--- title: "Judge.me vs Trustpilot: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Judge.me or Trustpilot? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Customer review 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/judge-me-vs-trustpilot" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Judge.me vs Trustpilot: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Judge.me or Trustpilot? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Customer review 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**: Judge.me and Trustpilot - **Competitive set**: Customer review platforms - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Judge.me Share of Search**: 3% - **Trustpilot Share of Search**: 93.1% ## Which is more popular in search, Judge.me or Trustpilot? - In August 2026, Trustpilot had more branded searches than Judge.me among customer review platforms in New Zealand. Trustpilot was estimated to have 8.7K branded searches compared to Judge.me’s 280, and held a 93.1% Share of Search versus Judge.me’s 3%. - Trustpilot was ahead of Judge.me in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Judge.me’s estimated Share of Search among customer review platforms in New Zealand moved from 2.9% to 3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 240 to 280. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Trustpilot’s estimated Share of Search among customer review platforms in New Zealand moved from 83.7% to 93.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 7K to 8.7K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand customer review platforms in August 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Trustpilot in New Zealand rose 24.7% over 11 measured months, from 7K to 8.7K in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Judge.me in New Zealand rose 16.7% over 11 measured months, from 240 to 280 in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Judge.me estimated searches | Judge.me Share of Search | Judge.me rank | Trustpilot estimated searches | Trustpilot Share of Search | Trustpilot rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 240 | 2.9% | 3 | 7K | 83.7% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 230 | 2.5% | 3 | 8.5K | 91.8% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 240 | 2.7% | 2 | 8.2K | 92.9% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 250 | 2.7% | 3 | 8.6K | 91.3% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 200 | 2.6% | 2 | 7K | 92.6% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 260 | 3% | 2 | 8.2K | 92.5% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 230 | 2.6% | 2 | 8.2K | 93.1% | 1 | | May 2026 | 240 | 2.6% | 2 | 8.6K | 93.9% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 210 | 2.4% | 2 | 8.3K | 93.2% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 240 | 2.7% | 2 | 8.3K | 93.2% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 280 | 3% | 2 | 8.7K | 93.1% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Judge.me’s and Trustpilot’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. - **Judge.me**: Measured on the search terms “judge me”, “judge me app”, “judge me app shopify”, “judge me com”, “judge me legit”, “judge me pricing”, “judge me product reviews”, “judge me product reviews shopify”, “judge me review”, “judge me review app”, “judge me reviews”, “judge me reviews shopify”, “judge me shopify”, “judge me shopify app”, “judge me shopify reviews”, “judge me verified reviews”, “judge me website”, “judgeme”, “judgeme product reviews”, “judgeme review”, “judgeme review app”, “shopify judge me” and “shopify judge me app”, summed into one figure. - **Trustpilot**: Measured on the search terms “trustpilot”, “trustpilot com”, “trustpilot near me”, “trustpilot new zealand”, “trustpilot nz”, “trustpilot ratings” and “trustpilot review”, summed into one figure. - [Judge.me profile](/demand/nz/brands/judge-me) - [Trustpilot profile](/demand/nz/brands/trustpilot) - [All customer review platforms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-customer-review-platforms): 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, Judge.me or Trustpilot? In August 2026, Trustpilot had more branded searches than Judge.me among customer review platforms in New Zealand. Trustpilot was estimated to have 8.7K branded searches compared to Judge.me’s 280, and held a 93.1% Share of Search versus Judge.me’s 3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Judge.me vs Trustpilot: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/judge-me-vs-trustpilot This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/judge-me-vs-trustpilot. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.