AUS Software & Technology Cloud Computing - PPC Market Share Analysis May 2025

Leveraging Adthena’s Whole Market View, this analysis explores recent trends in Google Ads for the AUS Cloud Computing category from the last month. Our Data Analyst, Ask Arlo provides commentary on key findings.

Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 AUS Software & Technology Cloud Computing brands

Here are the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Clicks for the last month.

Share of Clicks - Last month
Domain Share of clicks
dropbox.com 15.29
godaddy.com 9.75
crazydomains.com.au 8.72
wix.com 4.38
azure.microsoft.com 4.27
cloud.google.com 3.83
siteground.com 3.58
wetransfer.com 3.37
webcentral.au 3.32
cybernews.com 3.09
others 40.4

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Dropbox leads with 15.29% click share, followed by GoDaddy at 9.75%. Others dominate with 40.4%, highlighting diverse competition.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 AUS Software & Technology Cloud Computing brands

Curious about your market position? Here you can see the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Spend for the last month. 

Share of Spend - Last Month
Date godaddy.com wix.com webcentral.au cybernews.com crazydomains.com.au top10.com wetransfer.com hostpapa.com.au cloud.google.com dropbox.com
2025/05/01 7.4% 4.29% 5.75% 9.59% 9.76% 4.7% 0% 5.98% 3.44% 3.28%
2025/05/02 6.27% 5.33% 5.4% 9.1% 11.01% 4.57% 0% 4.48% 3.31% 4.2%
2025/05/03 6.02% 6.37% 6.07% 7.64% 10.39% 4.23% 1.31% 4.06% 2.54% 5.58%
2025/05/04 6.89% 4.64% 5.22% 6.62% 9.07% 4.14% 1.69% 3.56% 3.29% 7.68%
2025/05/05 5.91% 4.65% 6.03% 7.41% 8.25% 3.59% 2.1% 4.25% 3.13% 5.64%
2025/05/06 5.51% 6.22% 5.67% 6.41% 10.39% 3.73% 2.32% 2.87% 3.39% 6.72%
2025/05/07 7.2% 5.13% 5.39% 6.28% 11.24% 3.78% 2.71% 3.54% 3.87% 6.36%
2025/05/08 5.81% 4.25% 6.51% 7.51% 9.95% 4.37% 2.36% 5.24% 3.07% 7.05%
2025/05/09 6.23% 4.98% 6.97% 7.15% 11.42% 4.52% 1.78% 4.65% 3.19% 8%
2025/05/10 6.43% 5.93% 6.61% 6.99% 8.09% 4.14% 2.62% 3.14% 3.11% 8.17%
2025/05/11 6.09% 6.58% 4.14% 7.31% 7.12% 4.15% 2.24% 3.32% 3.14% 8.73%
2025/05/12 6.93% 7.1% 3.76% 6.81% 8.65% 3.33% 2.33% 2.39% 4.11% 8.1%
2025/05/13 7.15% 6.72% 4.67% 6.84% 8.12% 4.51% 2.56% 3.37% 2.9% 8.44%
2025/05/14 6.75% 7.67% 5.22% 7.32% 5.77% 4.23% 2.43% 3.42% 2% 7.11%
2025/05/15 6.44% 7.85% 5.28% 7.74% 6.5% 4.46% 2.37% 4.56% 1.96% 5.43%
2025/05/16 6.54% 5.68% 5.49% 8.27% 4.98% 4.73% 3.38% 5.89% 2.06% 2.68%
2025/05/17 7.72% 7.66% 5.7% 6.15% 6.61% 5.53% 2.1% 4.34% 2.88% 1.99%
2025/05/18 7.33% 8.5% 5.11% 6.34% 6.13% 5.5% 2.69% 4.62% 2.93% 1.41%
2025/05/19 6.81% 7.92% 4.88% 6.13% 6.22% 5.37% 1.73% 3.56% 3.43% 1.56%
2025/05/20 7.89% 8.14% 5.3% 6.39% 7.84% 4.97% 3.98% 3.78% 2.31% 1.73%
2025/05/21 6.13% 7.82% 4.76% 6.99% 5.96% 5.92% 3.83% 3.8% 2.01% 1.82%
2025/05/22 6.66% 6.7% 5.65% 6.61% 5.04% 5.33% 2.68% 4.85% 3.4% 1.07%
2025/05/23 7.18% 5.66% 5.08% 7.28% 5.7% 4.8% 3.43% 5.17% 2.4% 2.31%
2025/05/24 7% 6.77% 6.26% 6.32% 5.73% 5.02% 3.37% 4.1% 2.23% 2.88%
2025/05/25 5.32% 6.28% 5.59% 6.73% 5.19% 4.01% 5.01% 3.34% 2.72% 3.3%
2025/05/26 7.41% 5.25% 6.8% 5.96% 5.02% 5.3% 2.23% 4.24% 2.71% 2.3%
2025/05/27 5.92% 6.2% 4.54% 5.81% 6.36% 5.17% 2.35% 4.69% 2.73% 2.8%
2025/05/28 5.52% 7.54% 5.6% 6.8% 5.47% 3.88% 3.85% 4.15% 2.61% 2.62%
2025/05/29 5.63% 4.01% 6.93% 6.25% 6.37% 4.13% 5.15% 4.01% 3.35% 1.77%
2025/05/30 9.91% 4.97% 5.29% 6.3% 6.89% 5.05% 5.03% 4.11% 2.91% 1.24%
2025/05/31 7.01% 6.61% 5.87% 5.72% 5.6% 5.5% 5.42% 3.65% 3.05% 1.8%

