--- title: "Braintree vs Checkout.com: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Braintree or Checkout.com? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online payment platforms 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/braintree-vs-checkout-com" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Braintree vs Checkout.com: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, Braintree or Checkout.com? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online payment platforms 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**: Braintree and Checkout.com - **Competitive set**: Online payment platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Braintree Share of Search**: 0.99% - **Checkout.com Share of Search**: 0.18% ## Which is more popular in search, Braintree or Checkout.com? - In August 2026, Braintree had more branded searches than Checkout.com among online payment platforms worldwide. Braintree was estimated to have 37.9K branded searches compared to Checkout.com’s 7K, and held a 0.99% Share of Search versus Checkout.com’s 0.18%. - The lead changed hands 2 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Checkout.com took it in June 2026, Braintree took it in August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Braintree’s estimated Share of Search among online payment platforms worldwide moved from 0.19% to 0.99%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 7.2K to 37.9K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Checkout.com’s estimated Share of Search among online payment platforms worldwide moved from 0.19% to 0.18%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 7.1K to 7K. ## How did search popularity change for online payment platforms worldwide in August 2026? - In August 2026, Braintree overtook Checkout.com to rank 6th among online payment platforms worldwide, at 0.99%. ## Month by month | Month | Braintree estimated searches | Braintree Share of Search | Braintree rank | Checkout.com estimated searches | Checkout.com Share of Search | Checkout.com rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 7.2K | 0.19% | 7 | 7.1K | 0.19% | 8 | | Nov 2025 | 7.9K | 0.21% | 7 | 7K | 0.19% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | 6.8K | 0.21% | 7 | 5.9K | 0.18% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | 7.7K | 0.2% | 7 | 7.1K | 0.18% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | 7.9K | 0.2% | 7 | 7.1K | 0.18% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | 7.9K | 0.18% | 7 | 7.4K | 0.16% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | 7.6K | 0.2% | 7 | 5.9K | 0.16% | 8 | | May 2026 | 6.8K | 0.18% | 7 | 5.8K | 0.15% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | 7K | 0.18% | 8 | 7.2K | 0.18% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | 6.5K | 0.17% | 8 | 7.1K | 0.19% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 37.9K | 0.99% | 6 | 7K | 0.18% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Braintree’s and Checkout.com’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. - **Braintree**: Measured on the search terms “braintree checkout”, “braintree fees”, “braintree gateway”, “braintree merchant account”, “braintree payment”, “braintree payment gateway”, “braintree payment processing”, “braintree payments”, “braintree paypal”, “braintree pricing”, “braintreegateway”, “checkout braintree” and “paypal braintree”, summed into one figure. - **Checkout.com**: Measured on the search terms “checkout com apple pay”, “checkout com fees”, “checkout com google pay”, “checkout com payment gateway”, “checkout com payment methods”, “checkout com payments”, “checkout com pricing”, “Checkout.com” and “checkout.com payments”, summed into one figure. - [Braintree profile](/demand/global-en/brands/braintree) - [Checkout.com profile](/demand/global-en/brands/checkout-com) - [All online payment platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/online-payment-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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, Braintree or Checkout.com? In August 2026, Braintree had more branded searches than Checkout.com among online payment platforms worldwide. Braintree was estimated to have 37.9K branded searches compared to Checkout.com’s 7K, and held a 0.99% Share of Search versus Checkout.com’s 0.18%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Braintree vs Checkout.com: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/braintree-vs-checkout-com This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/braintree-vs-checkout-com. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.