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title: "Caching platforms: Which brands are most popular in search?"
description: "Compare the platforms used to cache content and data. Share of Search among Cloudflare, Redis, Fastly, Memcached and Varnish, the caching platforms Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. 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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# Caching platforms: Which brands are most popular in search?

Compare the platforms used to cache content and data. Share of Search among Cloudflare, Redis, Fastly, Memcached and Varnish, the caching platforms Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. 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

- **Competitive set**: Caching platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Brands compared**: 5
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Highest Share of Search**: Cloudflare, 93.8%

## Which brand is most popular in search among caching platforms worldwide?

- In August 2026, Cloudflare was the most searched among caching platforms worldwide, with an estimated 4.3M branded searches and 93.8% estimated Share of Search within this set.
- Redis is in 2nd place, 89.4 percentage points behind at 4.4% Share of Search.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Cloudflare’s estimated Share of Search among caching platforms worldwide increased from 85.3% to 93.8%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Redis’ estimated Share of Search among caching platforms worldwide decreased from 11.2% to 4.4%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Fastly’s estimated Share of Search among caching platforms worldwide decreased from 2.7% to 1.5%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Cloudflare’s estimated Share of Search among caching platforms worldwide peaked at 96.5% in November 2025 and was lowest at 85.3% in October 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Redis’ estimated Share of Search among caching platforms worldwide peaked at 11.2% in October 2025 and was lowest at 2.6% in November 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Fastly’s estimated Share of Search among caching platforms worldwide peaked at 2.8% in February 2026 and was lowest at 0.77% in November 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Memcached and Varnish held steady: their estimated Share of Search among caching platforms worldwide each moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

## Compare search popularity between leading brands

- [Cloudflare vs Redis: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/cloudflare-vs-redis): 93.8% against 4.4% Share of Search.

## How did search popularity change for caching platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- Cloudflare’s estimated Share of Search among caching platforms worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 91.2% to 93.8% in August 2026.
- Fastly’s estimated Share of Search among caching platforms worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 2% to 1.5% in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Varnish worldwide fell 47.2% over 11 measured months, from 3.6K to 1.9K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Memcached worldwide fell 45.3% over 11 measured months, from 18.1K to 9.9K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Redis worldwide fell 33.2% over 11 measured months, from 301K to 201K in August 2026.

## Share of Search ranking

| Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Cloudflare | 93.8% | 4.3M | +21.0% | Cloudflare |
| 2 | Redis | 4.4% | 201K | +21.8% | Redis |
| 3 | Fastly | 1.5% | 67.2K | +8.6% | Fastly |
| 4 | Memcached | 0.22% | 9.9K | 0.0% | Memcached |
| 5 | Varnish | 0.04% | 1.9K | -20.8% | Varnish |

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Cloudflare | 2.3M | 85.3% | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | Redis | 301K | 11.2% | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | Fastly | 73.8K | 2.7% | 3 |
| Oct 2025 | Memcached | 18.1K | 0.67% | 4 |
| Oct 2025 | Varnish | 3.6K | 0.13% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | Cloudflare | 9.3M | 96.5% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Redis | 246K | 2.6% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Fastly | 73.9K | 0.77% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Memcached | 18.1K | 0.19% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | Varnish | 2.9K | 0.03% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | Cloudflare | 4.2M | 93.7% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Redis | 201K | 4.5% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Fastly | 61.9K | 1.4% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Memcached | 14.8K | 0.33% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | Varnish | 2.9K | 0.07% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | Cloudflare | 2.8M | 89.3% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Redis | 246K | 7.8% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Fastly | 76K | 2.4% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Memcached | 14.8K | 0.47% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | Varnish | 2.9K | 0.09% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | Cloudflare | 2.8M | 88.9% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Redis | 246K | 7.7% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Fastly | 89.1K | 2.8% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Memcached | 14.8K | 0.46% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | Varnish | 2.9K | 0.09% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | Cloudflare | 2.9M | 89.3% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Redis | 246K | 7.7% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Fastly | 78.5K | 2.5% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Memcached | 14.8K | 0.46% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | Varnish | 2.9K | 0.09% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | Cloudflare | 3.5M | 91.1% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Redis | 246K | 6.4% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Fastly | 78.4K | 2% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Memcached | 12.1K | 0.32% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | Varnish | 2.9K | 0.08% | 5 |
| May 2026 | Cloudflare | 3.5M | 91.2% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Redis | 246K | 6.4% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Fastly | 78.4K | 2% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Memcached | 12.1K | 0.31% | 4 |
| May 2026 | Varnish | 2.9K | 0.08% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | Cloudflare | 3.5M | 92.6% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Redis | 201K | 5.3% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Fastly | 67.7K | 1.8% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Memcached | 12.1K | 0.32% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | Varnish | 2.4K | 0.06% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | Cloudflare | 3.5M | 93.6% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Redis | 165K | 4.4% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Fastly | 61.9K | 1.6% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Memcached | 9.9K | 0.26% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | Varnish | 2.4K | 0.06% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | Cloudflare | 4.3M | 93.8% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Redis | 201K | 4.4% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Fastly | 67.2K | 1.5% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Memcached | 9.9K | 0.22% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | Varnish | 1.9K | 0.04% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | Cloudflare | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Fastly | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Memcached | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Redis | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Varnish | — | — | — |

## What is being compared

- **Cloudflare**: Measured on the search terms “cloud storage cloudflare”, “cloudflare”, “cloudflare app”, “cloudflare cdn”, “cloudflare cloud storage”, “cloudflare com”, “cloudflare content delivery network”, “cloudflare object storage”, “cloudflare r2”, “cloudflare software” and “object storage cloudflare”, summed into one figure.
- **Fastly**: Measured on the search terms “fastly”, “fastly app”, “fastly cdn”, “fastly com”, “fastly content delivery network” and “fastly software”, summed into one figure.
- **Memcached**: Measured on the search term “memcached”.
- **Redis**: Measured on the search term “redis”.
- **Varnish**: Measured on the search term “varnish cache”.

- [Cloudflare](/demand/global-en/brands/cloudflare)
- [Fastly](/demand/global-en/brands/fastly)
- [Memcached](/demand/global-en/brands/memcached)
- [Redis](/demand/global-en/brands/redis)
- [Varnish](/demand/global-en/brands/varnish)

## 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 brand is most popular in search among caching platforms worldwide?

In August 2026, Cloudflare was the most searched among caching platforms worldwide, with an estimated 4.3M branded searches and 93.8% estimated Share of Search within this set. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

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