--- title: "Platform engineering platforms: Which brands are most popular in search?" description: "Compare the platform engineering platforms developers choose between. Share of Search among Roadie, Port, Backstage, Humanitec, OpsLevel and Cortex, the platform engineering 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/platform-engineering-platforms" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Platform engineering platforms: Which brands are most popular in search? Compare the platform engineering platforms developers choose between. Share of Search among Roadie, Port, Backstage, Humanitec, OpsLevel and Cortex, the platform engineering 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**: Platform engineering platforms - **Market**: Global - **Brands compared**: 6 - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Highest Share of Search**: Roadie, 96.8% ## Which brand is most popular in search among platform engineering platforms worldwide? - In August 2026, Roadie was the most searched among platform engineering platforms worldwide, with an estimated 201K branded searches and 96.8% estimated Share of Search within this set. - Port is in 2nd place, 95.7 percentage points behind at 1.2% Share of Search. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Roadie’s estimated Share of Search among platform engineering platforms worldwide increased from 94.9% to 96.8%. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Backstage’s estimated Share of Search among platform engineering platforms worldwide decreased from 1.3% to 0.77%. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Roadie’s estimated Share of Search among platform engineering platforms worldwide peaked at 97.1% in February 2026 and was lowest at 94.9% in October 2025. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Port rose from 3rd to 2nd among platform engineering platforms worldwide. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Backstage fell from 2nd to 3rd among platform engineering platforms worldwide. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Humanitec, OpsLevel and Cortex held steady: their estimated Share of Search among platform engineering platforms worldwide each moved less than 0.5 percentage points. ## How did search popularity change for platform engineering platforms worldwide in August 2026? - In August 2026, Roadie gained estimated Share of Search among platform engineering platforms worldwide, from 96.2% to 96.8%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Port worldwide rose 26.3% over 11 measured months, from 1.9K to 2.4K in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Cortex worldwide fell 33.9% over 11 measured months, from 590 to 390 in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for OpsLevel worldwide fell 32.3% over 11 measured months, from 1.3K to 880 in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Humanitec worldwide fell 18.8% over 11 measured months, from 1.6K to 1.3K in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Backstage worldwide fell 15.8% over 11 measured months, from 1.9K to 1.6K in August 2026. ## Share of Search ranking | Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Roadie | 96.8% | 201K | +21.8% | Roadie | | 2 | Port | 1.2% | 2.4K | 0.0% | Port | | 3 | Backstage | 0.77% | 1.6K | 0.0% | Backstage | | 4 | Humanitec | 0.63% | 1.3K | 0.0% | Humanitec | | 5 | OpsLevel | 0.42% | 880 | 0.0% | OpsLevel | | 6 | Cortex | 0.19% | 390 | 0.0% | Cortex | ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Roadie | 135K | 94.9% | 1 | | Oct 2025 | Backstage | 1.9K | 1.3% | 2 | | Oct 2025 | Port | 1.9K | 1.3% | 3 | | Oct 2025 | Humanitec | 1.6K | 1.1% | 4 | | Oct 2025 | OpsLevel | 1.3K | 0.91% | 5 | | Oct 2025 | Cortex | 590 | 0.41% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | Roadie | 165K | 95.9% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | Port | 2.4K | 1.4% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | Backstage | 1.9K | 1.1% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | Humanitec | 1.3K | 0.76% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | OpsLevel | 1K | 0.58% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | Cortex | 480 | 0.28% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | Roadie | 201K | 96.8% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | Port | 2.4K | 1.2% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | Backstage | 1.6K | 0.77% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | Humanitec | 1.3K | 0.63% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | OpsLevel | 880 | 0.42% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | Cortex | 390 | 0.19% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | Roadie | 165K | 95.6% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | Port | 2.4K | 1.4% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | Backstage | 1.9K | 1.1% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | Humanitec | 1.6K | 0.93% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | OpsLevel | 1.3K | 0.75% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | Cortex | 480 | 0.28% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | Roadie | 246K | 97.1% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | Port | 2.4K | 0.95% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | Backstage | 1.9K | 0.75% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | Humanitec | 1.6K | 0.63% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | OpsLevel | 1K | 0.39% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | Cortex | 480 | 0.19% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | Roadie | 165K | 95.5% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | Port | 2.4K | 1.4% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | Backstage | 1.9K | 1.1% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | Humanitec | 1.6K | 0.93% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | OpsLevel | 1.3K | 0.75% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | Cortex | 590 | 0.34% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | Roadie | 165K | 95.8% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | Port | 2.4K | 1.4% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | Backstage | 1.9K | 1.1% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | Humanitec | 1.3K | 0.75% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | OpsLevel | 1K | 0.58% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | Cortex | 590 | 0.34% | 6 | | May 2026 | Roadie | 201K | 96.8% | 1 | | May 2026 | Port | 2.4K | 1.2% | 2 | | May 2026 | Backstage | 1.6K | 0.77% | 3 | | May 2026 | Humanitec | 1.3K | 0.63% | 4 | | May 2026 | OpsLevel | 1K | 0.48% | 5 | | May 2026 | Cortex | 390 | 0.19% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | Roadie | 165K | 96.1% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | Port | 2.4K | 1.4% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | Backstage | 1.6K | 0.93% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | Humanitec | 1.3K | 0.76% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | OpsLevel | 1K | 0.58% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | Cortex | 390 | 0.23% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | Roadie | 165K | 96.2% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | Port | 2.4K | 1.4% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | Backstage | 1.6K | 0.93% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | Humanitec | 1.3K | 0.76% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | OpsLevel | 880 | 0.51% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | Cortex | 390 | 0.23% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | Roadie | 201K | 96.8% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | Port | 2.4K | 1.2% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | Backstage | 1.6K | 0.77% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | Humanitec | 1.3K | 0.63% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | OpsLevel | 880 | 0.42% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | Cortex | 390 | 0.19% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | Backstage | — | — | — | | Sep 2026 | Cortex | — | — | — | | Sep 2026 | Humanitec | — | — | — | | Sep 2026 | OpsLevel | — | — | — | | Sep 2026 | Port | — | — | — | | Sep 2026 | Roadie | — | — | — | ## What is being compared - **Backstage**: Measured on the search term “backstage io”. - **Cortex**: Measured on the search term “cortex dev”. - **Humanitec**: Measured on the search term “humanitec”. - **OpsLevel**: Measured on the search term “opslevel”. - **Port**: Measured on the search term “port io”. - **Roadie**: Measured on the search term “roadie”. - [Backstage](/demand/global-en/brands/backstage) - [Cortex](/demand/global-en/brands/cortex) - [Humanitec](/demand/global-en/brands/humanitec) - [OpsLevel](/demand/global-en/brands/opslevel) - [Port](/demand/global-en/brands/port) - [Roadie](/demand/global-en/brands/roadie) ## 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 platform engineering platforms worldwide? In August 2026, Roadie was the most searched among platform engineering platforms worldwide, with an estimated 201K branded searches and 96.8% estimated Share of Search within this set. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Platform engineering platforms: Which brands are most popular in search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/platform-engineering-platforms This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/platform-engineering-platforms. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.