--- title: "Trade Assist vs Tradestaff: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Trade Assist or Tradestaff more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Temp staffing agencies 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/trade-assist-vs-tradestaff" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Trade Assist vs Tradestaff: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Trade Assist or Tradestaff more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Temp staffing agencies 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**: Trade Assist and Tradestaff - **Competitive set**: Temp staffing agencies - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Trade Assist Share of Search**: 6% - **Tradestaff Share of Search**: 20.4% ## Is Trade Assist or Tradestaff more popular in search? - In September 2026, Tradestaff had more branded searches than Trade Assist among temp staffing agencies in New Zealand. Tradestaff had about 5,450 branded searches, while Trade Assist had 1,600. Tradestaff made up 20.4% of all temp staffing agency searches we track, and Trade Assist accounted for 6%. - Tradestaff was ahead of Trade Assist in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Trade Assist’s share of searches among temp staffing agencies in New Zealand moved from 5.7% to 6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.6K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Tradestaff’s share of searches among temp staffing agencies in New Zealand moved from 16.2% to 20.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.5K to 5.5K. ## Top temp staffing agencies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Trade Assist was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Tradestaff 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | AWF | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Hirestaff | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Trade Assist | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | OneStaff | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Tribe Recruitment | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Adecco | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Drake | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Frog Recruitment | 8th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Hays | 9th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Allied Workforce | 10th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Tradestaff | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Randstad | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | ManpowerGroup | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about temp staffing agencies - Asked ChatGPT "Which temp staffing agency should I hire in New Zealand?": 1. AWF, 2. Hirestaff, 3. Drake, 4. Tribe Recruitment, 5. Frog Recruitment, 6. Allied Workforce - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best temp staffing agencies in New Zealand?": 1. AWF, 2. Hirestaff, 3. Trade Assist, 4. OneStaff, 5. Adecco, 6. Tribe Recruitment, 7. Allied Workforce - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best temp staffing agency in New Zealand for temporary workers?": 1. Hirestaff, 2. AWF, 3. Trade Assist, 4. Frog Recruitment - Searched Google, AI Overview "best temp staffing agency": 1. AWF, 2. OneStaff, 3. Adecco - Searched Google, AI Overview "contract staffing agency": 1. Hirestaff, 2. Trade Assist, 3. Hays Not named in any answer: Tradestaff, Randstad and ManpowerGroup. 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 temp staffing agencies in September 2026? - In September 2026, Trade Assist overtook Tribe Recruitment to rank 7th among temp staffing agencies in New Zealand, with 6% of the searches. - In September 2026, Tradestaff lost share of searches among temp staffing agencies in New Zealand, from 21.1% to 20.4%. ## Month by month | Month | Trade Assist estimated searches | Trade Assist Share of Search | Trade Assist rank | Tradestaff estimated searches | Tradestaff Share of Search | Tradestaff rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.6K | 5.7% | 7 | 4.5K | 16.2% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 1.9K | 6.5% | 6 | 5.5K | 19% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 1.3K | 6.3% | 6 | 3.8K | 18.4% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 1.9K | 6.8% | 5 | 5.5K | 19.6% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 1.6K | 6.2% | 6 | 4.5K | 17.4% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 1.6K | 5.4% | 7 | 5.6K | 18.8% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 1K | 4.1% | 8 | 4.5K | 18.4% | 2 | | May 2026 | 1.3K | 4.6% | 8 | 5.5K | 19.5% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 1K | 3.6% | 8 | 5.5K | 19.7% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 1K | 3.8% | 8 | 5.5K | 20.7% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 1.3K | 5% | 8 | 5.5K | 21.1% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 1.6K | 6% | 7 | 5.5K | 20.4% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Trade Assist’s and Tradestaff’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. - **Trade Assist**: Measured on the search term “Trade Assist”. - **Tradestaff**: Measured on the search terms “tradestaff” and “tradestaff payroll”, summed into one figure. - [Trade Assist profile](/demand/nz/brands/trade-assist) - [Tradestaff profile](/demand/nz/brands/tradestaff) - [All temp staffing agencies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-temp-staffing-agencies): The set both shares are measured inside, 13 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 Trade Assist or Tradestaff more popular in search? In September 2026, Tradestaff had more branded searches than Trade Assist among temp staffing agencies in New Zealand. Tradestaff had about 5,450 branded searches, while Trade Assist had 1,600. Tradestaff made up 20.4% of all temp staffing agency searches we track, and Trade Assist accounted for 6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Trade Assist vs Tradestaff: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/trade-assist-vs-tradestaff This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/trade-assist-vs-tradestaff. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.