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title: "Deputy vs Shopify: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Deputy or Shopify? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Retail tech 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."
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# Deputy vs Shopify: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Deputy or Shopify? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Retail tech 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**: Deputy and Shopify
- **Competitive set**: Retail tech
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Deputy Share of Search**: 0.01%
- **Shopify Share of Search**: 95.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Deputy or Shopify?

- In August 2026, Shopify had more branded searches than Deputy among retail tech worldwide. Shopify was estimated to have 5.2M branded searches compared to Deputy’s 620, and held a 95.2% Share of Search versus Deputy’s 0.01%.
- Shopify was ahead of Deputy in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Deputy’s estimated Share of Search among retail tech worldwide held steady at 0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 790 to 620.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Shopify’s estimated Share of Search among retail tech worldwide moved from 95.6% to 95.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 5.2M.

## How did search popularity change for retail tech worldwide in August 2026?

- Shopify’s estimated Share of Search among retail tech worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 93.7% to 95.2% in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Deputy worldwide fell 21.5% over 11 measured months, from 790 to 620 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Deputy estimated searches | Deputy Share of Search | Deputy rank | Shopify estimated searches | Shopify Share of Search | Shopify rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 790 | 0.01% | 6 | 5.2M | 95.6% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 750 | 0.01% | 6 | 5.1M | 96% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 640 | 0.01% | 6 | 5.1M | 96.3% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 790 | 0.01% | 6 | 5.2M | 95.6% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 640 | 0.01% | 6 | 5.2M | 95.5% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 990 | 0.02% | 6 | 5.2M | 94.6% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 790 | 0.01% | 6 | 5.2M | 94.7% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 27.7K | 0.5% | 5 | 5.2M | 93.7% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 27.7K | 0.5% | 5 | 5.2M | 93.8% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 640 | 0.01% | 6 | 5.2M | 94.7% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 620 | 0.01% | 6 | 5.2M | 95.2% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Deputy’s and Shopify’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.

- **Deputy**: Measured on the search terms “deputy com” and “deputy employee scheduling”, summed into one figure.
- **Shopify**: Measured on the search terms “pos for shopify”, “pos shopify”, “pos system shopify”, “shopify”, “shopify ecommerce”, “shopify online store”, “shopify pos”, “shopify pos app”, “shopify pos apps”, “shopify pos card reader”, “shopify pos charges”, “shopify pos devices”, “shopify pos fee”, “shopify pos fees”, “shopify pos for retail”, “shopify pos go”, “shopify pos hardware”, “shopify pos hub”, “shopify pos lite”, “shopify pos price”, “shopify pos pricing”, “shopify pos pro”, “shopify pos pro price”, “shopify pos pro pricing”, “shopify pos pro subscription”, “shopify pos rates”, “shopify pos retail”, “shopify pos scanner”, “shopify pos software”, “shopify pos system”, “shopify pos systems”, “shopify pos terminal”, “shopify store” and “shopify website builder”, summed into one figure.

- [Deputy profile](/demand/global-en/brands/deputy)
- [Shopify profile](/demand/global-en/brands/shopify)
- [All retail tech worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/retail-tech): 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, Deputy or Shopify?

In August 2026, Shopify had more branded searches than Deputy among retail tech worldwide. Shopify was estimated to have 5.2M branded searches compared to Deputy’s 620, and held a 95.2% Share of Search versus Deputy’s 0.01%.

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