<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!--XBRL Document Created with the Workiva Platform-->
<!--Copyright 2026 Workiva-->
<!--r:019df980-db97-7c12-95c0-b22cf8a46924,g:f45a6c1c-9b1f-406a-affd-69cb202d9d92-->
<link:linkbase xmlns:link="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase http://www.xbrl.org/2003/xbrl-linkbase-2003-12-31.xsd">
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://nerdwallet.com/role/Cover" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="nrds-20260506.xsd#Cover"/>
  <link:presentationLink xlink:role="http://nerdwallet.com/role/Cover" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_CoverAbstract_019df980-db97-77d3-92dc-83ddf10b8a21" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_CoverAbstract"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentInformationTable_019df980-db97-72e8-ad48-245f4f86d6a1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_DocumentInformationTable"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_CoverAbstract_019df980-db97-77d3-92dc-83ddf10b8a21" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentInformationTable_019df980-db97-72e8-ad48-245f4f86d6a1" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressesAddressTypeAxis_019df980-db97-795b-81a6-dca48e7f2be5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityAddressesAddressTypeAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationTable_019df980-db97-72e8-ad48-245f4f86d6a1" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressesAddressTypeAxis_019df980-db97-795b-81a6-dca48e7f2be5" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_AddressTypeDomain_019df980-db97-7359-b7b1-028e204b52ad" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_AddressTypeDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityAddressesAddressTypeAxis_019df980-db97-795b-81a6-dca48e7f2be5" xlink:to="loc_dei_AddressTypeDomain_019df980-db97-7359-b7b1-028e204b52ad" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_FormerAddressMember_019df980-db97-7cdb-a2e2-c7073cf168a8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_FormerAddressMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_AddressTypeDomain_019df980-db97-7359-b7b1-028e204b52ad" xlink:to="loc_dei_FormerAddressMember_019df980-db97-7cdb-a2e2-c7073cf168a8" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019df980-db97-7c83-b5bd-1f85ed4178f3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_DocumentInformationLineItems"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationTable_019df980-db97-72e8-ad48-245f4f86d6a1" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019df980-db97-7c83-b5bd-1f85ed4178f3" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentType_019df980-db97-789f-8897-e60d0930149a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_DocumentType"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019df980-db97-7c83-b5bd-1f85ed4178f3" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentType_019df980-db97-789f-8897-e60d0930149a" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_019df980-db97-7eb0-b5e9-fdc3ba3a4d2d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019df980-db97-7c83-b5bd-1f85ed4178f3" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_019df980-db97-7eb0-b5e9-fdc3ba3a4d2d" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityRegistrantName_019df980-db97-7596-9dd1-de83535c145e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityRegistrantName"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019df980-db97-7c83-b5bd-1f85ed4178f3" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityRegistrantName_019df980-db97-7596-9dd1-de83535c145e" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode_019df980-db97-7ad9-8348-63b621413d2e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="4" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019df980-db97-7c83-b5bd-1f85ed4178f3" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode_019df980-db97-7ad9-8348-63b621413d2e" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityFileNumber_019df980-db97-7246-bb67-d79ebbd2f791" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityFileNumber"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="5" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019df980-db97-7c83-b5bd-1f85ed4178f3" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityFileNumber_019df980-db97-7246-bb67-d79ebbd2f791" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_019df980-db97-70d4-a3fd-6faade0f820f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="6" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019df980-db97-7c83-b5bd-1f85ed4178f3" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_019df980-db97-70d4-a3fd-6faade0f820f" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1_019df980-db97-7865-ac0c-bd3bdeb523c5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="7" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019df980-db97-7c83-b5bd-1f85ed4178f3" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1_019df980-db97-7865-ac0c-bd3bdeb523c5" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine2_019df980-db97-7932-8102-946b97fdea4e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityAddressAddressLine2"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="8" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019df980-db97-7c83-b5bd-1f85ed4178f3" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine2_019df980-db97-7932-8102-946b97fdea4e" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown_019df980-db97-7b94-8ac6-8004707df0a7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="9" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019df980-db97-7c83-b5bd-1f85ed4178f3" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown_019df980-db97-7b94-8ac6-8004707df0a7" