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title: "Notion vs Smartsheet: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Notion or Smartsheet? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Project 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."
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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Notion vs Smartsheet: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Notion or Smartsheet? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Project 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**: Notion and Smartsheet
- **Competitive set**: Project management software
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Notion Share of Search**: 44.8%
- **Smartsheet Share of Search**: 5.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Notion or Smartsheet?

- In August 2026, Notion had more branded searches than Smartsheet among project management software in New Zealand. Notion was estimated to have 19.5K branded searches compared to Smartsheet’s 2.6K, and held a 44.8% Share of Search versus Smartsheet’s 5.9%.
- Notion was ahead of Smartsheet in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Notion’s estimated Share of Search among project management software in New Zealand moved from 43.2% to 44.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 19.7K to 19.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Smartsheet’s estimated Share of Search among project management software in New Zealand moved from 8.2% to 5.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.7K to 2.6K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand project management software in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Notion lost estimated Share of Search among project management software in New Zealand, from 45.4% to 44.8%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Smartsheet in New Zealand fell 31.4% over 11 measured months, from 3.7K to 2.6K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Notion estimated searches | Notion Share of Search | Notion rank | Smartsheet estimated searches | Smartsheet Share of Search | Smartsheet rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 19.7K | 43.2% | 1 | 3.7K | 8.2% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 16.2K | 38.5% | 1 | 3K | 7.1% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 13.3K | 42% | 1 | 2K | 6.3% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 20K | 49.7% | 1 | 2.5K | 6.2% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 25.2K | 48.2% | 1 | 3K | 5.7% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 24.9K | 44.3% | 1 | 3K | 5.4% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 20.1K | 44% | 1 | 2.5K | 5.5% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 20.4K | 41.1% | 1 | 3K | 6.1% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 19.9K | 41.2% | 1 | 2.6K | 5.4% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 19.7K | 45.4% | 1 | 2.6K | 5.9% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 19.5K | 44.8% | 1 | 2.6K | 5.9% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Notion’s and Smartsheet’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.

- **Notion**: Measured on the search terms “notion”, “notion ai”, “notion app”, “notion com”, “notion near me”, “notion new zealand”, “notion note”, “notion note taking app”, “notion nz”, “notion online”, “notion project management”, “notion software”, “notion templates” and “notion web”, summed into one figure.
- **Smartsheet**: Measured on the search terms “smartsheet”, “smartsheet app”, “smartsheet com”, “smartsheet cost”, “smartsheet nz”, “smartsheet online”, “smartsheet project management” and “smartsheet software”, summed into one figure.

- [Notion profile](/demand/nz/brands/notion)
- [Smartsheet profile](/demand/nz/brands/smartsheet)
- [All project management software in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-project-management-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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, Notion or Smartsheet?

In August 2026, Notion had more branded searches than Smartsheet among project management software in New Zealand. Notion was estimated to have 19.5K branded searches compared to Smartsheet’s 2.6K, and held a 44.8% Share of Search versus Smartsheet’s 5.9%.

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