--- title: "PestAway vs Rentokil: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, PestAway or Rentokil? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the New Plymouth pest control companies 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/pestaway-vs-rentokil" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # PestAway vs Rentokil: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, PestAway or Rentokil? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the New Plymouth pest control companies 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**: PestAway and Rentokil - **Competitive set**: New Plymouth pest control companies - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **PestAway Share of Search**: 0.74% - **Rentokil Share of Search**: 56.1% ## Which is more popular in search, PestAway or Rentokil? - In August 2026, Rentokil had more branded searches than PestAway among new plymouth pest control companies in New Zealand. Rentokil was estimated to have 2.3K branded searches compared to PestAway’s 30, and held a 56.1% Share of Search versus PestAway’s 0.74%. - Rentokil was ahead of PestAway in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, PestAway’s estimated Share of Search among new plymouth pest control companies in New Zealand moved from 0.58% to 0.74%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 30. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Rentokil’s estimated Share of Search among new plymouth pest control companies in New Zealand moved from 50.2% to 56.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.6K to 2.3K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand new plymouth pest control companies in August 2026? - In August 2026, Rentokil lost estimated Share of Search among new plymouth pest control companies in New Zealand, from 61.4% to 56.1%. ## Month by month | Month | PestAway estimated searches | PestAway Share of Search | PestAway rank | Rentokil estimated searches | Rentokil Share of Search | Rentokil rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 30 | 0.58% | 4 | 2.6K | 50.2% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 40 | 0.57% | 3 | 2.8K | 40.1% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 40 | 0.59% | 3 | 2.3K | 34% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 50 | 0.63% | 3 | 2.8K | 35.5% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 40 | 0.66% | 3 | 2.7K | 44.5% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 50 | 0.74% | 3 | 3.2K | 47.2% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 50 | 0.93% | 3 | 2.9K | 54.3% | 1 | | May 2026 | 30 | 0.63% | 4 | 2.9K | 60.1% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 40 | 0.95% | 3 | 2.8K | 66% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 40 | 1.1% | 3 | 2.3K | 61.4% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 30 | 0.74% | 3 | 2.3K | 56.1% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using PestAway’s and Rentokil’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. - **PestAway**: Measured on the search terms “pestaway new plymouth”, “pestaway nz” and “pestaway pest control”, summed into one figure. - **Rentokil**: Measured on the search terms “initial rentokil”, “my rentokil”, “rentokil”, “rentokil co nz”, “rentokil company”, “rentokil dunedin”, “rentokil fleas”, “rentokil initial company”, “rentokil initial ltd”, “rentokil near me”, “rentokil new plymouth”, “rentokil new zealand”, “rentokil nz”, “rentokil online”, “rentokil palmerston north”, “rentokil rat bait” and “rentokil rats”, summed into one figure. - [PestAway profile](/demand/nz/brands/pestaway) - [Rentokil profile](/demand/nz/brands/rentokil) - [All new plymouth pest control companies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-new-plymouth-pest-control-companies): 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, PestAway or Rentokil? In August 2026, Rentokil had more branded searches than PestAway among new plymouth pest control companies in New Zealand. Rentokil was estimated to have 2.3K branded searches compared to PestAway’s 30, and held a 56.1% Share of Search versus PestAway’s 0.74%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "PestAway vs Rentokil: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/pestaway-vs-rentokil This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/pestaway-vs-rentokil. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.