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title: "Ecomist vs PestAway: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Ecomist or PestAway? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the New Plymouth pest control companies 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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# Ecomist vs PestAway: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Ecomist or PestAway? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the New Plymouth pest control companies 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**: Ecomist and PestAway
- **Competitive set**: New Plymouth pest control companies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Ecomist Share of Search**: 42.7%
- **PestAway Share of Search**: 0.74%

## Which is more popular in search, Ecomist or PestAway?

- In August 2026, Ecomist had more branded searches than PestAway among new plymouth pest control companies in New Zealand. Ecomist was estimated to have 1.7K branded searches compared to PestAway’s 30, and held a 42.7% Share of Search versus PestAway’s 0.74%.
- Ecomist was ahead of PestAway in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Ecomist’s estimated Share of Search among new plymouth pest control companies in New Zealand moved from 48.6% to 42.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.5K to 1.7K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, PestAway’s estimated Share of Search among new plymouth pest control companies in New Zealand moved from 0.58% to 0.74%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 30.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand new plymouth pest control companies in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Ecomist gained estimated Share of Search among new plymouth pest control companies in New Zealand, from 36.4% to 42.7%.

## Month by month

| Month | Ecomist estimated searches | Ecomist Share of Search | Ecomist rank | PestAway estimated searches | PestAway Share of Search | PestAway rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.5K | 48.6% | 2 | 30 | 0.58% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 4.1K | 58.5% | 1 | 40 | 0.57% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 4.4K | 64.7% | 1 | 40 | 0.59% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 5K | 62.9% | 1 | 50 | 0.63% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 3.3K | 54.4% | 1 | 40 | 0.66% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.5K | 51.2% | 1 | 50 | 0.74% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.4K | 43.9% | 2 | 50 | 0.93% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 1.8K | 38.2% | 2 | 30 | 0.63% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.4K | 32.1% | 2 | 40 | 0.95% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.3K | 36.4% | 2 | 40 | 1.1% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.7K | 42.7% | 2 | 30 | 0.74% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Ecomist’s and PestAway’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.

- **Ecomist**: Measured on the search terms “ecomist”, “ecomist new plymouth”, “ecomist nz” and “ecomist pest control”, summed into one figure.
- **PestAway**: Measured on the search terms “pestaway new plymouth”, “pestaway nz” and “pestaway pest control”, summed into one figure.

- [Ecomist profile](/demand/nz/brands/ecomist)
- [PestAway profile](/demand/nz/brands/pestaway)
- [All new plymouth pest control companies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-new-plymouth-pest-control-companies): 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, Ecomist or PestAway?

In August 2026, Ecomist had more branded searches than PestAway among new plymouth pest control companies in New Zealand. Ecomist was estimated to have 1.7K branded searches compared to PestAway’s 30, and held a 42.7% Share of Search versus PestAway’s 0.74%.

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Brandwave. "Ecomist vs PestAway: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/ecomist-vs-pestaway

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