--- title: "Ezi Car Rental vs Hertz: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Ezi Car Rental or Hertz? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Rental car 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/ezi-car-rental-vs-hertz" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Ezi Car Rental vs Hertz: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Ezi Car Rental or Hertz? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Rental car 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**: Ezi Car Rental and Hertz - **Competitive set**: Rental car companies - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Ezi Car Rental Share of Search**: 7.9% - **Hertz Share of Search**: 14% ## Which is more popular in search, Ezi Car Rental or Hertz? - In August 2026, Hertz had more branded searches than Ezi Car Rental among rental car companies in New Zealand. Hertz was estimated to have 16.6K branded searches compared to Ezi Car Rental’s 9.3K, and held a 14% Share of Search versus Ezi Car Rental’s 7.9%. - Hertz was ahead of Ezi Car Rental in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Ezi Car Rental’s estimated Share of Search among rental car companies in New Zealand moved from 10.4% to 7.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 13.9K to 9.3K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Hertz’s estimated Share of Search among rental car companies in New Zealand moved from 14.9% to 14%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 20K to 16.6K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand rental car companies in August 2026? - In August 2026, Hertz gained estimated Share of Search among rental car companies in New Zealand, from 12.9% to 14%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Ezi Car Rental in New Zealand fell 33% over 11 measured months, from 13.9K to 9.3K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Ezi Car Rental estimated searches | Ezi Car Rental Share of Search | Ezi Car Rental rank | Hertz estimated searches | Hertz Share of Search | Hertz rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 13.9K | 10.4% | 5 | 20K | 14.9% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 16.8K | 11.7% | 5 | 20.5K | 14.3% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 14.3K | 10.2% | 5 | 20.1K | 14.3% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 17.1K | 10.2% | 5 | 24.3K | 14.5% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 14.1K | 9.4% | 5 | 21.3K | 14.2% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 13.9K | 8.8% | 5 | 24.8K | 15.8% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 9.4K | 7.5% | 7 | 16.7K | 13.4% | 3 | | May 2026 | 9K | 7.9% | 7 | 15.8K | 13.8% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 9K | 8.5% | 7 | 15.8K | 14.9% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 9.1K | 8.2% | 7 | 14.3K | 12.9% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 9.3K | 7.9% | 7 | 16.6K | 14% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Ezi Car Rental’s and Hertz’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. - **Ezi Car Rental**: Measured on the search terms “ezi car rental auckland airport”, “ezi car rental near me”, “ezi car rental reviews”, “ezi rentals”, “ezi rentals auckland airport”, “ezi rentals nz” and “ezicarrental co nz”, summed into one figure. - **Hertz**: Measured on the search terms “hertz”, “hertz airport”, “hertz auckland airport”, “hertz ca”, “hertz car”, “hertz car hire”, “hertz car rental”, “hertz car rental near me”, “hertz co nz”, “hertz downtown”, “hertz international car rental”, “hertz lax”, “hertz locations”, “hertz near me”, “hertz new zealand”, “hertz nz”, “hertz online”, “hertz phone”, “hertz rental” and “hertz reservations”, summed into one figure. - [Ezi Car Rental profile](/demand/nz/brands/ezi-car-rental) - [Hertz profile](/demand/nz/brands/hertz) - [All rental car companies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-rental-car-companies): The set both shares are measured inside, 12 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, Ezi Car Rental or Hertz? In August 2026, Hertz had more branded searches than Ezi Car Rental among rental car companies in New Zealand. Hertz was estimated to have 16.6K branded searches compared to Ezi Car Rental’s 9.3K, and held a 14% Share of Search versus Ezi Car Rental’s 7.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Ezi Car Rental vs Hertz: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/ezi-car-rental-vs-hertz This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/ezi-car-rental-vs-hertz. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.