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In May 2025, GoDaddy’s PPC spend fluctuated, peaking at 9.91% on May 30. Wix saw a high of 8.50% on May 18, while Webcentral’s highest was 6.97% on May 9. Cybernews started strong at 9.59% but ended at 5.72%. CrazyDomains led early with 11.42% on May 9, then declined. Top10.com remained steady, peaking at 5.92% on May 21. WeTransfer’s spend increased towards month’s end, reaching 5.42% on May 31. HostPapa’s spend was consistent, peaking at 5.98% on May 1. Cloud Google’s spend was stable, with a slight rise to 3.43% on May 19. Dropbox’s spend dropped significantly, starting at 3.28% and ending at 1.80%.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for AUS Software & Technology Cloud Computing

Ever wondered how many competitors you’re up against in your industry? Well look no further, here we can see the number of advertisers bidding over the last month. 

Competitor Count - Last month
Date Competitor Count
2025/05/01 420
2025/05/02 424
2025/05/03 436
2025/05/04 435
2025/05/05 434
2025/05/06 447
2025/05/07 451
2025/05/08 464
2025/05/09 460
2025/05/10 450
2025/05/11 455
2025/05/12 465
2025/05/13 475
2025/05/14 481
2025/05/15 495
2025/05/16 477
2025/05/17 469
2025/05/18 482
2025/05/19 475
2025/05/20 471
2025/05/21 465
2025/05/22 469
2025/05/23 454
2025/05/24 447
2025/05/25 444
2025/05/26 456
2025/05/27 455
2025/05/28 452
2025/05/29 447
2025/05/30 431
2025/05/31 442

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May began with 420 advertisers, peaking at 495 mid-month. A decline followed, ending with 442.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for AUS Software & Technology Cloud Computing

Here we’re looking at the Top 10 biggest industry movers by market share gains and losses for the last 30 days.

Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Name Market Trend
wetransfer.com 1.78%
bluehost.com 1.22%
azure.microsoft.com 1.2%
wix.com 0.79%
box.com 0.74%
boomi.com -0.26%
capterra.com -0.27%
top5-websitebuilders.com -0.55%
amazon.com.au -1.41%
dropbox.com -11%

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Dropbox saw a significant drop of 11.0% in click share, while WeTransfer surged by 1.78%. Azure and Bluehost also experienced positive growth, gaining 1.2% and 1.22%, respectively.

Campaign Efficiency

AUS Software & Technology Cloud Computing Share of Impressions

Take a look at the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Impressions over the last month.

