--- title: "Heroku vs Vercel: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Heroku or Vercel more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cloud application hosting platforms set worldwide. 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/global-en/categories/cloud-application-hosting-platforms/compare/heroku-vs-vercel" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Heroku vs Vercel: Which is searched more? Is Heroku or Vercel more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cloud application hosting platforms set worldwide. 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**: Heroku and Vercel - **Competitive set**: Cloud application hosting platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Heroku Share of Search**: 1.5% - **Vercel Share of Search**: 52.4% ## Is Heroku or Vercel more popular in search? - In September 2026, Vercel had more branded searches than Heroku among cloud application hosting platforms worldwide. Vercel had about 2.7 million branded searches, while Heroku had 80,900. Vercel made up 52.4% of all cloud application hosting platform searches we track, and Heroku accounted for 1.5%. - Vercel was ahead of Heroku in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Heroku’s share of searches among cloud application hosting platforms worldwide moved from 2.3% to 1.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 176K to 80.9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Vercel’s share of searches among cloud application hosting platforms worldwide moved from 15.9% to 52.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.2M to 2.7M. ## Top cloud application hosting platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Vercel appeared in all five answers. Heroku was mentioned in one out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Vercel was listed before Heroku in four out of five answers. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Vercel | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Railway | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Render | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | AWS | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Google Cloud Run | 5th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Heroku | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Fly.io | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Northflank | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about cloud application hosting platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which cloud application hosting platform should I use?": 1. Vercel, 2. Render, 3. Railway, 4. AWS, 5. Google Cloud Run - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best cloud application hosting platforms?": 1. Vercel, 2. Render, 3. Railway, 4. Google Cloud Run, 5. AWS, 6. Fly.io, 7. Northflank - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best cloud application hosting platform for a web app?": 1. Vercel, 2. Render, 3. Railway, 4. AWS, 5. Google Cloud Run - Searched Google, AI Overview "cloud app hosting": 1. AWS, 2. Heroku, 3. Google Cloud Run, 4. Railway, 5. Vercel - Searched Google, AI Overview "app hosting platform": 1. Railway, 2. Render, 3. Vercel, 4. Fly.io, 5. AWS, 6. Google Cloud Run Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for cloud application hosting platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Vercel lost share of searches among cloud application hosting platforms worldwide, from 56.7% to 52.4%. - Heroku’s share of searches among cloud application hosting platforms worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 2.3% to 1.5% in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Heroku estimated searches | Heroku Share of Search | Heroku rank | Vercel estimated searches | Vercel Share of Search | Vercel rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 176K | 2.3% | 3 | 1.2M | 15.9% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 144K | 3.8% | 3 | 1.2M | 32.4% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 119K | 3.6% | 3 | 1.2M | 36.6% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 144K | 3.9% | 3 | 1.5M | 41.2% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 144K | 3.6% | 3 | 1.8M | 46.1% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 119K | 2.5% | 3 | 2.2M | 46.7% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 120K | 2.5% | 3 | 2.7M | 56% | 1 | | May 2026 | 101K | 2.3% | 3 | 2.2M | 51.3% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 99K | 2.3% | 3 | 2.2M | 51.3% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 81K | 1.9% | 3 | 2.2M | 51.7% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 81K | 1.7% | 3 | 2.7M | 56.7% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 80.9K | 1.5% | 3 | 2.7M | 52.4% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Heroku’s and Vercel’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. - **Heroku**: Measured on the search terms “heroku”, “heroku app”, “heroku hosting”, “heroku software” and “hosting heroku”, summed into one figure. - **Vercel**: Measured on the search term “vercel”. - [Heroku profile](/demand/global-en/brands/heroku) - [Vercel profile](/demand/global-en/brands/vercel) - [All cloud application hosting platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/cloud-application-hosting-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Heroku or Vercel more popular in search? In September 2026, Vercel had more branded searches than Heroku among cloud application hosting platforms worldwide. Vercel had about 2.7 million branded searches, while Heroku had 80,900. Vercel made up 52.4% of all cloud application hosting platform searches we track, and Heroku accounted for 1.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Heroku vs Vercel: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/cloud-application-hosting-platforms/compare/heroku-vs-vercel This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/cloud-application-hosting-platforms/compare/heroku-vs-vercel. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.