. LiveChat was estimated to have 60 branded searches compared to Chatfuel’s 20, and held a 3.2% Share of Search versus Chatfuel’s 1.1%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Chatfuel vs LiveChat: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/chatfuel-vs-livechat

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