--- title: "Lightspeed vs MarketMan: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Lightspeed or MarketMan? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Restaurant management software 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/lightspeed-vs-marketman" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Lightspeed vs MarketMan: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, Lightspeed or MarketMan? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Restaurant management software 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**: Lightspeed and MarketMan - **Competitive set**: Restaurant management software - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Lightspeed Share of Search**: 33.6% - **MarketMan Share of Search**: 10.1% ## Which is more popular in search, Lightspeed or MarketMan? - In August 2026, Lightspeed had more branded searches than MarketMan among restaurant management software worldwide. Lightspeed was estimated to have 41.6K branded searches compared to MarketMan’s 12.4K, and held a 33.6% Share of Search versus MarketMan’s 10.1%. - Lightspeed was ahead of MarketMan in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lightspeed’s estimated Share of Search among restaurant management software worldwide moved from 33.8% to 33.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 49.4K to 41.6K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, MarketMan’s estimated Share of Search among restaurant management software worldwide moved from 10.4% to 10.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 15.2K to 12.4K. ## How did search popularity change for restaurant management software worldwide in August 2026? - In August 2026, Lightspeed gained estimated Share of Search among restaurant management software worldwide, from 30.9% to 33.6%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for MarketMan worldwide fell 18.1% over 11 measured months, from 15.2K to 12.4K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Lightspeed estimated searches | Lightspeed Share of Search | Lightspeed rank | MarketMan estimated searches | MarketMan Share of Search | MarketMan rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 49.4K | 33.8% | 2 | 15.2K | 10.4% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 44.1K | 34% | 2 | 15.2K | 11.7% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 36.6K | 30.5% | 2 | 12.4K | 10.4% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 42.9K | 30.6% | 2 | 15.2K | 10.9% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 42.5K | 31.6% | 2 | 15.2K | 11.3% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 51.7K | 35.2% | 2 | 15.3K | 10.5% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 47K | 33.3% | 2 | 15.2K | 10.8% | 4 | | May 2026 | 45.9K | 32.7% | 2 | 15.2K | 10.8% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 39.3K | 31.4% | 2 | 15.2K | 12.1% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 37.6K | 30.9% | 2 | 12.6K | 10.3% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 41.6K | 33.6% | 2 | 12.4K | 10.1% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Lightspeed’s and MarketMan’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. - **Lightspeed**: Measured on the search terms “download lightspeed pos”, “how much does lightspeed pos cost”, “kounta”, “kounta lightspeed”, “lightspeed commerce”, “lightspeed epos”, “lightspeed epos system”, “lightspeed hospitality”, “lightspeed hq”, “lightspeed kounta”, “lightspeed point of sale”, “lightspeed point of sale system”, “lightspeed pos”, “lightspeed pos app”, “lightspeed pos cost”, “lightspeed pos credit card processing”, “lightspeed pos demo”, “lightspeed pos download”, “lightspeed pos ecommerce”, “lightspeed pos for restaurants”, “lightspeed pos gift cards”, “lightspeed pos hardware”, “lightspeed pos inventory”, “lightspeed pos inventory management”, “lightspeed pos ipad”, “lightspeed pos price”, “lightspeed pos pricing”, “lightspeed pos restaurant”, “lightspeed pos retail”, “lightspeed pos software”, “lightspeed pos system”, “lightspeed pos system price”, “lightspeed pos terminal”, “lightspeed pos website”, “lightspeed restaurant”, “lightspeed restaurant app”, “lightspeed restaurant pos”, “lightspeed restaurant pos app”, “lightspeed restaurant pos system”, “lightspeed retail”, “lightspeed retail app”, “lightspeed retail point of sale”, “lightspeed retail pos”, “lightspeed retail pos app”, “lightspeed retail pos system”, “lightspeed retail pricing”, “lightspeed retail r”, “lightspeed retail r-series”, “lightspeed retail x”, “lightspeed retail x series”, “lightspeed vend”, “pos lightspeed”, “pos vend”, “restaurant lightspeed”, “retail lightspeed”, “vend by lightspeed”, “vend hq”, “vend lightspeed”, “vend pos”, “vend pos app”, “vend pos nz”, “vend pos pricing”, “vend pos software”, “vend pos system”, “vend retail”, “vend software” and “vendhq lightspeed”, summed into one figure. - **MarketMan**: Measured on the search terms “market man”, “marketman”, “marketman app”, “marketman com”, “marketman inventory”, “marketman restaurant inventory” and “marketman software”, summed into one figure. - [Lightspeed profile](/demand/global-en/brands/lightspeed) - [MarketMan profile](/demand/global-en/brands/marketman) - [All restaurant management software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/restaurant-management-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Lightspeed or MarketMan? In August 2026, Lightspeed had more branded searches than MarketMan among restaurant management software worldwide. Lightspeed was estimated to have 41.6K branded searches compared to MarketMan’s 12.4K, and held a 33.6% Share of Search versus MarketMan’s 10.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Lightspeed vs MarketMan: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/lightspeed-vs-marketman This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/lightspeed-vs-marketman. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.