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title: "Raken vs Rave Build: Which is more popular in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Raken or Rave Build more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Construction project management 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/raken-vs-rave-build"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Raken vs Rave Build: Which is more popular in New Zealand?

Is Raken or Rave Build more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Construction project management 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**: Raken and Rave Build
- **Competitive set**: Construction project management platforms
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Oct 2026
- **Raken Share of Search**: 0.09%
- **Rave Build Share of Search**: 7.3%

## Is Raken or Rave Build more popular in search?

- In October 2026, Rave Build had more branded searches than Raken among construction project management platforms in New Zealand. Rave Build had about 800 branded searches, while Raken had 10. Rave Build made up 7.3% of all construction project management platform searches we track, and Raken accounted for 0.09%.
- Rave Build was ahead of Raken in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Raken’s share of searches among construction project management platforms in New Zealand moved from 0.37% to 0.09%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40 to 10.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Rave Build’s share of searches among construction project management platforms in New Zealand moved from 8.4% to 7.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 910 to 800.

## Top construction project management platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Rave Build appeared in all five answers. Raken did not appear in any of the five answers.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Procore | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Rave Build | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Buildxact | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Autodesk Forma | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| NextMinute | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Contractor Foreman | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Fieldwire | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Raken | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about construction project management platforms

- Asked ChatGPT "Which construction management platform should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Rave Build, 2. Procore, 3. Buildxact
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best construction project management platforms in New Zealand?": 1. Rave Build, 2. Procore, 3. Buildxact, 4. NextMinute, 5. Autodesk Forma
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best construction management platform in New Zealand for a site team?": 1. Procore, 2. Rave Build, 3. Autodesk Forma, 4. NextMinute
- Searched Google, AI Overview "construction project management platforms": 1. Procore, 2. Rave Build, 3. Buildxact, 4. Contractor Foreman
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best construction management software": 1. Procore, 2. Rave Build

Not named in any answer: Fieldwire and Raken.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand construction project management platforms in October 2026?

- In October 2026, Raken fell from 7th to 8th among construction project management platforms in New Zealand.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Rave Build in New Zealand fell 12.1% over 12 measured months, from 910 to 800 in October 2026.

## How has branded search for Raken and Rave Build changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

| Month | Raken estimated searches | Raken Share of Search | Raken rank | Rave Build estimated searches | Rave Build Share of Search | Rave Build rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nov 2025 | 40 | 0.37% | 7 | 910 | 8.4% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 20 | 0.27% | 7 | 600 | 8.2% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 30 | 0.33% | 7 | 740 | 8.1% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 40 | 0.36% | 7 | 910 | 8.2% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 50 | 0.36% | 7 | 1.1K | 8% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 40 | 0.34% | 7 | 1K | 8.9% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 30 | 0.26% | 8 | 1.2K | 10.4% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 40 | 0.3% | 7 | 1.2K | 8.9% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 30 | 0.23% | 7 | 1.1K | 8.2% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 20 | 0.15% | 7 | 1.1K | 8.2% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 30 | 0.23% | 7 | 980 | 7.5% | 2 |
| Oct 2026 | 10 | 0.09% | 8 | 800 | 7.3% | 2 |

## How are Raken’s and Rave Build’s branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Raken’s and Rave Build’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.

- **Raken**: Measured on the search term “raken”.
- **Rave Build**: Measured on the search terms “rave build” and “ravebuild”, summed into one figure.

- [Raken profile](/demand/nz/brands/raken)
- [Rave Build profile](/demand/nz/brands/rave-build)
- [All construction project management platforms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-construction-project-management-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Raken or Rave Build more popular in search?

In October 2026, Rave Build had more branded searches than Raken among construction project management platforms in New Zealand. Rave Build had about 800 branded searches, while Raken had 10. Rave Build made up 7.3% of all construction project management platform searches we track, and Raken accounted for 0.09%.

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