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title: "Milvus vs Pinecone: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Milvus or Pinecone? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vector databases 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."
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# Milvus vs Pinecone: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Milvus or Pinecone? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vector databases 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**: Milvus and Pinecone
- **Competitive set**: Vector databases
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Milvus Share of Search**: 6.5%
- **Pinecone Share of Search**: 50%

## Which is more popular in search, Milvus or Pinecone?

- In August 2026, Pinecone had more branded searches than Milvus among vector databases in New Zealand. Pinecone was estimated to have 230 branded searches compared to Milvus’ 30, and held a 50% Share of Search versus Milvus’ 6.5%.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Milvus took it in November 2025, Pinecone took it in December 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Milvus’ estimated Share of Search among vector databases in New Zealand moved from 12.5% to 6.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 50 to 30.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Pinecone’s estimated Share of Search among vector databases in New Zealand moved from 15% to 50%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60 to 230.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand vector databases in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Pinecone gained estimated Share of Search among vector databases in New Zealand, from 35.7% to 50%.
- In August 2026, Milvus lost estimated Share of Search among vector databases in New Zealand, from 11.9% to 6.5%.

## Month by month

| Month | Milvus estimated searches | Milvus Share of Search | Milvus rank | Pinecone estimated searches | Pinecone Share of Search | Pinecone rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 50 | 12.5% | 5 | 60 | 15% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 50 | 15.2% | 4 | 40 | 12.1% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 30 | 11.1% | 4 | 50 | 18.5% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 40 | 12.9% | 3 | 40 | 12.9% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 40 | 10% | 4 | 90 | 22.5% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 40 | 8.3% | 5 | 140 | 29.2% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 50 | 10% | 5 | 140 | 28% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 40 | 7.5% | 4 | 170 | 32.1% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 30 | 5.9% | 4 | 200 | 39.2% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 50 | 11.9% | 4 | 150 | 35.7% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 30 | 6.5% | 4 | 230 | 50% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Milvus’ and Pinecone’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.

- **Milvus**: Measured on the search terms “milvus”, “milvus embeddings” and “milvus vector database”, summed into one figure.
- **Pinecone**: Measured on the search terms “pinecone db”, “pinecone embeddings”, “pinecone rag” and “pinecone vector database”, summed into one figure.

- [Milvus profile](/demand/nz/brands/milvus)
- [Pinecone profile](/demand/nz/brands/pinecone)
- [All vector databases in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-vector-databases): 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, Milvus or Pinecone?

In August 2026, Pinecone had more branded searches than Milvus among vector databases in New Zealand. Pinecone was estimated to have 230 branded searches compared to Milvus’ 30, and held a 50% Share of Search versus Milvus’ 6.5%.

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