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title: "Dropbox vs Egnyte: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Dropbox or Egnyte more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cloud file collaboration 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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# Dropbox vs Egnyte: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Dropbox or Egnyte more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cloud file collaboration 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**: Dropbox and Egnyte
- **Competitive set**: Cloud file collaboration platforms
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Dropbox Share of Search**: 14.3%
- **Egnyte Share of Search**: 0.09%

## Is Dropbox or Egnyte more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Dropbox had more branded searches than Egnyte among cloud file collaboration platforms in New Zealand. Dropbox had about 27,800 branded searches, while Egnyte had 170. Dropbox made up 14.3% of all cloud file collaboration platform searches we track, and Egnyte accounted for 0.09%.
- Dropbox was ahead of Egnyte in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Dropbox’s share of searches among cloud file collaboration platforms in New Zealand moved from 14.4% to 14.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 28K to 27.8K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Egnyte’s share of searches among cloud file collaboration platforms in New Zealand moved from 0.06% to 0.09%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 110 to 170.

## Top cloud file collaboration platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Dropbox appeared in all five answers. Egnyte 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dropbox | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Google Drive | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Box | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Sync.com | 4th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| ShareFile | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Egnyte | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about cloud file collaboration platforms

- Asked ChatGPT "Which cloud file collaboration platform should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Google Drive, 2. Dropbox
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best cloud file collaboration platforms in New Zealand?": 1. Dropbox, 2. Box, 3. Google Drive
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best cloud file collaboration platform in New Zealand for team file sharing?": 1. Dropbox, 2. Box, 3. Google Drive
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best file sharing platform": 1. Google Drive, 2. Dropbox
- Searched Google, AI Overview "secure file sharing platform": 1. Box, 2. Dropbox, 3. Sync.com

Not named in any answer: ShareFile and Egnyte.

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 cloud file collaboration platforms in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Dropbox gained share of searches among cloud file collaboration platforms in New Zealand, from 12.1% to 14.3%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Egnyte in New Zealand rose 54.5% over 12 measured months, from 110 to 170 in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Dropbox estimated searches | Dropbox Share of Search | Dropbox rank | Egnyte estimated searches | Egnyte Share of Search | Egnyte rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 28K | 14.4% | 2 | 110 | 0.06% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 28K | 17% | 2 | 110 | 0.07% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 22.9K | 19.9% | 2 | 90 | 0.08% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 27.7K | 19.9% | 2 | 90 | 0.06% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 27.9K | 16.9% | 2 | 150 | 0.09% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 34K | 14.3% | 2 | 140 | 0.06% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 27.8K | 16.9% | 2 | 140 | 0.08% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 27.9K | 14.3% | 2 | 120 | 0.06% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 27.8K | 14.3% | 2 | 110 | 0.06% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 22.9K | 14.3% | 2 | 110 | 0.07% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 27.8K | 12.1% | 2 | 120 | 0.05% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 27.8K | 14.3% | 2 | 170 | 0.09% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Dropbox’s and Egnyte’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.

- **Dropbox**: Measured on the search terms “dropbox”, “dropbox app”, “dropbox clm”, “dropbox dl”, “dropbox link”, “dropbox transfer” and “google dropbox”, summed into one figure.
- **Egnyte**: Measured on the search terms “egnyte” and “egnyte file sharing”, summed into one figure.

- [Dropbox profile](/demand/nz/brands/dropbox)
- [Egnyte profile](/demand/nz/brands/egnyte)
- [All cloud file collaboration platforms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-cloud-file-collaboration-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 Dropbox or Egnyte more popular in search?

In September 2026, Dropbox had more branded searches than Egnyte among cloud file collaboration platforms in New Zealand. Dropbox had about 27,800 branded searches, while Egnyte had 170. Dropbox made up 14.3% of all cloud file collaboration platform searches we track, and Egnyte accounted for 0.09%.

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