--- title: "Clover vs Square: Which is searched more?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Clover or Square? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the POS terminal brands 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/pos-terminal-brands/compare/clover-vs-square" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Clover vs Square: Which is searched more? Which is more popular in search, Clover or Square? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the POS terminal brands 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**: Clover and Square - **Competitive set**: POS terminal brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Clover Share of Search**: 9.4% - **Square Share of Search**: 24% ## Which is more popular in search, Clover or Square? - In September 2026, Square had more branded searches than Clover among POS terminal brands worldwide. Square was estimated to have 102K branded searches compared to Clover’s 40K, and held a 24% Share of Search versus Clover’s 9.4%. - Square was ahead of Clover in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Clover’s estimated Share of Search among POS terminal brands worldwide moved from 9.7% to 9.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 43.5K to 40K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Square’s estimated Share of Search among POS terminal brands worldwide moved from 21.2% to 24%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 95.1K to 102K. ## How did search popularity change for POS terminal brands worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Newland overtook Clover to rank 3rd among POS terminal brands worldwide, with 9.6% estimated Share of Search. - In September 2026, Square lost estimated Share of Search among POS terminal brands worldwide, from 28.9% to 24%. ## Month by month | Month | Clover estimated searches | Clover Share of Search | Clover rank | Square estimated searches | Square Share of Search | Square rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 43.5K | 9.7% | 5 | 95.1K | 21.2% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 39.9K | 10.1% | 5 | 90.2K | 22.8% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 33.7K | 8.2% | 5 | 81K | 19.7% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 43.7K | 9.8% | 4 | 102K | 22.7% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 44K | 9.2% | 3 | 114K | 23.7% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 48.8K | 9.9% | 3 | 141K | 28.6% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 44.7K | 9.1% | 3 | 149K | 30.4% | 2 | | May 2026 | 43.8K | 8.5% | 3 | 180K | 35.1% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 43.8K | 7.9% | 3 | 191K | 34.4% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 42.2K | 9.4% | 3 | 157K | 34.9% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 41.9K | 9.1% | 3 | 133K | 28.9% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 40K | 9.4% | 4 | 102K | 24% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Clover’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. - **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. - **Square**: Measured on the search terms “handheld square terminal”, “ipad square pos”, “mobile pos square”, “pos square”, “pos square app”, “pos square stand”, “pos square system”, “pos square terminal”, “printer for square pos”, “square app pos”, “square kds app”, “square point of sale”, “square point of sale device”, “square point of sale equipment”, “square point of sale ipad”, “square point of sale pos”, “square point of sale printer”, “square point of sale stand”, “square point of sale system”, “square point of sale terminal”, “square pos”, “square pos app”, “square pos apps”, “square pos charges”, “square pos device”, “square pos devices”, “square pos equipment”, “square pos fees”, “square pos for ipad”, “square pos for iphone”, “square pos handheld”, “square pos hardware”, “square pos ipad”, “square pos iphone”, “square pos machine”, “square pos printer”, “square pos reader”, “square pos scanner”, “square pos software”, “square pos solutions”, “square pos stand”, “square pos system”, “square pos systems”, “square pos tablet”, “square pos terminal”, “square pos terminals”, “square reader point of sale”, “square reader pos”, “square reader pos system”, “square terminal pos”, “square up pos”, “square up pos system” and “the square pos”, summed into one figure. - [Clover profile](/demand/global-en/brands/clover) - [Square profile](/demand/global-en/brands/square) - [All POS terminal brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/pos-terminal-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Clover or Square? In September 2026, Square had more branded searches than Clover among POS terminal brands worldwide. Square was estimated to have 102K branded searches compared to Clover’s 40K, and held a 24% Share of Search versus Clover’s 9.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Clover vs Square: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/pos-terminal-brands/compare/clover-vs-square This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/pos-terminal-brands/compare/clover-vs-square. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.