--- title: "Ingenico vs Lightspeed: Which is searched more?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Ingenico or Lightspeed? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the POS terminal brands 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/ingenico-vs-lightspeed" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Ingenico vs Lightspeed: Which is searched more? Which is more popular in search, Ingenico or Lightspeed? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the POS terminal brands 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**: Ingenico and Lightspeed - **Competitive set**: POS terminal brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Ingenico Share of Search**: 10.5% - **Lightspeed Share of Search**: 10.4% ## Which is more popular in search, Ingenico or Lightspeed? - In September 2026, Ingenico and Lightspeed were level on Share of Search among POS terminal brands worldwide, with an estimated 33.1K versus 32.7K branded searches, at 10.5% and 10.4% estimated Share of Search. - The lead changed hands 3 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Ingenico took it in November 2025, Lightspeed took it in February 2026, Ingenico took it in September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Ingenico’s estimated Share of Search among POS terminal brands worldwide moved from 11.7% to 10.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40.5K to 33.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Lightspeed’s estimated Share of Search among POS terminal brands worldwide moved from 13% to 10.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 44.9K to 32.7K. ## How did search popularity change for POS terminal brands worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Lightspeed lost estimated Share of Search among POS terminal brands worldwide, from 11.9% to 10.4%. - In September 2026, Ingenico rose from 5th to 4th among POS terminal brands worldwide. ## Month by month | Month | Ingenico estimated searches | Ingenico Share of Search | Ingenico rank | Lightspeed estimated searches | Lightspeed Share of Search | Lightspeed rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 40.5K | 11.7% | 5 | 44.9K | 13% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 40.5K | 13.6% | 2 | 39.7K | 13.3% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 40.5K | 12.5% | 3 | 32.7K | 10.1% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 40.5K | 11.9% | 4 | 38.7K | 11.4% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 33.1K | 9.2% | 5 | 38.3K | 10.7% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 40.5K | 11.7% | 4 | 46.9K | 13.6% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 40.5K | 12.1% | 4 | 42.4K | 12.6% | 3 | | May 2026 | 33.1K | 10.1% | 5 | 41.9K | 12.8% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 33.1K | 9.3% | 5 | 35.8K | 10% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 33.1K | 11.5% | 5 | 33.8K | 11.8% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 33.1K | 10.3% | 5 | 38.3K | 11.9% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 33.1K | 10.5% | 4 | 32.7K | 10.4% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Ingenico’s and Lightspeed’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. - **Ingenico**: Measured on the search term “ingenico”. - **Lightspeed**: Measured on the search terms “kounta”, “kounta lightspeed”, “lightspeed commerce”, “lightspeed epos”, “lightspeed epos system”, “lightspeed hospitality”, “lightspeed hq”, “lightspeed kounta”, “lightspeed point of sale system”, “lightspeed pos”, “lightspeed pos app”, “lightspeed pos demo”, “lightspeed pos ecommerce”, “lightspeed pos hardware”, “lightspeed pos inventory”, “lightspeed pos restaurant”, “lightspeed pos retail”, “lightspeed pos software”, “lightspeed pos system”, “lightspeed restaurant”, “lightspeed restaurant pos”, “lightspeed retail”, “lightspeed retail app”, “lightspeed retail point of sale”, “lightspeed retail pos”, “lightspeed retail x”, “lightspeed vend”, “pos lightspeed”, “pos vend”, “retail lightspeed”, “vend by lightspeed”, “vend hq”, “vend lightspeed”, “vend pos”, “vend pos app”, “vend pos system”, “vend software” and “vendhq lightspeed”, summed into one figure. - [Ingenico profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ingenico) - [Lightspeed profile](/demand/global-en/brands/lightspeed) - [All POS terminal brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/pos-terminal-brands): 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, Ingenico or Lightspeed? In September 2026, Ingenico and Lightspeed were level on Share of Search among POS terminal brands worldwide, with an estimated 33.1K versus 32.7K branded searches, at 10.5% and 10.4% estimated Share of Search. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Ingenico vs Lightspeed: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/ingenico-vs-lightspeed This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/ingenico-vs-lightspeed. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.