--- title: "Adyen vs Windcave: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Adyen or Windcave more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the POS terminal brands 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-pos-terminal-brands/compare/adyen-vs-windcave" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Adyen vs Windcave: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Adyen or Windcave more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the POS terminal brands 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**: Adyen and Windcave - **Competitive set**: POS terminal brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Adyen Share of Search**: 2.2% - **Windcave Share of Search**: 30.5% ## Is Adyen or Windcave more popular in search? - In September 2026, Windcave had more branded searches than Adyen among POS terminal brands in New Zealand. Windcave had about 3,630 branded searches, while Adyen had 260. Windcave made up 30.5% of all POS terminal brand searches we track, and Adyen accounted for 2.2%. - Windcave was ahead of Adyen in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Adyen’s share of searches among POS terminal brands in New Zealand moved from 2.6% to 2.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 320 to 260. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Windcave’s share of searches among POS terminal brands in New Zealand moved from 36.7% to 30.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.5K to 3.6K. ## Top POS terminal brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Windcave was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Adyen did not appear in any of the five answers. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Verifone | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Windcave | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Shift4 | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Eftpos NZ | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Lightspeed | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Square | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Adyen | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about POS terminal brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which POS terminal brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Verifone, 2. Windcave, 3. Shift4, 4. Eftpos NZ, 5. Square - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best POS terminal brands in New Zealand?": 1. Verifone, 2. Shift4, 3. Windcave, 4. Lightspeed, 5. Eftpos NZ - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best POS terminal brand in New Zealand for counter payments?": 1. Eftpos NZ, 2. Windcave, 3. Shift4, 4. Verifone - Searched Google, AI Overview "best pos terminal": 1. Square - Searched Google, AI Overview "eftpos terminal nz": 1. Verifone, 2. Eftpos NZ, 3. Shift4 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 POS terminal brands in September 2026? - Windcave’s share of searches among POS terminal brands in New Zealand has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 28.1% to 30.5% in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Adyen in New Zealand fell 18.8% over 12 measured months, from 320 to 260 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Adyen estimated searches | Adyen Share of Search | Adyen rank | Windcave estimated searches | Windcave Share of Search | Windcave rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 320 | 2.6% | 5 | 4.5K | 36.7% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 320 | 2.8% | 5 | 3.6K | 31.8% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 260 | 2.8% | 5 | 3.6K | 38.8% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 260 | 2.6% | 5 | 3.7K | 36% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 320 | 2.9% | 6 | 3.6K | 33.3% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 320 | 2.3% | 6 | 3.6K | 26.7% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 320 | 2.4% | 6 | 3.7K | 27.5% | 2 | | May 2026 | 320 | 2.5% | 6 | 3.7K | 28.6% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 320 | 2.5% | 6 | 3.6K | 28.1% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 260 | 2.1% | 6 | 3.6K | 29.9% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 260 | 2.2% | 6 | 3.6K | 30.2% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 260 | 2.2% | 6 | 3.6K | 30.5% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Adyen’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. - **Adyen**: Measured on the search term “adyen”. - **Windcave**: Measured on the search terms “windcave” and “windcave ltd”, summed into one figure. - [Adyen profile](/demand/nz/brands/adyen) - [Windcave profile](/demand/nz/brands/windcave) - [All POS terminal brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-pos-terminal-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 Adyen or Windcave more popular in search? In September 2026, Windcave had more branded searches than Adyen among POS terminal brands in New Zealand. Windcave had about 3,630 branded searches, while Adyen had 260. Windcave made up 30.5% of all POS terminal brand searches we track, and Adyen accounted for 2.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Adyen vs Windcave: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-pos-terminal-brands/compare/adyen-vs-windcave This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-pos-terminal-brands/compare/adyen-vs-windcave. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.