--- title: "Verifone vs Windcave: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Verifone or Windcave more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the EFTPOS terminal providers set in New Zealand. 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/nz/categories/nz-eftpos-terminal-providers/compare/verifone-vs-windcave" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Verifone vs Windcave: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Verifone or Windcave more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the EFTPOS terminal providers set in New Zealand. 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**: Verifone and Windcave - **Competitive set**: EFTPOS terminal providers - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Verifone Share of Search**: 3.6% - **Windcave Share of Search**: 42.3% ## Is Verifone or Windcave more popular in search? - In September 2026, Windcave had more branded searches than Verifone among EFTPOS terminal providers in New Zealand. Windcave had about 3,650 branded searches, while Verifone had 310. Windcave made up 42.3% of all EFTPOS terminal provider searches we track, and Verifone accounted for 3.6%. - Windcave was ahead of Verifone in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Verifone’s share of searches among EFTPOS terminal providers in New Zealand moved from 3.3% to 3.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 290 to 310. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Windcave’s share of searches among EFTPOS terminal providers in New Zealand moved from 51.1% to 42.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.5K to 3.6K. ## Top EFTPOS terminal providers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Verifone was mentioned in three out of four: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in the Google AI Overview. Windcave was mentioned in three out of four: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Windcave was listed before Verifone in every answer. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Shift4 | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Eftpos NZ | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Windcave | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Smartpay | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Verifone | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Skyzer | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about EFTPOS terminal providers - Asked ChatGPT "Which EFTPOS terminal provider should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Eftpos NZ, 2. Shift4, 3. Smartpay, 4. Windcave - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best EFTPOS terminal providers in New Zealand?": 1. Shift4, 2. Windcave, 3. Eftpos NZ, 4. Verifone, 5. Smartpay - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best EFTPOS terminal provider in New Zealand for a retail shop?": 1. Shift4, 2. Eftpos NZ, 3. Windcave, 4. Verifone, 5. Smartpay - Searched Google, AI Overview "eftpos terminal nz": 1. Verifone, 2. Eftpos NZ, 3. Shift4 Not named in any answer: Skyzer. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand EFTPOS terminal providers in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Windcave in New Zealand fell 18.7% over 12 measured months, from 4.5K to 3.6K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Verifone estimated searches | Verifone Share of Search | Verifone rank | Windcave estimated searches | Windcave Share of Search | Windcave rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 290 | 3.3% | 4 | 4.5K | 51.1% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 320 | 3.6% | 4 | 3.7K | 41% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 290 | 3.8% | 4 | 3.7K | 48.5% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 290 | 3.7% | 4 | 3.7K | 46.6% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 290 | 3.5% | 5 | 3.7K | 44.7% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 300 | 2.9% | 6 | 3.7K | 35.3% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 300 | 3.1% | 5 | 3.7K | 38.8% | 1 | | May 2026 | 290 | 3.2% | 5 | 3.7K | 41.4% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 270 | 3% | 5 | 3.7K | 41.3% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 280 | 3.3% | 5 | 3.7K | 43% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 280 | 3.3% | 5 | 3.7K | 42.7% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 310 | 3.6% | 5 | 3.6K | 42.3% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Verifone’s and Windcave’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. - **Verifone**: Measured on the search terms “verifone card terminal”, “verifone eftpos”, “verifone eftpos machine” and “verifone terminal”, summed into one figure. - **Windcave**: Measured on the search terms “windcave”, “windcave eftpos machine” and “windcave ltd”, summed into one figure. - [Verifone profile](/demand/nz/brands/verifone) - [Windcave profile](/demand/nz/brands/windcave) - [All EFTPOS terminal providers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-eftpos-terminal-providers): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Verifone or Windcave more popular in search? In September 2026, Windcave had more branded searches than Verifone among EFTPOS terminal providers in New Zealand. Windcave had about 3,650 branded searches, while Verifone had 310. Windcave made up 42.3% of all EFTPOS terminal provider searches we track, and Verifone accounted for 3.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Verifone vs Windcave: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-eftpos-terminal-providers/compare/verifone-vs-windcave This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-eftpos-terminal-providers/compare/verifone-vs-windcave. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.