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title: "Glide vs Retool: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Glide or Retool? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the No-code and low-code app builders 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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# Glide vs Retool: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Glide or Retool? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the No-code and low-code app builders 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**: Glide and Retool
- **Competitive set**: No-code and low-code app builders
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Glide Share of Search**: 2.1%
- **Retool Share of Search**: 5.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Glide or Retool?

- In August 2026, Retool had more branded searches than Glide among no-code and low-code app builders in New Zealand. Retool was estimated to have 320 branded searches compared to Glide’s 130, and held a 5.1% Share of Search versus Glide’s 2.1%.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Glide took it in March 2026, Retool took it in May 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Glide’s estimated Share of Search among no-code and low-code app builders in New Zealand moved from 3.3% to 2.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 240 to 130.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Retool’s estimated Share of Search among no-code and low-code app builders in New Zealand moved from 4.4% to 5.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 320.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand no-code and low-code app builders in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Retool gained estimated Share of Search among no-code and low-code app builders in New Zealand, from 4.2% to 5.1%.
- In August 2026, Glide lost estimated Share of Search among no-code and low-code app builders in New Zealand, from 3.3% to 2.1%.

## Month by month

| Month | Glide estimated searches | Glide Share of Search | Glide rank | Retool estimated searches | Retool Share of Search | Retool rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 240 | 3.3% | 4 | 320 | 4.4% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 200 | 3.2% | 4 | 320 | 5.2% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 170 | 3.5% | 4 | 230 | 4.7% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 240 | 4% | 4 | 270 | 4.4% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 220 | 4% | 4 | 340 | 6.1% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 330 | 5.1% | 3 | 320 | 4.9% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 330 | 5.3% | 3 | 230 | 3.7% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 270 | 4.2% | 4 | 350 | 5.4% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 220 | 3.6% | 4 | 260 | 4.2% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 210 | 3.3% | 4 | 270 | 4.2% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 130 | 2.1% | 4 | 320 | 5.1% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Glide’s and Retool’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.

- **Glide**: Measured on the search terms “glide app builder”, “glide apps” and “glideapps”, summed into one figure.
- **Retool**: Measured on the search terms “retool”, “retool app builder”, “retool com” and “retool internal tools”, summed into one figure.

- [Glide profile](/demand/nz/brands/glide-apps)
- [Retool profile](/demand/nz/brands/retool)
- [All no-code and low-code app builders in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-low-code-app-builders): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Glide or Retool?

In August 2026, Retool had more branded searches than Glide among no-code and low-code app builders in New Zealand. Retool was estimated to have 320 branded searches compared to Glide’s 130, and held a 5.1% Share of Search versus Glide’s 2.1%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Glide vs Retool: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/glide-apps-vs-retool

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