--- title: "Checkout.com vs Shopify POS: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Checkout.com or Shopify POS more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Payment processors 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/checkout-com-vs-shopify-pos" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Checkout.com vs Shopify POS: Which is searched more? Is Checkout.com or Shopify POS more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Payment processors 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**: Checkout.com and Shopify POS - **Competitive set**: Payment processors - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Checkout.com Share of Search**: 0.03% - **Shopify POS Share of Search**: 0.06% ## Is Checkout.com or Shopify POS more popular in search? - In September 2026, Shopify POS had more branded searches than Checkout.com among payment processors worldwide. Shopify POS had about 18,100 branded searches, while Checkout.com had 9,000. Shopify POS made up 0.06% of all payment processor searches we track, and Checkout.com accounted for 0.03%. - Shopify POS was ahead of Checkout.com in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Checkout.com’s share of searches among payment processors worldwide moved from 0.02% to 0.03%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.7K to 9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Shopify POS’s share of searches among payment processors worldwide moved from 0.08% to 0.06%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 18.1K. ## Top payment processors in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Shopify POS was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Checkout.com did not appear in any of the five 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Stripe | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Square | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | PayPal | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Helcim | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Shopify Payments | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Adyen | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | GoCardless | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Shopify POS | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Revolut | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Airwallex | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Worldline | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Wise | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Braintree | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Checkout.com | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Mollie | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about payment processors - Asked ChatGPT "Which payment processor should I use?": 1. Stripe, 2. Square, 3. PayPal - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best payment processors?": 1. Stripe, 2. Square, 3. PayPal, 4. Helcim, 5. Shopify Payments, 6. Adyen, 7. Shopify POS - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best payment processor for card and bank payments?": 1. Stripe, 2. Square, 3. Helcim, 4. GoCardless - Searched Google, AI Overview "payment processor": 1. Stripe, 2. PayPal, 3. Square, 4. Helcim - Searched Google, AI Overview "online payment processing": 1. Stripe, 2. PayPal, 3. Square, 4. Helcim Not named in any answer: Revolut, Airwallex, Worldline, Wise, Braintree, Checkout.com and Mollie. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for payment processors worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Checkout.com rose from 15th to 13th among payment processors worldwide. - In September 2026, Shopify POS rose from 12th to 11th among payment processors worldwide. ## Month by month | Month | Checkout.com estimated searches | Checkout.com Share of Search | Checkout.com rank | Shopify POS estimated searches | Shopify POS Share of Search | Shopify POS rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 6.7K | 0.02% | 15 | 27.1K | 0.08% | 9 | | Nov 2025 | 6.7K | 0.02% | 15 | 27.1K | 0.09% | 9 | | Dec 2025 | 5.5K | 0.02% | 15 | 22.2K | 0.07% | 10 | | Jan 2026 | 6.7K | 0.02% | 15 | 27.1K | 0.08% | 9 | | Feb 2026 | 6.7K | 0.02% | 15 | 27.1K | 0.1% | 9 | | Mar 2026 | 6.8K | 0.02% | 15 | 27.1K | 0.09% | 10 | | Apr 2026 | 5.5K | 0.02% | 15 | 27.1K | 0.1% | 10 | | May 2026 | 5.5K | 0.02% | 15 | 27.1K | 0.1% | 9 | | Jun 2026 | 6.6K | 0.02% | 15 | 27.1K | 0.1% | 9 | | Jul 2026 | 6.6K | 0.02% | 14 | 27.1K | 0.1% | 10 | | Aug 2026 | 6.7K | 0.02% | 15 | 18.1K | 0.06% | 12 | | Sep 2026 | 9K | 0.03% | 13 | 18.1K | 0.06% | 11 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Checkout.com’s and Shopify POS’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. - **Checkout.com**: Measured on the search terms “checkout com fees” and “Checkout.com”, summed into one figure. - **Shopify POS**: Measured on the search term “shopifypos”. - [Checkout.com profile](/demand/global-en/brands/checkout-com) - [Shopify POS profile](/demand/global-en/brands/shopify-pos) - [All payment processors worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/payment-processors): The set both shares are measured inside, 15 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 Checkout.com or Shopify POS more popular in search? In September 2026, Shopify POS had more branded searches than Checkout.com among payment processors worldwide. Shopify POS had about 18,100 branded searches, while Checkout.com had 9,000. Shopify POS made up 0.06% of all payment processor searches we track, and Checkout.com accounted for 0.03%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Checkout.com vs Shopify POS: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/checkout-com-vs-shopify-pos This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/checkout-com-vs-shopify-pos. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.