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title: "Montolit vs Sigma: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Montolit or Sigma more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tile cutter brands 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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# Montolit vs Sigma: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Montolit or Sigma more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tile cutter brands 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**: Montolit and Sigma
- **Competitive set**: Tile cutter brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Montolit Share of Search**: 0.05%
- **Sigma Share of Search**: 0.32%

## Is Montolit or Sigma more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Sigma had more branded searches than Montolit among tile cutter brands in New Zealand. Sigma had about 70 branded searches, while Montolit had 10. Sigma made up 0.32% of all tile cutter brand searches we track, and Montolit accounted for 0.05%.
- Sigma was ahead of Montolit in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Montolit’s share of searches among tile cutter brands in New Zealand held steady at 0.05%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 10.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Sigma’s share of searches among tile cutter brands in New Zealand moved from 0.38% to 0.32%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 70.

## Top tile cutter brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Montolit and Sigma were each mentioned in three out of four: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Sigma was listed before Montolit in every answer.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rubi | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| Sigma | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Montolit | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| DeWalt | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Makita | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Ryobi | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |

## Every AI answer about tile cutter brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which tile cutter brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Sigma, 2. Rubi, 3. Montolit, 4. DeWalt, 5. Makita
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best tile cutter brands in New Zealand?": 1. Rubi, 2. Sigma, 3. Montolit, 4. DeWalt
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best tile cutter brand in New Zealand for a bathroom tiling job?": 1. Rubi, 2. Sigma, 3. Montolit
- Searched Google, AI Overview "manual tile cutter": 1. Rubi

Not named in any answer: Ryobi.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 19, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand tile cutter brands in September 2026?

- Sigma’s share of searches among tile cutter brands in New Zealand has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 1.1% to 0.32% in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Montolit estimated searches | Montolit Share of Search | Montolit rank | Sigma estimated searches | Sigma Share of Search | Sigma rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 10 | 0.05% | 6 | 70 | 0.38% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 10 | 0.04% | 6 | 70 | 0.3% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 10 | 0.05% | 6 | 50 | 0.23% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 10 | 0.05% | 6 | 50 | 0.26% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 10 | 0.05% | 6 | 110 | 0.6% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 10 | 0.05% | 6 | 90 | 0.46% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 10 | 0.06% | 6 | 320 | 1.8% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 10 | 0.06% | 6 | 170 | 0.98% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 10 | 0.05% | 6 | 210 | 1.1% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 10 | 0.06% | 6 | 110 | 0.64% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 10 | 0.05% | 6 | 90 | 0.47% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 10 | 0.05% | 6 | 70 | 0.32% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Montolit’s and Sigma’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.

- **Montolit**: Measured on the search term “montolit”.
- **Sigma**: Measured on the search term “sigma tile cutter”.

- [Montolit profile](/demand/nz/brands/montolit)
- [Sigma profile](/demand/nz/brands/sigma-tile-cutters)
- [All tile cutter brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-tile-cutter-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 Montolit or Sigma more popular in search?

In September 2026, Sigma had more branded searches than Montolit among tile cutter brands in New Zealand. Sigma had about 70 branded searches, while Montolit had 10. Sigma made up 0.32% of all tile cutter brand searches we track, and Montolit accounted for 0.05%.

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