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title: "Ravio vs Robert Walters: Which is more popular in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Ravio or Robert Walters more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Salary benchmarking and pay intelligence providers 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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# Ravio vs Robert Walters: Which is more popular in New Zealand?

Is Ravio or Robert Walters more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Salary benchmarking and pay intelligence providers 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**: Ravio and Robert Walters
- **Competitive set**: Salary benchmarking and pay intelligence providers
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Oct 2026
- **Ravio Share of Search**: 3.4%
- **Robert Walters Share of Search**: 5.6%

## Is Ravio or Robert Walters more popular in search?

- In October 2026, Robert Walters had more branded searches than Ravio among salary benchmarking and pay intelligence providers in New Zealand. Robert Walters had about 50 branded searches, while Ravio had 30. Robert Walters made up 5.6% of all salary benchmarking and pay intelligence provider searches we track, and Ravio accounted for 3.4%.
- Robert Walters was ahead of Ravio in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Ravio’s share of searches among salary benchmarking and pay intelligence providers in New Zealand moved from 2.2% to 3.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 20 to 30.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Robert Walters’ share of searches among salary benchmarking and pay intelligence providers in New Zealand moved from 4.4% to 5.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40 to 50.

## Top salary benchmarking and pay intelligence providers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Robert Walters was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Ravio was mentioned in two out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in both Google AI Overviews. Robert Walters was listed before Ravio in three out of 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Strategic Pay | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Payscale | 2nd | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Robert Walters | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Mercer | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Ravio | 5th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| LiveRem | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about salary benchmarking and pay intelligence providers

- Asked ChatGPT "Which salary benchmarking and pay intelligence provider should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Strategic Pay, 2. Mercer, 3. Robert Walters
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best salary benchmarking and pay intelligence providers in New Zealand?": 1. Strategic Pay, 2. Mercer, 3. Robert Walters
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best salary benchmarking and pay intelligence provider in New Zealand for market pay data?": 1. Strategic Pay, 2. Robert Walters
- Searched Google, AI Overview "compensation benchmarking tool": 1. Payscale, 2. Ravio, 3. Robert Walters, 4. Mercer
- Searched Google, AI Overview "salary survey software": 1. Payscale, 2. Ravio

Not named in any answer: LiveRem.

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 salary benchmarking and pay intelligence providers in October 2026?

- In October 2026, Ravio overtook Mercer to rank 5th among salary benchmarking and pay intelligence providers in New Zealand, with 3.4% of the searches.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Robert Walters in New Zealand rose 25% over 12 measured months, from 40 to 50 in October 2026.

## How has branded search for Ravio and Robert Walters changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

| Month | Ravio estimated searches | Ravio Share of Search | Ravio rank | Robert Walters estimated searches | Robert Walters Share of Search | Robert Walters rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nov 2025 | 20 | 2.2% | 6 | 40 | 4.4% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 10 | 1.5% | 6 | 40 | 6% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 20 | 2.1% | 6 | 40 | 4.2% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 10 | 1.1% | 6 | 110 | 11.6% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 20 | 1.6% | 5 | 100 | 8% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 20 | 2.2% | 5 | 60 | 6.7% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 20 | 1.9% | 5 | 120 | 11.5% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 10 | 1.1% | 6 | 80 | 8.4% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 10 | 0.98% | 6 | 60 | 5.9% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 20 | 2.4% | 5 | 60 | 7.1% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 10 | 1.1% | 6 | 50 | 5.7% | 4 |
| Oct 2026 | 30 | 3.4% | 5 | 50 | 5.6% | 4 |

## How are Ravio’s and Robert Walters’ branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Ravio’s and Robert Walters’ 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.

- **Ravio**: Measured on the search term “ravio”.
- **Robert Walters**: Measured on the search terms “robert walters salary guide” and “robert walters salary survey”, summed into one figure.

- [Ravio profile](/demand/nz/brands/ravio)
- [Robert Walters profile](/demand/nz/brands/robert-walters)
- [All salary benchmarking and pay intelligence providers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/salary-benchmarking-and-pay-intelligence): 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 Ravio or Robert Walters more popular in search?

In October 2026, Robert Walters had more branded searches than Ravio among salary benchmarking and pay intelligence providers in New Zealand. Robert Walters had about 50 branded searches, while Ravio had 30. Robert Walters made up 5.6% of all salary benchmarking and pay intelligence provider searches we track, and Ravio accounted for 3.4%.

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