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title: "Dojo vs SumUp: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?"
description: "Is Dojo or SumUp more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Card machine providers set in the United Kingdom. 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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# Dojo vs SumUp: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?

Is Dojo or SumUp more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Card machine providers set in the United Kingdom. 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**: Dojo and SumUp
- **Competitive set**: Card machine providers
- **Market**: United Kingdom
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Dojo Share of Search**: 3.7%
- **SumUp Share of Search**: 76%

## Is Dojo or SumUp more popular in search?

- In September 2026, SumUp had more branded searches than Dojo among card machine providers in the United Kingdom. SumUp had about 110,000 branded searches, while Dojo had 5,400. SumUp made up 76% of all card machine provider searches we track, and Dojo accounted for 3.7%.
- SumUp was ahead of Dojo in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Dojo’s share of searches among card machine providers in the United Kingdom moved from 4.8% to 3.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 7K to 5.4K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, SumUp’s share of searches among card machine providers in the United Kingdom moved from 61.6% to 76%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90.5K to 110K.

## Top card machine providers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, SumUp appeared in all five answers. Dojo was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. SumUp was listed before Dojo 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SumUp | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Square | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Zettle | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Dojo | 4th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Takepayments | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about card machine providers

- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best card machine for a small business in the UK?": 1. Square, 2. SumUp, 3. Zettle
- Asked ChatGPT "Which UK card machine provider has the lowest fees?": 1. SumUp, 2. Square
- Asked ChatGPT "What card readers do small shops in the UK use?": 1. SumUp, 2. Square, 3. Zettle, 4. Dojo
- Searched Google, AI Overview "card machine": 1. SumUp, 2. Square
- Searched Google, AI Overview "card machines for small business": 1. SumUp, 2. Square

Not named in any answer: Takepayments.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United Kingdom on October 23, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for United Kingdom card machine providers in September 2026?

- In September 2026, SumUp gained share of searches among card machine providers in the United Kingdom, from 72.2% to 76%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Dojo in the United Kingdom fell 22.9% over 12 measured months, from 7K to 5.4K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Dojo estimated searches | Dojo Share of Search | Dojo rank | SumUp estimated searches | SumUp Share of Search | SumUp rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 7K | 4.8% | 3 | 90.5K | 61.6% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 6K | 3.6% | 3 | 110K | 66.9% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 4.6K | 3.4% | 3 | 90.5K | 67.2% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 4.9K | 3.6% | 3 | 90.5K | 66.3% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 4.9K | 4.3% | 3 | 74K | 64.5% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 6.3K | 4.5% | 3 | 90.5K | 64.8% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 6K | 4.6% | 3 | 90.5K | 68.8% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 5.4K | 4.1% | 3 | 90.5K | 69.5% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 5.4K | 3.6% | 3 | 110K | 73.5% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 5.4K | 4.1% | 3 | 90.5K | 69.1% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 4.6K | 3.7% | 3 | 90.5K | 72.2% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 5.4K | 3.7% | 3 | 110K | 76% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Dojo’s and SumUp’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.

- **Dojo**: Measured on the search terms “dojo card machine” and “dojo payments”, summed into one figure.
- **SumUp**: Measured on the search term “sumup”.

- [Dojo profile](/demand/uk/brands/dojo-payments)
- [SumUp profile](/demand/uk/brands/sumup)
- [All card machine providers in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-card-machine-providers): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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 Dojo or SumUp more popular in search?

In September 2026, SumUp had more branded searches than Dojo among card machine providers in the United Kingdom. SumUp had about 110,000 branded searches, while Dojo had 5,400. SumUp made up 76% of all card machine provider searches we track, and Dojo accounted for 3.7%.

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