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince_019df980-db97-7b52-9218-8425291236ad" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="10" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019df980-db97-7c83-b5bd-1f85ed4178f3" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince_019df980-db97-7b52-9218-8425291236ad" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode_019df980-db97-7155-a320-f7a73585f9a4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="11" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019df980-db97-7c83-b5bd-1f85ed4178f3" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode_019df980-db97-7155-a320-f7a73585f9a4" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_CityAreaCode_019df980-db97-7d62-999b-13e23d69ea8b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_CityAreaCode"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="12" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019df980-db97-7c83-b5bd-1f85ed4178f3" xlink:to="loc_dei_CityAreaCode_019df980-db97-7d62-999b-13e23d69ea8b" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LocalPhoneNumber_019df980-db97-7f6c-a21b-108075299b47" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LocalPhoneNumber"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="13" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019df980-db97-7c83-b5bd-1f85ed4178f3" xlink:to="loc_dei_LocalPhoneNumber_019df980-db97-7f6c-a21b-108075299b47" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_WrittenCommunications_019df980-db97-76ac-bef6-0365b4c681a3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_WrittenCommunications"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="14" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019df980-db97-7c83-b5bd-1f85ed4178f3" xlink:to="loc_dei_WrittenCommunications_019df980-db97-76ac-bef6-0365b4c681a3" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_SolicitingMaterial_019df980-db97-74fa-9678-3a34bed2c480" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_SolicitingMaterial"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="15" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019df980-db97-7c83-b5bd-1f85ed4178f3" xlink:to="loc_dei_SolicitingMaterial_019df980-db97-74fa-9678-3a34bed2c480" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer_019df980-db97-7e2e-aac1-7026fb80e5ef" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="16" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019df980-db97-7c83-b5bd-1f85ed4178f3" xlink:to="loc_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer_019df980-db97-7e2e-aac1-7026fb80e5ef" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer_019df980-db97-7064-a9b8-1d74b3e21ea5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="17" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019df980-db97-7c83-b5bd-1f85ed4178f3" xlink:to="loc_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer_019df980-db97-7064-a9b8-1d74b3e21ea5" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_Security12bTitle_019df980-db97-7047-9d82-1637adc0ed59" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_Security12bTitle"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="18" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019df980-db97-7c83-b5bd-1f85ed4178f3" xlink:to="loc_dei_Security12bTitle_019df980-db97-7047-9d82-1637adc0ed59" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_TradingSymbol_019df980-db97-7a73-a57b-4b6c758519f9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_TradingSymbol"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="19" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019df980-db97-7c83-b5bd-1f85ed4178f3" xlink:to="loc_dei_TradingSymbol_019df980-db97-7a73-a57b-4b6c758519f9" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_SecurityExchangeName_019df980-db97-77c9-b63e-adf4a03cf96f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_SecurityExchangeName"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="20" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019df980-db97-7c83-b5bd-1f85ed4178f3" xlink:to="loc_dei_SecurityExchangeName_019df980-db97-77c9-b63e-adf4a03cf96f" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany_019df980-db97-7a3a-b2f5-d1acd2929a17" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="21" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019df980-db97-7c83-b5bd-1f85ed4178f3" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany_019df980-db97-7a3a-b2f5-d1acd2929a17" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityExTransitionPeriod_019df980-db97-764e-b17f-d124ab6290bb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityExTransitionPeriod"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="22" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019df980-db97-7c83-b5bd-1f85ed4178f3" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityExTransitionPeriod_019df980-db97-764e-b17f-d124ab6290bb" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_AmendmentFlag_019df980-db97-7625-96c7-8e716c183cfb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_AmendmentFlag"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="23" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019df980-db97-7c83-b5bd-1f85ed4178f3" xlink:to="loc_dei_AmendmentFlag_019df980-db97-7625-96c7-8e716c183cfb" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_019df980-db97-7a88-a53c-da651863b585" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityCentralIndexKey"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="24" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019df980-db97-7c83-b5bd-1f85ed4178f3" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_019df980-db97-7a88-a53c-da651863b585" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
  </link:presentationLink>
</link:linkbase>
