--- title: "Mapbox vs QGIS: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Mapbox or QGIS? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Mapping and location 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/mapbox-vs-qgis" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Mapbox vs QGIS: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Mapbox or QGIS? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Mapping and location 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**: Mapbox and QGIS - **Competitive set**: Mapping and location platforms - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Mapbox Share of Search**: 7.3% - **QGIS Share of Search**: 24.2% ## Which is more popular in search, Mapbox or QGIS? - In August 2026, QGIS had more branded searches than Mapbox among mapping and location platforms in New Zealand. QGIS was estimated to have 2.2K branded searches compared to Mapbox’s 670, and held a 24.2% Share of Search versus Mapbox’s 7.3%. - QGIS was ahead of Mapbox in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mapbox’s estimated Share of Search among mapping and location platforms in New Zealand moved from 10.3% to 7.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 810 to 670. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, QGIS’s estimated Share of Search among mapping and location platforms in New Zealand moved from 20.7% to 24.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.6K to 2.2K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand mapping and location platforms in August 2026? - In August 2026, QGIS gained estimated Share of Search among mapping and location platforms in New Zealand, from 20.6% to 24.2%. - Mapbox’s estimated Share of Search among mapping and location platforms in New Zealand has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 8.7% to 7.3% in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Mapbox estimated searches | Mapbox Share of Search | Mapbox rank | QGIS estimated searches | QGIS Share of Search | QGIS rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 810 | 10.3% | 3 | 1.6K | 20.7% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 650 | 9.9% | 3 | 1.6K | 24.8% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 550 | 12.4% | 3 | 1.1K | 25.1% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 810 | 14.9% | 3 | 1.3K | 23.4% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 700 | 8.4% | 3 | 1.6K | 19.6% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 970 | 8% | 3 | 2.4K | 19.9% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 970 | 10.8% | 3 | 2K | 22.4% | 2 | | May 2026 | 980 | 8.7% | 3 | 2.1K | 19.1% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 790 | 8.6% | 3 | 1.7K | 18.3% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 660 | 7.7% | 3 | 1.8K | 20.6% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 670 | 7.3% | 3 | 2.2K | 24.2% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Mapbox’s and QGIS’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. - **Mapbox**: Measured on the search terms “mapbox”, “mapbox com”, “mapbox geocoding”, “mapbox gis”, “mapbox mapping”, “mapbox maps api”, “mapbox online” and “mapbox studio”, summed into one figure. - **QGIS**: Measured on the search terms “gis qgis”, “qgis”, “qgis download”, “qgis geocoding”, “qgis gis software”, “qgis mapping”, “qgis online” and “qgis org”, summed into one figure. - [Mapbox profile](/demand/nz/brands/mapbox) - [QGIS profile](/demand/nz/brands/qgis) - [All mapping and location platforms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-mapping-platforms): 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, Mapbox or QGIS? In August 2026, QGIS had more branded searches than Mapbox among mapping and location platforms in New Zealand. QGIS was estimated to have 2.2K branded searches compared to Mapbox’s 670, and held a 24.2% Share of Search versus Mapbox’s 7.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Mapbox vs QGIS: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/mapbox-vs-qgis This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/mapbox-vs-qgis. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.