--- title: "M-Files vs SharePoint: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, M-Files or SharePoint? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Document 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/m-files-vs-sharepoint" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # M-Files vs SharePoint: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, M-Files or SharePoint? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Document 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**: M-Files and SharePoint - **Competitive set**: Document management software - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **M-Files Share of Search**: 0.75% - **SharePoint Share of Search**: 98.9% ## Which is more popular in search, M-Files or SharePoint? - In August 2026, SharePoint had more branded searches than M-Files among document management software in New Zealand. SharePoint was estimated to have 19.9K branded searches compared to M-Files’ 150, and held a 98.9% Share of Search versus M-Files’ 0.75%. - SharePoint was ahead of M-Files in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, M-Files’ estimated Share of Search among document management software in New Zealand moved from 0.93% to 0.75%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 190 to 150. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SharePoint’s estimated Share of Search among document management software in New Zealand moved from 98.8% to 98.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 20.1K to 19.9K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand document management software in August 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for M-Files in New Zealand fell 21.1% over 11 measured months, from 190 to 150 in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | M-Files estimated searches | M-Files Share of Search | M-Files rank | SharePoint estimated searches | SharePoint Share of Search | SharePoint rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 190 | 0.93% | 2 | 20.1K | 98.8% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 170 | 1% | 2 | 16.6K | 98.5% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 110 | 0.96% | 2 | 11.3K | 98.5% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 150 | 1.1% | 2 | 13.6K | 98.5% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 170 | 1% | 2 | 16.6K | 98.6% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 200 | 0.98% | 2 | 20K | 98.6% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 180 | 0.91% | 2 | 19.5K | 98.7% | 1 | | May 2026 | 140 | 0.69% | 2 | 19.9K | 98.9% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 170 | 0.84% | 2 | 19.9K | 98.8% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 190 | 0.94% | 2 | 19.9K | 98.7% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 150 | 0.75% | 2 | 19.9K | 98.9% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using M-Files’ and SharePoint’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. - **M-Files**: Measured on the search terms “m files”, “m files com”, “m files document management”, “m files download”, “m files nz”, “m files records management”, “mfiles” and “mfiles document management”, summed into one figure. - **SharePoint**: Measured on the search terms “how do i use sharepoint”, “massey sharepoint”, “my sharepoint”, “ryman sharepoint”, “sharepoint”, “sharepoint 365”, “sharepoint administrator”, “sharepoint application”, “sharepoint dms”, “sharepoint intranet”, “sharepoint list”, “sharepoint massey”, “sharepoint near me”, “sharepoint nz”, “sharepoint online”, “sharepoint records management”, “sharepoint web” and “sharepoint workflow”, summed into one figure. - [M-Files profile](/demand/nz/brands/m-files) - [SharePoint profile](/demand/nz/brands/sharepoint) - [All document management software in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-document-management-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, M-Files or SharePoint? In August 2026, SharePoint had more branded searches than M-Files among document management software in New Zealand. SharePoint was estimated to have 19.9K branded searches compared to M-Files’ 150, and held a 98.9% Share of Search versus M-Files’ 0.75%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "M-Files vs SharePoint: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/m-files-vs-sharepoint This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/m-files-vs-sharepoint. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.