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title: "Wave vs Zoho Invoice: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Wave or Zoho Invoice? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Invoicing apps 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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# Wave vs Zoho Invoice: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Wave or Zoho Invoice? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Invoicing apps 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**: Wave and Zoho Invoice
- **Competitive set**: Invoicing apps
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Wave Share of Search**: 27.3%
- **Zoho Invoice Share of Search**: 38.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Wave or Zoho Invoice?

- In August 2026, Zoho Invoice had more branded searches than Wave among invoicing apps in New Zealand. Zoho Invoice was estimated to have 750 branded searches compared to Wave’s 530, and held a 38.7% Share of Search versus Wave’s 27.3%.
- The lead changed hands 4 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Wave took it in November 2025, Zoho Invoice took it in February 2026, Wave took it in March 2026, Zoho Invoice took it in April 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Wave’s estimated Share of Search among invoicing apps in New Zealand moved from 32.7% to 27.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 700 to 530.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Zoho Invoice’s estimated Share of Search among invoicing apps in New Zealand moved from 35% to 38.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 750.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand invoicing apps in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Wave in New Zealand fell 24.3% over 11 measured months, from 700 to 530 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Wave estimated searches | Wave Share of Search | Wave rank | Zoho Invoice estimated searches | Zoho Invoice Share of Search | Zoho Invoice rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 700 | 32.7% | 2 | 750 | 35% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 770 | 34.2% | 1 | 760 | 33.8% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 630 | 34.2% | 1 | 620 | 33.7% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 680 | 33.7% | 1 | 620 | 30.7% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 720 | 32.3% | 2 | 750 | 33.6% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 860 | 35.4% | 1 | 800 | 32.9% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 680 | 33.7% | 2 | 780 | 38.6% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 830 | 34.7% | 2 | 850 | 35.6% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 730 | 35.1% | 2 | 750 | 36.1% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 530 | 27.6% | 2 | 750 | 39.1% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 530 | 27.3% | 2 | 750 | 38.7% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Wave’s and Zoho Invoice’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.

- **Wave**: Measured on the search terms “wave accounting”, “wave accounting program”, “wave invoice”, “wave invoice app”, “waveapps” and “waveapps app”, summed into one figure.
- **Zoho Invoice**: Measured on the search terms “zoho com”, “zoho invoice”, “zoho invoice invoice app”, “zoho invoice online” and “zohoinvoice”, summed into one figure.

- [Wave profile](/demand/nz/brands/wave-accounting)
- [Zoho Invoice profile](/demand/nz/brands/zoho-invoice)
- [All invoicing apps in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-invoicing-apps): 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, Wave or Zoho Invoice?

In August 2026, Zoho Invoice had more branded searches than Wave among invoicing apps in New Zealand. Zoho Invoice was estimated to have 750 branded searches compared to Wave’s 530, and held a 38.7% Share of Search versus Wave’s 27.3%.

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