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How popular isCloudways?

In September 2026, people searched for Cloudways by name about 74,000 times worldwide, about the same as the previous year. These searches made up 0.57% of all global cloud hosting platform searches, placing Cloudways seventh out of eight platforms. When we asked both ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about cloud hosting platforms, Cloudways appeared in two of the five answers and was the fifth most recommended of the eight.

Search and AI answers in September 2026

Cloudways is the seventh most searched of 8 competitors and the fifth most recommended in AI answers.

  1. CloudflareShare of searches 31.2%Mentioned in 2 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 7th
  2. VercelShare of searches 20.9%Mentioned in 3 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 4th
  3. Google CloudShare of searches 20.2%Mentioned in 5 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 2nd
  4. Amazon Web ServicesShare of searches 17.1%Mentioned in 5 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 1st
  5. CloudwaysShare of searches 0.57%Mentioned in 2 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 5th

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Top cloud hosting platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Cloudways was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Cloudways is the fifth most recommended of the eight.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. Amazon Web Services1st
  2. Google Cloud2nd
  3. Microsoft Azure3rd
  4. Vercel4th
  5. Cloudways5th
  6. DigitalOcean6th
  7. Cloudflare7th
  8. Linode–

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

  • Google Cloud5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Amazon Web Services5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Microsoft Azure4 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • DigitalOcean4 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Vercel3 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Cloudflare2 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Cloudways2 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Linode0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers

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5 answers

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Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in the United States on October 19, 2026.

Which cloud hosting platforms compete with Cloudways?

Cloudways against cloud hosting platforms worldwide, by month

Share of searches by month for Cloudflare, Vercel, Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloudways. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthCloudflareVercelGoogle CloudAmazon Web ServicesMicrosoft AzureLinodeCloudwaysDigitalOcean
Oct 202516.2%8.8%16.4%44.2%13.2%0.65%0.53%<0.01%
Nov 202555.3%7.4%13.7%13.6%9.1%0.45%0.45%<0.01%
Dec 202538%11.3%21.1%17%11.3%0.69%0.69%<0.01%
Jan 202627.4%15%22.7%18.3%15%0.74%0.74%<0.01%
Feb 202626.9%18%24%18%12%0.49%0.73%<0.01%
Mar 202627%18%23.7%18%12.1%0.4%0.73%<0.01%
Apr 202627.9%22.8%22.7%15.2%10.2%0.41%0.75%<0.01%
May 202629.7%19.8%22.2%16.2%10.8%0.44%0.8%0%
Jun 202629.3%19.6%23.2%16%10.7%0.53%0.65%0%
Jul 202630%20%21.5%16.4%10.9%0.54%0.66%<0.01%
Aug 202632.3%21.6%20.9%14.5%9.6%0.48%0.58%0%
Sep 202631.2%20.9%20.2%17.1%9.3%0.69%0.57%<0.01%

  1. 1.Cloudflare

    31.2%

    Held 1st. 4.1M estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -1.1 points.

  2. 2.Vercel

    20.9%

    Held 2nd. 2.7M estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -0.7 points.

  3. 3.Google Cloud

    20.2%

    Held 3rd. 2.6M estimated branded searches, -0.32% vs prior month. Share -0.8 points.

  4. 4.Amazon Web Services

    17.1%

    Held 4th. 2.2M estimated branded searches, +22.4% vs prior month. Share +2.7 points.

  5. 5.Microsoft Azure

    9.3%

    Held 5th. 1.2M estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -0.3 points.

  6. 6.Linode

    0.69%

    Moved from 7th to 6th. 90.5K estimated branded searches, +49.6% vs prior month. Share +0.2 points.

  7. 7.Cloudways

    0.57%

    Moved from 6th to 7th. 74K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  8. 8.DigitalOcean

    <0.01%

    Held 8th. 10 estimated branded searches, — vs prior month. Share 0 points.

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How has branded search demand for Cloudways changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

2 findings
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Cloudways worldwide held steady at 74K.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Cloudways’ share of searches among cloud hosting platforms worldwide held steady, from 0.53% to 0.57%.

How did search popularity change for cloud hosting platforms worldwide in September 2026?

6 changes

  1. In September 2026, Amazon Web Services gained share of searches among cloud hosting platforms worldwide, from 14.5% to 17.1%.

  2. In September 2026, Cloudflare lost share of searches among cloud hosting platforms worldwide, from 32.3% to 31.2%.

  3. In September 2026, Google Cloud lost share of searches among cloud hosting platforms worldwide, from 20.9% to 20.2%.

  4. In September 2026, Vercel lost share of searches among cloud hosting platforms worldwide, from 21.6% to 20.9%.

  5. In September 2026, Linode rose from 7th to 6th among cloud hosting platforms worldwide.

  6. In September 2026, Cloudways fell from 6th to 7th among cloud hosting platforms worldwide.

How are Cloudways’ branded searches counted?

1 search term

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cloudways’ name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

  • cloudways

How the Brand Demand Index is measured

Who owns Cloudways?

Cloudways is owned by DigitalOcean. Brandwave also tracks DigitalOcean, owned by the same company, worldwide.

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Where does Cloudways compete?

Cloudways is ranked in four competitor sets. Each share is worked out among that set's brands, so it differs from set to set.
Competitor setRankShare of searchesRanking
Cloud hosting platforms7th of 80.57%Shown above
Web hosting providers8th of 100.57%Show ranking
VPS hosting providers6th of 71.6%Show ranking
Managed WordPress hosting platforms3rd of 812.5%Show ranking
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