--- title: "FireHydrant vs Squadcast: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is FireHydrant or Squadcast more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Incident 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/firehydrant-vs-squadcast-sre" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # FireHydrant vs Squadcast: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is FireHydrant or Squadcast more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Incident 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**: FireHydrant and Squadcast - **Competitive set**: Incident management platforms - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **FireHydrant Share of Search**: 25.9% - **Squadcast Share of Search**: 0.88% ## Is FireHydrant or Squadcast more popular in search? - In September 2026, FireHydrant had more branded searches than Squadcast among incident management platforms in New Zealand. FireHydrant had about 880 branded searches, while Squadcast had 30. FireHydrant made up 25.9% of all incident management platform searches we track, and Squadcast accounted for 0.88%. - FireHydrant was ahead of Squadcast in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, FireHydrant’s share of searches among incident management platforms in New Zealand moved from 26.2% to 25.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 880. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Squadcast’s share of searches among incident management platforms in New Zealand moved from 2.1% to 0.88%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 70 to 30. ## Top incident management platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, neither FireHydrant nor Squadcast showed up 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | PagerDuty | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | ecoPortal | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | SiteApp Pro | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Rootly | 4th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Jira Service Management | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | incident.io | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | FireHydrant | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Squadcast | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about incident management platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which incident management platform should I use in New Zealand?": 1. ecoPortal, 2. SiteApp Pro, 3. PagerDuty - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best incident management platforms in New Zealand?": 1. ecoPortal, 2. SiteApp Pro, 3. PagerDuty, 4. incident.io, 5. Jira Service Management - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best incident management platform in New Zealand for a service outage?": 1. PagerDuty, 2. incident.io, 3. Jira Service Management - Searched Google, AI Overview "incident management platforms": 1. PagerDuty, 2. Jira Service Management, 3. Rootly - Searched Google, AI Overview "service outage software": 1. Rootly, 2. PagerDuty Not named in any answer: FireHydrant and Squadcast. 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 incident management platforms in September 2026? - In September 2026, ecoPortal overtook FireHydrant to rank 2nd among incident management platforms in New Zealand, with 25.9% of the searches. - In September 2026, FireHydrant lost share of searches among incident management platforms in New Zealand, from 27.4% to 25.9%. - In September 2026, Squadcast rose from 8th to 7th among incident management platforms in New Zealand. ## Month by month | Month | FireHydrant estimated searches | FireHydrant Share of Search | FireHydrant rank | Squadcast estimated searches | Squadcast Share of Search | Squadcast rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 880 | 26.2% | 2 | 70 | 2.1% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 880 | 25.4% | 2 | 50 | 1.4% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | 880 | 32.4% | 1 | 30 | 1.1% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | 880 | 30.2% | 1 | 30 | 1% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | 880 | 26.8% | 2 | 40 | 1.2% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 880 | 24% | 3 | 30 | 0.82% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | 880 | 28.4% | 1 | 30 | 0.97% | 7 | | May 2026 | 720 | 24.6% | 3 | 20 | 0.68% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | 880 | 25.6% | 3 | 20 | 0.58% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | 880 | 26.8% | 3 | 10 | 0.3% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 880 | 27.4% | 2 | 20 | 0.62% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | 880 | 25.9% | 3 | 30 | 0.88% | 7 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using FireHydrant’s and Squadcast’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. - **FireHydrant**: Measured on the search term “firehydrant”. - **Squadcast**: Measured on the search term “squadcast”. - [FireHydrant profile](/demand/nz/brands/firehydrant) - [Squadcast profile](/demand/nz/brands/squadcast-sre) - [All incident management platforms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-incident-management-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 FireHydrant or Squadcast more popular in search? In September 2026, FireHydrant had more branded searches than Squadcast among incident management platforms in New Zealand. FireHydrant had about 880 branded searches, while Squadcast had 30. FireHydrant made up 25.9% of all incident management platform searches we track, and Squadcast accounted for 0.88%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "FireHydrant vs Squadcast: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/firehydrant-vs-squadcast-sre This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/firehydrant-vs-squadcast-sre. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.