Date godaddy.com webcentral.au crazydomains.com.au wetransfer.com wix.com top10.com cybernews.com hostpapa.com.au dropbox.com amazon.com.au
2025/05/01 6.16% 4.24% 7.82% 0% 3.16% 3.66% 6.32% 4.1% 5.04% 5.04%
2025/05/02 5.55% 4.53% 8.74% 0% 4.29% 3.6% 5.57% 3.19% 6.31% 4.11%
2025/05/03 5.69% 5.62% 9.4% 3.77% 5.69% 3.18% 4.7% 2.77% 6.73% 4.25%
2025/05/04 5.97% 4.87% 7.13% 4.88% 3.27% 2.94% 3.6% 2.34% 9.13% 7.13%
2025/05/05 5.75% 4.88% 6.45% 1.94% 3.29% 2.87% 4.46% 3.03% 6.68% 8.77%
2025/05/06 5.28% 4.77% 9.19% 2.06% 4.75% 3.08% 4.03% 2.05% 8.69% 5.58%
2025/05/07 7.29% 4.48% 9.67% 2.64% 3.66% 3.24% 4.19% 2.79% 8.57% 2.9%
2025/05/08 5.6% 5.51% 7.22% 2.51% 3.27% 3.78% 4.85% 4.03% 10.34% 3.95%
2025/05/09 5.55% 6.02% 8.96% 1.83% 4.29% 3.68% 4.65% 3.44% 12.13% 4.27%
2025/05/10 6.53% 6.13% 6.71% 2.58% 4.53% 3.22% 4.24% 2.18% 11.22% 3.79%
2025/05/11 5.49% 3.78% 6.09% 2.17% 5.47% 3.19% 4.56% 2.32% 12.3% 5.23%
2025/05/12 5.98% 3.78% 7.2% 2.17% 5.79% 2.45% 4.1% 1.61% 10.82% 6.9%
2025/05/13 6.44% 4.2% 7.02% 2.46% 5.38% 3.43% 4.11% 2.33% 11.76% 3.33%
2025/05/14 6.17% 4.29% 6.46% 2.23% 5.87% 3.25% 4.47% 2.43% 9.4% 3.35%
2025/05/15 5.72% 4.59% 6.86% 2.35% 6.88% 3.59% 4.9% 3.27% 7.43% 1.82%
2025/05/16 6.34% 4.96% 5.3% 3.23% 4.85% 3.81% 5.26% 4.26% 4.26% 1.53%
2025/05/17 6.9% 5.07% 6.75% 1.94% 6.77% 4.32% 3.99% 3.07% 2.72% 1.31%
2025/05/18 6.67% 4.85% 6.27% 2.59% 7.16% 4.49% 4.16% 3.44% 1.92% 1.33%
2025/05/19 5.7% 3.85% 5.78% 1.49% 6.1% 4% 3.61% 2.33% 1.9% 2.6%
2025/05/20 7.13% 4.4% 8.63% 3.8% 7.15% 4.15% 4.15% 2.76% 2.61% 1.35%
2025/05/21 5.78% 4.57% 6.42% 3.67% 6.5% 4.79% 4.67% 2.73% 2.44% 1.74%
2025/05/22 6.33% 4.55% 5.79% 2.62% 5.44% 4.47% 4.23% 3.57% 1.22% 2.67%
2025/05/23 7.08% 5.14% 6.22% 3.16% 4.28% 3.86% 4.43% 3.64% 3.92% 1.75%
2025/05/24 6.4% 5.73% 6.21% 3.12% 5.81% 4.05% 4.1% 2.98% 4.45% 3.44%
2025/05/25 4.76% 4.73% 4.9% 4.31% 5.29% 3.15% 4.09% 2.23% 4.89% 2.17%
2025/05/26 6.99% 5.56% 5.39% 2% 4.72% 4.13% 3.71% 2.91% 3.6% 3.31%
2025/05/27 5.6% 3.97% 7.06% 2.31% 4.45% 4.3% 3.69% 3.42% 4.45% 2.1%
2025/05/28 6.14% 5.64% 6.42% 3.62% 7.11% 3.2% 4.49% 3.09% 4.54% 0.49%
2025/05/29 5.65% 6.27% 6.39% 4.99% 3.02% 3.26% 3.88% 2.93% 2.28% 2.63%
2025/05/30 9.55% 5.47% 7.37% 4.83% 3.87% 4.4% 4.07% 3.14% 1.39% 1.26%
2025/05/31 6.62% 6.12% 5.96% 5.36% 5.26% 4.81% 3.68% 2.81% 2.16% 1.32%

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In May 2025, GoDaddy’s impression share fluctuated, peaking at 9.55% on May 30. Webcentral.au saw a steady rise, ending at 6.12%. CrazyDomains.com.au maintained a strong presence, while WeTransfer.com gradually increased, finishing at 5.36%. Wix.com experienced ups and downs, closing at 5.26%. Top10.com showed consistent growth, ending at 4.81%. Cybernews.com had a stable month, closing at 3.68%. Hostpapa.com.au remained steady, finishing at 2.81%. Dropbox.com saw a decline, ending at 2.16%. Amazon.com.au’s share decreased, closing at 1.32%.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for AUS Software & Technology Cloud Computing

Ever wondered how your rivals’ ads are doing? Here we can see the top-performing ads in the industry over the last month.

  1. 1
    Crazy Domains® Australia https://www.crazydomains.com.au

    Grab a .AU Domain for Less — Fast Domain Registration. Get Online Quickly. Trusted & Secure Domain Services. Shop Now

  2. 2
    10 Best Hosting in Australia - Starting at $2.32 https://au.cybernews.com › web-hosting

    Free SSL, CDN, and firewall protection – plus premium features! Launch your website now. Best-in-class web hosting, fast loading speed & easy management. Start a 30-day trial.

  3. 3
    GoDaddy™ - Official Site https://www.godaddy.com

    Domains, Websites, & More — Domains, Websites, Email, Hosting, Security & More. Everything You Need To Succeed Online.

  4. 4
    IDrive® - Cloud Storage - PCMag Editor Choice 2017-2024 https://www.idrive.com

    Backup and Sync all your computers into one account starting at $8.95 per month for 5TB.

  5. 5
    Sharing Large Files for Free https://www.vimeo.com › video › sharing

    Vimeo® Official Site — Stream, Host, And Publish High-Quality Videos On Our Reliable Platform. Get Started Today.

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In the competitive landscape of Google’s SERP, Crazy Domains entices with affordable .AU domains, while Cybernews offers robust hosting starting at $2.32. GoDaddy provides a comprehensive online toolkit, IDrive excels in cloud storage, and Vimeo champions high-quality video sharing. Each ad highlights unique strengths, from cost-effectiveness to premium features.

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