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Clover vs Stripe:Which is searched more?

In September 2026, Stripe had more branded searches than Clover among pos Machine brands worldwide. Stripe was estimated to have 2.9M branded searches compared to Clover’s 40K, and held a 91.7% Share of Search versus Clover’s 1.2%. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

Share of Search among pos Machine brands worldwide in September 2026Which is more popular in search, Clover or Stripe?
Clover1.2%40K searches
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Stripe91.7%2.9M searches

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Which is more popular in search, Clover or Stripe?

Compare the pos machine brands people buy. 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.

Clover and Stripe among pos Machine brands worldwide, by month

Share of Search by month for Stripe, Clover. The figures are in the table below the chart.

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MonthStripeSquareVerifoneCloverIngenico
Oct 202592.1%3%2.3%1.4%1.3%
Nov 202592.3%2.8%2.3%1.3%1.3%
Dec 202591.4%3%2.8%1.3%1.5%
Jan 202691.4%3.1%2.8%1.4%1.3%
Feb 202691.3%3.5%2.8%1.4%1%
Mar 202691.4%3.6%2.8%1.2%1%
Apr 202690.1%4.5%2.8%1.4%1.2%
May 202689%5.4%3.3%1.3%0.99%
Jun 202688.9%5.6%3.2%1.3%0.97%
Jul 202689.7%4.7%3.3%1.3%0.99%
Aug 202690.4%4%3.3%1.3%1%
Sep 202691.7%3.2%2.8%1.2%1%

How has the Clover and Stripe comparison changed over the last 12 months?

  • Stripe 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 Machine brands worldwide moved from 1.4% to 1.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 43.5K to 40K.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Stripe’s estimated Share of Search among pos Machine brands worldwide moved from 92.1% to 91.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3M to 2.9M.

How did search popularity change for pos Machine brands worldwide in September 2026?

  1. In September 2026, Stripe gained estimated Share of Search among pos Machine brands worldwide, from 90.4% to 91.7%.

Other head-to-heads among pos Machine brands

How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Clover’s and Stripe’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

35 branded 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
  • the clover station

Stripe

43 branded search terms

  • billing stripe
  • charge for stripe
  • check out stripe
  • checkout stripe
  • checkoutstripe
  • direct debit stripe
  • fees for stripe
  • instant payouts stripe
  • payment stripe
  • payments stripe
  • set up stripe
  • stripe
  • stripe ach payments
  • stripe atlas
  • stripe billing
  • stripe business
  • stripe cc processing
  • stripe charge fee
  • stripe charges
  • stripe connect
  • stripe direct debit
  • stripe fees
  • stripe instant payouts
  • stripe invoicing
  • stripe issuing
  • stripe merchant services
  • stripe pay
  • stripe payment
  • stripe payment app
  • stripe payment company
  • stripe payment gateway
  • stripe payment processing
  • stripe payment services
  • stripe payments
  • stripe payments company
  • stripe payments processing
  • stripe payouts
  • stripe processing fees
  • stripe recurring payments
  • stripe terminal

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