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title: "Verifone vs Windcave: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Verifone or Windcave? 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."
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# Verifone vs Windcave: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Verifone or Windcave? 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**: Aug 2026
- **Verifone Share of Search**: 2.4%
- **Windcave Share of Search**: 44.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Verifone or Windcave?

- In August 2026, Windcave had more branded searches than Verifone among EFTPOS terminal providers in New Zealand. Windcave was estimated to have 5.2K branded searches compared to Verifone’s 280, and held a 44.7% Share of Search versus Verifone’s 2.4%.
- Windcave was ahead of Verifone in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Verifone’s estimated Share of Search among EFTPOS terminal providers in New Zealand moved from 2.3% to 2.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 290 to 280.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Windcave’s estimated Share of Search among EFTPOS terminal providers in New Zealand moved from 49.5% to 44.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.2K to 5.2K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand EFTPOS terminal providers in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Windcave lost estimated Share of Search among EFTPOS terminal providers in New Zealand, from 45.2% to 44.7%.
- In August 2026, Verifone fell from 5th to 6th among EFTPOS terminal providers in New Zealand.

## 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 | 2.3% | 4 | 6.2K | 49.5% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 320 | 2.4% | 4 | 5.6K | 42.1% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 290 | 2.7% | 4 | 5.2K | 48.3% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 290 | 2.6% | 4 | 5K | 44.7% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 290 | 2.4% | 6 | 5.4K | 44.8% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 300 | 2.1% | 6 | 5.4K | 37.4% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 300 | 2.2% | 5 | 5.4K | 39% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 290 | 2.3% | 6 | 5.5K | 42.9% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 270 | 2.2% | 6 | 5.4K | 43% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 280 | 2.4% | 5 | 5.2K | 45.2% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 280 | 2.4% | 6 | 5.2K | 44.7% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## 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 com”, “windcave contact”, “windcave eftpos”, “windcave eftpos machine”, “windcave ltd”, “windcave near me”, “windcave new zealand”, “windcave nz”, “windcave payment”, “windcave payment gateway” and “windcave support”, 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 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, Verifone or Windcave?

In August 2026, Windcave had more branded searches than Verifone among EFTPOS terminal providers in New Zealand. Windcave was estimated to have 5.2K branded searches compared to Verifone’s 280, and held a 44.7% Share of Search versus Verifone’s 2.4%.

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