--- title: "Adyen vs Verifone: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Adyen or Verifone more popular in search? 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/compare/adyen-vs-verifone" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Adyen vs Verifone: Which is searched more? Is Adyen or Verifone more popular in search? 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**: Adyen and Verifone - **Competitive set**: POS terminal brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Adyen Share of Search**: 36.1% - **Verifone Share of Search**: 19.5% ## Is Adyen or Verifone more popular in search? - In September 2026, Adyen had more branded searches than Verifone among POS terminal brands worldwide. Adyen had about 168,000 branded searches, while Verifone had 90,800. Adyen made up 36.1% of all POS terminal brand searches we track, and Verifone accounted for 19.5%. - Adyen was ahead of Verifone in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Adyen’s share of searches among POS terminal brands worldwide moved from 33.6% to 36.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 167K to 168K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Verifone’s share of searches among POS terminal brands worldwide moved from 15% to 19.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74.6K to 90.8K. ## Top POS terminal brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Verifone was mentioned in one out of four: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Adyen did not appear in any of the four answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Square | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Clover | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Toast | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Shopify POS | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Lightspeed | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Verifone | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Ingenico | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Adyen | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Newland | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about POS terminal brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which POS terminal brand should I use?": 1. Square, 2. Clover, 3. Toast, 4. Shopify POS - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best POS terminal brands?": 1. Square, 2. Clover, 3. Toast, 4. Shopify POS, 5. Lightspeed, 6. Verifone, 7. Ingenico - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best POS terminal brand for a checkout counter?": 1. Square, 2. Clover, 3. Toast, 4. Shopify POS - Searched Google, AI Overview "wireless pos terminal": 1. Square Not named in any answer: Adyen and Newland. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for POS terminal brands worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Adyen gained share of searches among POS terminal brands worldwide, from 34.1% to 36.1%. - In September 2026, Verifone lost share of searches among POS terminal brands worldwide, from 22.4% to 19.5%. ## Month by month | Month | Adyen estimated searches | Adyen Share of Search | Adyen rank | Verifone estimated searches | Verifone Share of Search | Verifone rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 167K | 33.6% | 1 | 74.6K | 15% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 137K | 31.1% | 1 | 74.6K | 16.9% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 167K | 36.2% | 1 | 74.5K | 16.1% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 167K | 32.9% | 1 | 91K | 17.9% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 203K | 38.7% | 1 | 90.9K | 17.3% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 168K | 31.5% | 1 | 111K | 20.8% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 168K | 33.3% | 1 | 90.9K | 18% | 2 | | May 2026 | 167K | 32.5% | 1 | 110K | 21.5% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 203K | 37.4% | 1 | 110K | 20.3% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 138K | 29.4% | 1 | 110K | 23.6% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 168K | 34.1% | 1 | 110K | 22.4% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 168K | 36.1% | 1 | 90.8K | 19.5% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Adyen’s and Verifone’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. - **Adyen**: Measured on the search terms “adyen”, “adyen checkout”, “adyen for platform”, “adyen for platforms”, “adyen pay”, “adyen payment”, “adyen payment gateways”, “adyen payment method”, “adyen payment platform”, “adyen payment processor”, “adyen terminal”, “adyen terminals”, “checkout adyen”, “payment adyen”, “payment gateway adyen”, “payment method adyen” and “payment methods adyen”, summed into one figure. - **Verifone**: Measured on the search terms “verifone” and “verifone eftpos”, summed into one figure. - [Adyen profile](/demand/global-en/brands/adyen) - [Verifone profile](/demand/global-en/brands/verifone) - [All POS terminal brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/pos-terminal-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Adyen or Verifone more popular in search? In September 2026, Adyen had more branded searches than Verifone among POS terminal brands worldwide. Adyen had about 168,000 branded searches, while Verifone had 90,800. Adyen made up 36.1% of all POS terminal brand searches we track, and Verifone accounted for 19.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Adyen vs Verifone: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/adyen-vs-verifone This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/adyen-vs-verifone. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.