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title: "Pos Hardware brands: Which are searched most?"
description: "Compare the pos hardware brands people buy. Share of Search among PayPal, QuickBooks, Odoo, HP, Mindbody, Clover and Lightspeed, the pos Hardware brands Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. 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/global-en/categories/pos-hardware-brands"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Pos Hardware brands: Which are searched most?

Compare the pos hardware brands people buy. Share of Search among PayPal, QuickBooks, Odoo, HP, Mindbody, Clover and Lightspeed, the pos Hardware brands Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. 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

- **Competitive set**: Pos Hardware brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Brands compared**: 7
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Highest Share of Search**: PayPal, 85.7%

## Which brand is most popular in search among pos Hardware brands worldwide?

- In September 2026, PayPal was the most searched among pos Hardware brands worldwide, with an estimated 20.5M branded searches and 85.7% estimated Share of Search within this set.
- QuickBooks is in 2nd place, 78.1 percentage points behind at 7.7% Share of Search.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, PayPal’s estimated Share of Search among pos Hardware brands worldwide decreased from 86.9% to 85.7%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, QuickBooks’ estimated Share of Search among pos Hardware brands worldwide increased from 6.4% to 7.7%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, PayPal’s estimated Share of Search among pos Hardware brands worldwide peaked at 88.1% in December 2025 and was lowest at 84.5% in March 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, QuickBooks’ estimated Share of Search among pos Hardware brands worldwide peaked at 7.7% in September 2026 and was lowest at 5.3% in November 2025.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Clover rose from 7th to 6th among pos Hardware brands worldwide.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Lightspeed fell from 6th to 7th among pos Hardware brands worldwide.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Odoo, HP and Mindbody held steady: their estimated Share of Search among pos Hardware brands worldwide each moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

## Compare search popularity between leading brands

- [PayPal vs QuickBooks: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/paypal-vs-quickbooks): 85.7% against 7.7% Share of Search.
- [PayPal vs Odoo: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/odoo-vs-paypal): 85.7% against 4.7% Share of Search.
- [QuickBooks vs Odoo: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/odoo-vs-quickbooks): 7.7% against 4.7% Share of Search.

## How did search popularity change for pos Hardware brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, QuickBooks gained estimated Share of Search among pos Hardware brands worldwide, from 6.4% to 7.7%.
- In September 2026, PayPal lost estimated Share of Search among pos Hardware brands worldwide, from 86.9% to 85.7%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Lightspeed worldwide fell 27.1% over 12 measured months, from 44.9K to 32.7K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for HP worldwide fell 20.5% over 12 measured months, from 328K to 261K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Mindbody worldwide fell 18.5% over 12 measured months, from 147K to 120K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Odoo worldwide fell 17.4% over 12 measured months, from 1.4M to 1.1M in September 2026.

## Share of Search ranking

| Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | PayPal | 85.7% | 20.5M | +0.1% | PayPal |
| 2 | QuickBooks | 7.7% | 1.8M | +22.0% | Intuit |
| 3 | Odoo | 4.7% | 1.1M | +0.1% | Odoo |
| 4 | HP | 1.1% | 261K | 0.0% | HP |
| 5 | Mindbody | 0.5% | 120K | 0.0% | Mindbody |
| 6 | Clover | 0.17% | 40K | -4.4% | Fiserv |
| 7 | Lightspeed | 0.14% | 32.7K | -14.4% | Lightspeed |

