--- title: "Stripe vs Windcave: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Stripe or Windcave more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Payment 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-payment-gateways/compare/stripe-vs-windcave" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Stripe vs Windcave: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Stripe or Windcave more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Payment 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**: Stripe and Windcave - **Competitive set**: Payment providers - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Stripe Share of Search**: 1.9% - **Windcave Share of Search**: 8.9% ## Is Stripe or Windcave more popular in search? - In September 2026, Windcave had more branded searches than Stripe among payment providers in New Zealand. Windcave had about 3,860 branded searches, while Stripe had 810. Windcave made up 8.9% of all payment provider searches we track, and Stripe accounted for 1.9%. - Windcave was ahead of Stripe in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Stripe’s share of searches among payment providers in New Zealand moved from 1.4% to 1.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 770 to 810. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Windcave’s share of searches among payment providers in New Zealand moved from 9% to 8.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.8K to 3.9K. ## Top payment providers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, both Stripe and Windcave showed up in all five answers. Stripe was listed before Windcave 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Stripe | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Windcave | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | PayPal | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Paystation | 4th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Worldline | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Smartpay | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | POLi | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Square | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Adyen | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about payment providers - Asked ChatGPT "Which payment provider should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Stripe, 2. Windcave, 3. PayPal - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best payment providers in New Zealand?": 1. Stripe, 2. Windcave, 3. Worldline, 4. PayPal, 5. POLi - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best payment provider in New Zealand for taking card payments?": 1. Stripe, 2. Windcave, 3. Smartpay, 4. Square - Searched Google, AI Overview "best payment gateway": 1. Stripe, 2. Windcave, 3. Paystation, 4. PayPal - Searched Google, AI Overview "online payment provider": 1. Stripe, 2. PayPal, 3. Paystation, 4. Windcave, 5. POLi Not named in any answer: Adyen. 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 payment providers in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Windcave in New Zealand fell 20.1% over 12 measured months, from 4.8K to 3.9K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Stripe estimated searches | Stripe Share of Search | Stripe rank | Windcave estimated searches | Windcave Share of Search | Windcave rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 770 | 1.4% | 6 | 4.8K | 9% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 780 | 1.5% | 6 | 4.2K | 7.9% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 630 | 1.2% | 6 | 4K | 7.7% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 770 | 1.5% | 6 | 3.9K | 7.5% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 960 | 1.8% | 6 | 4K | 7.6% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 830 | 1.6% | 6 | 4K | 7.5% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 810 | 1.5% | 6 | 4K | 7.6% | 2 | | May 2026 | 840 | 1.6% | 6 | 4.1K | 7.9% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 1.1K | 2.2% | 5 | 4.1K | 7.8% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 850 | 1.7% | 6 | 3.9K | 7.7% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 810 | 1.8% | 5 | 4K | 9.1% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 810 | 1.9% | 5 | 3.9K | 8.9% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Stripe’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. - **Stripe**: Measured on the search terms “stripe eftpos”, “stripe payment gateway” and “stripe payments”, summed into one figure. - **Windcave**: Measured on the search terms “windcave”, “windcave eftpos”, “windcave ltd”, “windcave payment” and “windcave payment gateway”, summed into one figure. - [Stripe profile](/demand/nz/brands/stripe) - [Windcave profile](/demand/nz/brands/windcave) - [All payment providers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-payment-gateways): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Stripe or Windcave more popular in search? In September 2026, Windcave had more branded searches than Stripe among payment providers in New Zealand. Windcave had about 3,860 branded searches, while Stripe had 810. Windcave made up 8.9% of all payment provider searches we track, and Stripe accounted for 1.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Stripe vs Windcave: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-payment-gateways/compare/stripe-vs-windcave This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-payment-gateways/compare/stripe-vs-windcave. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.