--- title: "Cloudways vs Kinsta: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Cloudways or Kinsta more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Managed WordPress 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/managed-wordpress-hosting-platforms/compare/cloudways-vs-kinsta" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Cloudways vs Kinsta: Which is searched more? Is Cloudways or Kinsta more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Managed WordPress 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**: Cloudways and Kinsta - **Competitive set**: Managed WordPress hosting platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Cloudways Share of Search**: 12.5% - **Kinsta Share of Search**: 4.9% ## Is Cloudways or Kinsta more popular in search? - In September 2026, Cloudways had more branded searches than Kinsta among managed WordPress hosting platforms worldwide. Cloudways had about 74,000 branded searches, while Kinsta had 29,100. Cloudways made up 12.5% of all managed WordPress hosting platform searches we track, and Kinsta accounted for 4.9%. - Cloudways was ahead of Kinsta in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Cloudways’ share of searches among managed WordPress hosting platforms worldwide moved from 12.3% to 12.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 74K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Kinsta’s share of searches among managed WordPress hosting platforms worldwide moved from 5.9% to 4.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 35.2K to 29.1K. ## How did search popularity change for managed WordPress hosting platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, WP Engine overtook Kinsta to rank 4th among managed WordPress hosting platforms worldwide, with 5.7% of the searches. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Kinsta worldwide fell 17.4% over 12 measured months, from 35.2K to 29.1K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Cloudways estimated searches | Cloudways Share of Search | Cloudways rank | Kinsta estimated searches | Kinsta Share of Search | Kinsta rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 74K | 12.3% | 3 | 35.2K | 5.9% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 74K | 12.6% | 3 | 29.1K | 5% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 74K | 12.6% | 3 | 29.2K | 5% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 74K | 11.4% | 3 | 29.3K | 4.5% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 74K | 11.4% | 3 | 29.3K | 4.5% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 90.5K | 13.5% | 3 | 35.7K | 5.3% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 90.5K | 13.6% | 3 | 29.7K | 4.5% | 5 | | May 2026 | 90.5K | 15% | 3 | 29.7K | 4.9% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 74K | 13.5% | 3 | 29.1K | 5.3% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 74K | 13.5% | 3 | 28.9K | 5.3% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 74K | 12.6% | 3 | 28.8K | 4.9% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 74K | 12.5% | 3 | 29.1K | 4.9% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cloudways’ and Kinsta’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. - **Cloudways**: Measured on the search term “cloudways”. - **Kinsta**: Measured on the search terms “hosting kinsta”, “kinsta”, “kinsta app”, “kinsta hosting”, “kinsta wordpress”, “kinsta wordpress hosting”, “wordpress hosting kinsta” and “wordpress kinsta”, summed into one figure. - [Cloudways profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cloudways) - [Kinsta profile](/demand/global-en/brands/kinsta) - [All managed WordPress hosting platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/managed-wordpress-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 Cloudways or Kinsta more popular in search? In September 2026, Cloudways had more branded searches than Kinsta among managed WordPress hosting platforms worldwide. Cloudways had about 74,000 branded searches, while Kinsta had 29,100. Cloudways made up 12.5% of all managed WordPress hosting platform searches we track, and Kinsta accounted for 4.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Cloudways vs Kinsta: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/managed-wordpress-hosting-platforms/compare/cloudways-vs-kinsta This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/managed-wordpress-hosting-platforms/compare/cloudways-vs-kinsta. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.