--- title: "LiveRem vs Payscale: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, LiveRem or Payscale? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Salary benchmarking and pay intelligence providers 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/liverem-vs-payscale" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # LiveRem vs Payscale: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, LiveRem or Payscale? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Salary benchmarking and pay intelligence providers 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**: LiveRem and Payscale - **Competitive set**: Salary benchmarking and pay intelligence providers - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **LiveRem Share of Search**: 28.2% - **Payscale Share of Search**: 16.7% ## Which is more popular in search, LiveRem or Payscale? - In August 2026, LiveRem had more branded searches than Payscale among salary benchmarking and pay intelligence providers in New Zealand. LiveRem was estimated to have 220 branded searches compared to Payscale’s 130, and held a 28.2% Share of Search versus Payscale’s 16.7%. - The lead changed hands 3 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: LiveRem took it in November 2025, Payscale took it in December 2025, LiveRem took it in January 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, LiveRem’s estimated Share of Search among salary benchmarking and pay intelligence providers in New Zealand moved from 19.2% to 28.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 150 to 220. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Payscale’s estimated Share of Search among salary benchmarking and pay intelligence providers in New Zealand moved from 29.5% to 16.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 230 to 130. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand salary benchmarking and pay intelligence providers in August 2026? - In August 2026, Payscale gained estimated Share of Search among salary benchmarking and pay intelligence providers in New Zealand, from 15.8% to 16.7%. - In August 2026, LiveRem lost estimated Share of Search among salary benchmarking and pay intelligence providers in New Zealand, from 34.7% to 28.2%. ## Month by month | Month | LiveRem estimated searches | LiveRem Share of Search | LiveRem rank | Payscale estimated searches | Payscale Share of Search | Payscale rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 150 | 19.2% | 3 | 230 | 29.5% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 190 | 22.6% | 2 | 120 | 14.3% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 100 | 16.1% | 3 | 110 | 17.7% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 340 | 37.8% | 2 | 130 | 14.4% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 270 | 31% | 2 | 190 | 21.8% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 400 | 35.1% | 2 | 190 | 16.7% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 190 | 22.9% | 2 | 120 | 14.5% | 3 | | May 2026 | 370 | 37.4% | 2 | 160 | 16.2% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 270 | 30.3% | 2 | 190 | 21.3% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 350 | 34.7% | 2 | 160 | 15.8% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 220 | 28.2% | 2 | 130 | 16.7% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using LiveRem’s and Payscale’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. - **LiveRem**: Measured on the search terms “live rem”, “live rem nz”, “liverem” and “liverem nz”, summed into one figure. - **Payscale**: Measured on the search terms “payscale”, “payscale com” and “payscale salary”, summed into one figure. - [LiveRem profile](/demand/nz/brands/liverem) - [Payscale profile](/demand/nz/brands/payscale) - [All salary benchmarking and pay intelligence providers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/salary-benchmarking-and-pay-intelligence): The set both shares are measured inside, 3 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, LiveRem or Payscale? In August 2026, LiveRem had more branded searches than Payscale among salary benchmarking and pay intelligence providers in New Zealand. LiveRem was estimated to have 220 branded searches compared to Payscale’s 130, and held a 28.2% Share of Search versus Payscale’s 16.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "LiveRem vs Payscale: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/liverem-vs-payscale This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/liverem-vs-payscale. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.