--- title: "inFlow Inventory vs Sortly: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is inFlow Inventory or Sortly more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Inventory management software 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/inflow-vs-sortly" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # inFlow Inventory vs Sortly: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is inFlow Inventory or Sortly more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Inventory management software 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**: inFlow Inventory and Sortly - **Competitive set**: Inventory management software - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **inFlow Inventory Share of Search**: 3% - **Sortly Share of Search**: 3.9% ## Is inFlow Inventory or Sortly more popular in search? - In September 2026, Sortly had more branded searches than inFlow Inventory among inventory management software in New Zealand. Sortly had about 130 branded searches, while inFlow Inventory had 100. Sortly made up 3.9% of all inventory management software searches we track, and inFlow Inventory accounted for 3%. - The lead changed hands 2 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: inFlow Inventory took it in December 2025, Sortly took it in June 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, inFlow Inventory’s share of searches among inventory management software in New Zealand moved from 3.5% to 3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 140 to 100. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Sortly’s share of searches among inventory management software in New Zealand moved from 4.7% to 3.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 190 to 130. ## Top inventory management software in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, inFlow Inventory and Sortly were each mentioned in one out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in one of the two Google AI Overviews. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Unleashed | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Cin7 | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Zoho Inventory | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Shopify | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Sortly | 5th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | inFlow Inventory | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Katana | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Fishbowl | 8th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about inventory management software - Asked ChatGPT "Which inventory management tool should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Unleashed, 2. Cin7, 3. Zoho Inventory, 4. Shopify - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best inventory management tools in New Zealand?": 1. Cin7, 2. Unleashed, 3. Zoho Inventory, 4. Katana, 5. Shopify - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best inventory management tool in New Zealand for product stock?": 1. Cin7, 2. Unleashed, 3. Shopify, 4. Katana - Searched Google, AI Overview "inventory management software nz": 1. Unleashed, 2. Cin7, 3. Shopify, 4. Fishbowl - Searched Google, AI Overview "inventory software for small business": 1. Sortly, 2. inFlow Inventory, 3. Zoho Inventory, 4. Fishbowl 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 inventory management software in September 2026? - In September 2026, inFlow Inventory lost share of searches among inventory management software in New Zealand, from 3.6% to 3%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Sortly in New Zealand fell 31.6% over 12 measured months, from 190 to 130 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | inFlow Inventory estimated searches | inFlow Inventory Share of Search | inFlow Inventory rank | Sortly estimated searches | Sortly Share of Search | Sortly rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 140 | 3.5% | 6 | 190 | 4.7% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 130 | 3.9% | 5 | 130 | 3.9% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 150 | 5.1% | 4 | 120 | 4.1% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 170 | 4.9% | 5 | 150 | 4.3% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 150 | 4.5% | 5 | 130 | 3.9% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 240 | 5.3% | 5 | 180 | 3.9% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 180 | 5.4% | 5 | 150 | 4.5% | 6 | | May 2026 | 190 | 4.9% | 5 | 180 | 4.6% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 170 | 4.4% | 6 | 190 | 4.9% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 120 | 3.3% | 6 | 190 | 5.2% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 140 | 3.6% | 6 | 160 | 4.1% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 100 | 3% | 6 | 130 | 3.9% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using inFlow Inventory’s and Sortly’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. - **inFlow Inventory**: Measured on the search terms “inflow”, “inflow inventory” and “inflow inventory management”, summed into one figure. - **Sortly**: Measured on the search terms “sortly”, “sortly inventory” and “sortly inventory management”, summed into one figure. - [inFlow Inventory profile](/demand/nz/brands/inflow) - [Sortly profile](/demand/nz/brands/sortly) - [All inventory management software in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-inventory-management-software): 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 inFlow Inventory or Sortly more popular in search? In September 2026, Sortly had more branded searches than inFlow Inventory among inventory management software in New Zealand. Sortly had about 130 branded searches, while inFlow Inventory had 100. Sortly made up 3.9% of all inventory management software searches we track, and inFlow Inventory accounted for 3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "inFlow Inventory vs Sortly: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/inflow-vs-sortly This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/inflow-vs-sortly. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.