--- title: "Katana vs Shopify: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Katana or Shopify 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/katana-vs-shopify" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Katana vs Shopify: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Katana or Shopify 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**: Katana and Shopify - **Competitive set**: Inventory management software - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Katana Share of Search**: 1.5% - **Shopify Share of Search**: 0.3% ## Is Katana or Shopify more popular in search? - In September 2026, Katana had more branded searches than Shopify among inventory management software in New Zealand. Katana had about 50 branded searches, while Shopify had 10. Katana made up 1.5% of all inventory management software searches we track, and Shopify accounted for 0.3%. - Katana was ahead of Shopify in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Katana’s share of searches among inventory management software in New Zealand moved from 1% to 1.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40 to 50. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Shopify’s share of searches among inventory management software in New Zealand moved from 0.25% to 0.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 10. ## Top inventory management software in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Shopify was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Katana was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Shopify was listed before Katana in three out of four answers that named either. 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? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Katana in New Zealand rose 25% over 12 measured months, from 40 to 50 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Katana estimated searches | Katana Share of Search | Katana rank | Shopify estimated searches | Shopify Share of Search | Shopify rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 40 | 1% | 7 | 10 | 0.25% | 8 | | Nov 2025 | 50 | 1.5% | 7 | 10 | 0.3% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | 40 | 1.4% | 7 | 10 | 0.34% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | 40 | 1.2% | 7 | 10 | 0.29% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | 50 | 1.5% | 7 | 10 | 0.3% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | 60 | 1.3% | 7 | 10 | 0.22% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | 50 | 1.5% | 7 | 10 | 0.3% | 8 | | May 2026 | 40 | 1% | 7 | 10 | 0.26% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | 40 | 1% | 7 | 10 | 0.26% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | 40 | 1.1% | 7 | 10 | 0.27% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 50 | 1.3% | 7 | 10 | 0.26% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | 50 | 1.5% | 7 | 10 | 0.3% | 8 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Katana’s and Shopify’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. - **Katana**: Measured on the search terms “katana inventory”, “katana inventory management” and “katana mrp”, summed into one figure. - **Shopify**: Measured on the search term “shopify inventory”. - [Katana profile](/demand/nz/brands/katana) - [Shopify profile](/demand/nz/brands/shopify) - [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 Katana or Shopify more popular in search? In September 2026, Katana had more branded searches than Shopify among inventory management software in New Zealand. Katana had about 50 branded searches, while Shopify had 10. Katana made up 1.5% of all inventory management software searches we track, and Shopify accounted for 0.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Katana vs Shopify: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/katana-vs-shopify This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/katana-vs-shopify. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.