--- title: "Epos Now vs Shopify: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Epos Now or Shopify? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Retail and hospitality POS systems 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/epos-now-vs-shopify" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Epos Now vs Shopify: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, Epos Now or Shopify? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Retail and hospitality POS systems 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**: Epos Now and Shopify - **Competitive set**: Retail and hospitality POS systems - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Epos Now Share of Search**: 0.63% - **Shopify Share of Search**: 90.1% ## Which is more popular in search, Epos Now or Shopify? - In August 2026, Shopify had more branded searches than Epos Now among retail and hospitality POS systems worldwide. Shopify was estimated to have 5.1M branded searches compared to Epos Now’s 35.8K, and held a 90.1% Share of Search versus Epos Now’s 0.63%. - Shopify was ahead of Epos Now in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Epos Now’s estimated Share of Search among retail and hospitality POS systems worldwide moved from 0.62% to 0.63%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 34.8K to 35.8K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Shopify’s estimated Share of Search among retail and hospitality POS systems worldwide moved from 90.6% to 90.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 5.1M. ## How did search popularity change for retail and hospitality POS systems worldwide in August 2026? - Shopify’s estimated Share of Search among retail and hospitality POS systems worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 88.9% to 90.1% in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Epos Now estimated searches | Epos Now Share of Search | Epos Now rank | Shopify estimated searches | Shopify Share of Search | Shopify rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 34.8K | 0.62% | 7 | 5.1M | 90.6% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 34.6K | 0.62% | 7 | 5.1M | 91.6% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 34.5K | 0.62% | 7 | 5.1M | 92% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 34.7K | 0.62% | 7 | 5.1M | 90.5% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 34.8K | 0.62% | 7 | 5.1M | 90.5% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 35K | 0.61% | 7 | 5.1M | 89.6% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 35.1K | 0.61% | 7 | 5.1M | 89.7% | 1 | | May 2026 | 42.8K | 0.74% | 7 | 5.1M | 88.9% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 35.3K | 0.61% | 7 | 5.1M | 89.3% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 34.7K | 0.61% | 7 | 5.1M | 89.6% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 35.8K | 0.63% | 7 | 5.1M | 90.1% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Epos Now’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. - **Epos Now**: Measured on the search terms “epos now”, “epos now app”, “epos now card machine”, “epos now com”, “epos now cost”, “epos now demo”, “epos now gift cards”, “epos now hardware”, “epos now monthly cost”, “epos now online ordering”, “epos now payments”, “epos now pos”, “epos now pos system”, “epos now price”, “epos now pricing”, “epos now retail software”, “epos now sales”, “epos now software”, “epos now software price”, “epos now system”, “epos now tablet”, “epos now till”, “epos now till system” and “epos now tills”, 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” and “shopify website builder”, summed into one figure. - [Epos Now profile](/demand/global-en/brands/epos-now) - [Shopify profile](/demand/global-en/brands/shopify) - [All retail and hospitality POS systems worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/retail-and-hospitality-pos-systems): 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, Epos Now or Shopify? In August 2026, Shopify had more branded searches than Epos Now among retail and hospitality POS systems worldwide. Shopify was estimated to have 5.1M branded searches compared to Epos Now’s 35.8K, and held a 90.1% Share of Search versus Epos Now’s 0.63%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Epos Now vs Shopify: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/epos-now-vs-shopify This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/epos-now-vs-shopify. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.