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title: "Confluence vs Slab: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Confluence or Slab more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Internal knowledge management 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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# Confluence vs Slab: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Confluence or Slab more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Internal knowledge management 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**: Confluence and Slab
- **Competitive set**: Internal knowledge management platforms
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Confluence Share of Search**: 8.9%
- **Slab Share of Search**: 5.9%

## Is Confluence or Slab more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Confluence had more branded searches than Slab among internal knowledge management platforms in New Zealand. Confluence had about 3,600 branded searches, while Slab had 2,400. Confluence made up 8.9% of all internal knowledge management platform searches we track, and Slab accounted for 5.9%.
- Confluence was ahead of Slab in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Confluence’s share of searches among internal knowledge management platforms in New Zealand moved from 9.8% to 8.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.4K to 3.6K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Slab’s share of searches among internal knowledge management platforms in New Zealand moved from 5.3% to 5.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.4K.

## Top internal knowledge management platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Confluence appeared in all five answers. Slab was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Confluence was listed before Slab 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Confluence | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Notion | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| SharePoint | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Guru | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Document360 | 5th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Slab | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Nuclino | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about internal knowledge management platforms

- Asked ChatGPT "Which internal knowledge management platform should I use in New Zealand?": 1. SharePoint, 2. Confluence, 3. Notion, 4. Guru
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best internal knowledge management platforms in New Zealand?": 1. SharePoint, 2. Confluence, 3. Notion, 4. Guru, 5. Document360, 6. Slab
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best internal knowledge management platform in New Zealand for team knowledge?": 1. Notion, 2. Confluence, 3. SharePoint, 4. Guru
- Searched Google, AI Overview "knowledge management platform": 1. Confluence, 2. Notion, 3. Guru, 4. Document360
- Searched Google, AI Overview "internal knowledge base": 1. Notion, 2. Confluence, 3. Document360

Not named in any answer: Nuclino.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand internal knowledge management platforms in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Slab gained share of searches among internal knowledge management platforms in New Zealand, from 5.4% to 5.9%.
- In September 2026, Confluence lost share of searches among internal knowledge management platforms in New Zealand, from 9.8% to 8.9%.

## Month by month

| Month | Confluence estimated searches | Confluence Share of Search | Confluence rank | Slab estimated searches | Slab Share of Search | Slab rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 4.4K | 9.8% | 3 | 2.4K | 5.3% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 4.4K | 11.6% | 3 | 1.9K | 5% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.9K | 10.2% | 3 | 1.9K | 6.7% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 3.6K | 9.4% | 3 | 2.4K | 6.3% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 3.6K | 8.1% | 3 | 1.9K | 4.3% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 4.4K | 8.9% | 3 | 2.4K | 4.8% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 3.6K | 8.3% | 3 | 1.9K | 4.4% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 4.4K | 9.8% | 3 | 2.4K | 5.3% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 4.4K | 9.9% | 3 | 1.9K | 4.3% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 3.6K | 8.3% | 3 | 1.9K | 4.4% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 4.4K | 9.8% | 3 | 2.4K | 5.4% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 3.6K | 8.9% | 3 | 2.4K | 5.9% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Confluence’s and Slab’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.

- **Confluence**: Measured on the search term “confluence”.
- **Slab**: Measured on the search term “slab”.

- [Confluence profile](/demand/nz/brands/confluence)
- [Slab profile](/demand/nz/brands/slab)
- [All internal knowledge management platforms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-internal-knowledge-management-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 Confluence or Slab more popular in search?

In September 2026, Confluence had more branded searches than Slab among internal knowledge management platforms in New Zealand. Confluence had about 3,600 branded searches, while Slab had 2,400. Confluence made up 8.9% of all internal knowledge management platform searches we track, and Slab accounted for 5.9%.

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