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title: "Shopify POS vs Square: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Shopify POS or Square? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the POS systems set worldwide. 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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# Shopify POS vs Square: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Shopify POS or Square? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the POS systems set worldwide. 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**: Shopify POS and Square
- **Competitive set**: POS systems
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Shopify POS Share of Search**: 35.5%
- **Square Share of Search**: 0.27%

## Which is more popular in search, Shopify POS or Square?

- In September 2026, Shopify POS had more branded searches than Square among POS systems worldwide. Shopify POS was estimated to have 18.1K branded searches compared to Square’s 140, and held a 35.5% Share of Search versus Square’s 0.27%.
- Shopify POS was ahead of Square in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Shopify POS’s estimated Share of Search among POS systems worldwide moved from 37.5% to 35.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 18.1K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Square’s estimated Share of Search among POS systems worldwide moved from 0.24% to 0.27%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 170 to 140.

## How did search popularity change for POS systems worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Shopify POS gained estimated Share of Search among POS systems worldwide, from 32.1% to 35.5%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Square worldwide fell 17.6% over 12 measured months, from 170 to 140 in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Shopify POS estimated searches | Shopify POS Share of Search | Shopify POS rank | Square estimated searches | Square Share of Search | Square rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 27.1K | 37.5% | 2 | 170 | 0.24% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 27.1K | 40.5% | 2 | 110 | 0.16% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 22.2K | 40.4% | 2 | 90 | 0.16% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 27.1K | 41.1% | 2 | 90 | 0.14% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 27.1K | 41.4% | 2 | 110 | 0.17% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 27.1K | 36.5% | 2 | 170 | 0.23% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 27.1K | 38.9% | 2 | 110 | 0.16% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 27.1K | 39.2% | 2 | 140 | 0.2% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 27.1K | 43% | 2 | 140 | 0.22% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 27.1K | 44.4% | 2 | 110 | 0.18% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 18.1K | 32.1% | 2 | 110 | 0.19% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 18.1K | 35.5% | 2 | 140 | 0.27% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Shopify POS’s and Square’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.

- **Shopify POS**: Measured on the search term “shopifypos”.
- **Square**: Measured on the search term “handheld square terminal”.

- [Shopify POS profile](/demand/global-en/brands/shopify-pos)
- [Square profile](/demand/global-en/brands/square)
- [All POS systems worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/pos-systems): The set both shares are measured inside, 3 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, Shopify POS or Square?

In September 2026, Shopify POS had more branded searches than Square among POS systems worldwide. Shopify POS was estimated to have 18.1K branded searches compared to Square’s 140, and held a 35.5% Share of Search versus Square’s 0.27%.

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