--- title: "Lightspeed vs Shopify POS: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Lightspeed or Shopify POS? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the POS systems 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/compare/lightspeed-vs-shopify-pos" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Lightspeed vs Shopify POS: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Lightspeed or Shopify POS? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the POS systems 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**: Lightspeed and Shopify POS - **Competitive set**: POS systems - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Lightspeed Share of Search**: 7% - **Shopify POS Share of Search**: 0.69% ## Which is more popular in search, Lightspeed or Shopify POS? - In August 2026, Lightspeed had more branded searches than Shopify POS among POS systems in New Zealand. Lightspeed was estimated to have 4.1K branded searches compared to Shopify POS’s 400, and held a 7% Share of Search versus Shopify POS’s 0.69%. - Lightspeed was ahead of Shopify POS 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 POS systems in New Zealand moved from 9.9% to 7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5K to 4.1K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Shopify POS’s estimated Share of Search among POS systems in New Zealand moved from 1.1% to 0.69%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 540 to 400. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand POS systems in August 2026? - In August 2026, Lightspeed lost estimated Share of Search among POS systems in New Zealand, from 8.2% to 7%. - Shopify POS’s estimated Share of Search among POS systems in New Zealand has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 1.6% to 0.69% in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Lightspeed estimated searches | Lightspeed Share of Search | Lightspeed rank | Shopify POS estimated searches | Shopify POS Share of Search | Shopify POS rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 5K | 9.9% | 2 | 540 | 1.1% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 4.4K | 8.8% | 2 | 560 | 1.1% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 3.4K | 7.1% | 2 | 510 | 1.1% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 3.7K | 7.6% | 2 | 650 | 1.3% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 4.1K | 8.2% | 2 | 790 | 1.6% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 5K | 8.3% | 2 | 970 | 1.6% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 5.1K | 10.1% | 2 | 680 | 1.3% | 4 | | May 2026 | 4.6K | 9.1% | 2 | 800 | 1.6% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 4.6K | 9% | 2 | 630 | 1.2% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 4.1K | 8.2% | 2 | 540 | 1.1% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 4.1K | 7% | 2 | 400 | 0.69% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Lightspeed’s and Shopify POS’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 “lightspeed”, “lightspeed near me”, “lightspeed nz”, “lightspeed online”, “lightspeed point of sale”, “lightspeed pos”, “lightspeed retail”, “lightspeed speed”, “lightspeed stocks”, “lightspeed vend” and “vend lightspeed”, summed into one figure. - **Shopify POS**: Measured on the search terms “shopify pos app”, “shopify pos fee”, “shopify pos hardware”, “shopify pos new zealand”, “shopify pos nz”, “shopify pos online”, “shopify pos payments”, “shopify pos pro”, “shopify pos system” and “shopifypos”, summed into one figure. - [Lightspeed profile](/demand/nz/brands/lightspeed) - [Shopify POS profile](/demand/nz/brands/shopify-pos) - [All POS systems in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-pos-systems): 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, Lightspeed or Shopify POS? In August 2026, Lightspeed had more branded searches than Shopify POS among POS systems in New Zealand. Lightspeed was estimated to have 4.1K branded searches compared to Shopify POS’s 400, and held a 7% Share of Search versus Shopify POS’s 0.69%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Lightspeed vs Shopify POS: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/lightspeed-vs-shopify-pos This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/lightspeed-vs-shopify-pos. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.