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title: "ClickSend vs Sinch: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is ClickSend or Sinch more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Communications API 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# ClickSend vs Sinch: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is ClickSend or Sinch more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Communications API 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**: ClickSend and Sinch
- **Competitive set**: Communications API platforms
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **ClickSend Share of Search**: 12.7%
- **Sinch Share of Search**: 15.5%

## Is ClickSend or Sinch more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Sinch had more branded searches than ClickSend among communications API platforms in New Zealand. Sinch had about 390 branded searches, while ClickSend had 320. Sinch made up 15.5% of all communications API platform searches we track, and ClickSend accounted for 12.7%.
- Sinch was ahead of ClickSend in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, ClickSend’s share of searches among communications API platforms in New Zealand moved from 13% to 12.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 320.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Sinch’s share of searches among communications API platforms in New Zealand moved from 13% to 15.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 320 to 390.

## Top communications API platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Sinch appeared in all five answers. ClickSend was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Sinch was listed before ClickSend in every answer.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Twilio | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Vonage | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Sinch | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Telnyx | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| ClickSend | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Infobip | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about communications API platforms

- Asked ChatGPT "Which communications API platform should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Twilio, 2. Telnyx, 3. Sinch, 4. Vonage
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best communications API platforms in New Zealand?": 1. Twilio, 2. Vonage, 3. Sinch, 4. ClickSend, 5. Telnyx
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best communications API platform in New Zealand for app messaging?": 1. Twilio, 2. Sinch, 3. Vonage
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best sms api": 1. Twilio, 2. Vonage, 3. Sinch, 4. ClickSend
- Searched Google, AI Overview "cpaas platforms": 1. Twilio, 2. Vonage, 3. Infobip, 4. Sinch

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 20, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand communications API platforms in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Sinch in New Zealand rose 21.9% over 12 measured months, from 320 to 390 in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | ClickSend estimated searches | ClickSend Share of Search | ClickSend rank | Sinch estimated searches | Sinch Share of Search | Sinch rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 320 | 13% | 2 | 320 | 13% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 210 | 10% | 3 | 320 | 15.2% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 210 | 10.7% | 3 | 260 | 13.3% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 260 | 12.2% | 3 | 320 | 15% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 260 | 10.6% | 3 | 320 | 13% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 320 | 10.9% | 3 | 390 | 13.3% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 320 | 11.1% | 3 | 390 | 13.6% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 320 | 11.4% | 2 | 320 | 11.4% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 320 | 11.3% | 2 | 320 | 11.3% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 320 | 10.3% | 3 | 320 | 10.3% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 320 | 12.5% | 3 | 390 | 15.3% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 320 | 12.7% | 3 | 390 | 15.5% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

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

- **ClickSend**: Measured on the search term “clicksend”.
- **Sinch**: Measured on the search term “sinch”.

- [ClickSend profile](/demand/nz/brands/clicksend)
- [Sinch profile](/demand/nz/brands/sinch)
- [All communications API platforms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-communications-api-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 ClickSend or Sinch more popular in search?

In September 2026, Sinch had more branded searches than ClickSend among communications API platforms in New Zealand. Sinch had about 390 branded searches, while ClickSend had 320. Sinch made up 15.5% of all communications API platform searches we track, and ClickSend accounted for 12.7%.

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