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | PayPal | 25M | 86.9% | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | QuickBooks | 1.8M | 6.4% | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | Odoo | 1.4M | 4.7% | 3 |
| Oct 2025 | HP | 328K | 1.1% | 4 |
| Oct 2025 | Mindbody | 147K | 0.51% | 5 |
| Oct 2025 | Lightspeed | 44.9K | 0.16% | 6 |
| Oct 2025 | Clover | 43.5K | 0.15% | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | PayPal | 25M | 88.1% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | QuickBooks | 1.5M | 5.3% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Odoo | 1.4M | 4.8% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | HP | 316K | 1.1% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | Mindbody | 145K | 0.51% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | Clover | 39.9K | 0.14% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | Lightspeed | 39.7K | 0.14% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | PayPal | 25M | 88.1% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | QuickBooks | 1.5M | 5.3% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Odoo | 1.3M | 4.7% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | HP | 323K | 1.1% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | Mindbody | 143K | 0.5% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | Clover | 33.7K | 0.12% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | Lightspeed | 32.7K | 0.12% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | PayPal | 25M | 86.9% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | QuickBooks | 1.8M | 6.4% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Odoo | 1.4M | 4.7% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | HP | 328K | 1.1% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | Mindbody | 175K | 0.61% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | Clover | 43.7K | 0.15% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | Lightspeed | 38.7K | 0.13% | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | PayPal | 20.5M | 84.6% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | QuickBooks | 1.8M | 7.6% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Odoo | 1.4M | 5.6% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | HP | 319K | 1.3% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | Mindbody | 145K | 0.6% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | Clover | 44K | 0.18% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | Lightspeed | 38.3K | 0.16% | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | PayPal | 20.5M | 84.5% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | QuickBooks | 1.8M | 7.5% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Odoo | 1.4M | 5.6% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | HP | 323K | 1.3% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | Mindbody | 147K | 0.61% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | Clover | 48.8K | 0.2% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | Lightspeed | 46.9K | 0.19% | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | PayPal | 20.5M | 84.6% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | QuickBooks | 1.8M | 7.6% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Odoo | 1.4M | 5.6% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | HP | 316K | 1.3% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | Mindbody | 145K | 0.6% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | Clover | 44.7K | 0.18% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | Lightspeed | 42.4K | 0.18% | 7 |
| May 2026 | PayPal | 20.5M | 86.8% | 1 |
| May 2026 | QuickBooks | 1.5M | 6.4% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Odoo | 1.1M | 4.8% | 3 |
| May 2026 | HP | 261K | 1.1% | 4 |
| May 2026 | Mindbody | 143K | 0.61% | 5 |
| May 2026 | Clover | 43.8K | 0.19% | 6 |
| May 2026 | Lightspeed | 41.9K | 0.18% | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | PayPal | 20.5M | 86.8% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | QuickBooks | 1.5M | 6.4% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Odoo | 1.1M | 4.8% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | HP | 258K | 1.1% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | Mindbody | 143K | 0.61% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | Clover | 43.8K | 0.19% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | Lightspeed | 35.8K | 0.15% | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | PayPal | 20.5M | 86.9% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | QuickBooks | 1.5M | 6.4% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Odoo | 1.1M | 4.8% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | HP | 258K | 1.1% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | Mindbody | 118K | 0.5% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | Clover | 42.2K | 0.18% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | Lightspeed | 33.8K | 0.14% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | PayPal | 20.5M | 86.9% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | QuickBooks | 1.5M | 6.4% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Odoo | 1.1M | 4.8% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | HP | 261K | 1.1% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | Mindbody | 120K | 0.51% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | Clover | 41.9K | 0.18% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | Lightspeed | 38.3K | 0.16% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | PayPal | 20.5M | 85.7% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | QuickBooks | 1.8M | 7.7% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | Odoo | 1.1M | 4.7% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | HP | 261K | 1.1% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | Mindbody | 120K | 0.5% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | Clover | 40K | 0.17% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | Lightspeed | 32.7K | 0.14% | 7 |

## What is being compared

- **Clover**: Measured on the search terms “clover devices”, “clover flex pos”, “clover flex screen”, “clover flex terminal”, “clover go pos”, “clover machine”, “clover point of sale”, “clover point of sale devices”, “clover point of sale systems”, “clover pos”, “clover pos demo”, “clover pos device”, “clover pos devices”, “clover pos fees”, “clover pos flex”, “clover pos handheld”, “clover pos hardware”, “clover pos machine”, “clover pos printer”, “clover pos rates”, “clover pos sales”, “clover pos scale”, “clover pos system”, “clover pos systems”, “clover pos terminal”, “clover station”, “clover station duo”, “clover station pro”, “clover station restaurant”, “clover system”, “clover system pos”, “clover terminal”, “pos clover”, “pos clover system” and “the clover station”, summed into one figure.
- **HP**: Measured on the search terms “hp envy printer” and “hp printer”, summed into one figure.
- **Lightspeed**: Measured on the search terms “kounta”, “kounta lightspeed”, “lightspeed commerce”, “lightspeed epos”, “lightspeed epos system”, “lightspeed hospitality”, “lightspeed hq”, “lightspeed kounta”, “lightspeed point of sale system”, “lightspeed pos”, “lightspeed pos app”, “lightspeed pos demo”, “lightspeed pos ecommerce”, “lightspeed pos hardware”, “lightspeed pos inventory”, “lightspeed pos restaurant”, “lightspeed pos retail”, “lightspeed pos software”, “lightspeed pos system”, “lightspeed restaurant”, “lightspeed restaurant pos”, “lightspeed retail”, “lightspeed retail app”, “lightspeed retail point of sale”, “lightspeed retail pos”, “lightspeed retail x”, “lightspeed vend”, “pos lightspeed”, “pos vend”, “retail lightspeed”, “vend by lightspeed”, “vend hq”, “vend lightspeed”, “vend pos”, “vend pos app”, “vend pos system”, “vend software” and “vendhq lightspeed”, summed into one figure.
- **Mindbody**: Measured on the search terms “mindbody” and “mindbody spirit”, summed into one figure.
- **Odoo**: Measured on the search terms “erp odoo”, “odoo”, “odoo app”, “odoo erp”, “odoo platform” and “odoo software”, summed into one figure.
- **PayPal**: Measured on the search terms “paypal”, “paypal business”, “paypal business app”, “paypal business charges”, “paypal business cost”, “paypal business fees”, “paypal checkout”, “paypal express checkout”, “paypal for company”, “paypal merchant”, “paypal merchant services”, “paypal payment processing” and “paypal payments”, summed into one figure.
- **QuickBooks**: Measured on the search term “quickbooks”.

- [Clover](/demand/global-en/brands/clover)
- [HP](/demand/global-en/brands/hp)
- [Lightspeed](/demand/global-en/brands/lightspeed)
- [Mindbody](/demand/global-en/brands/mindbody)
- [Odoo](/demand/global-en/brands/odoo)
- [PayPal](/demand/global-en/brands/paypal)
- [QuickBooks](/demand/global-en/brands/quickbooks)

## 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 brand is most popular in search among pos Hardware brands worldwide?

In September 2026, PayPal was the most searched among pos Hardware brands worldwide, with an estimated 20.5M branded searches and 85.7% estimated Share of Search within this set. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

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