--- title: "Cloudways vs DigitalOcean: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Cloudways or DigitalOcean more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the VPS hosting providers 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/vps-hosting-providers/compare/cloudways-vs-digitalocean" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Cloudways vs DigitalOcean: Which is searched more? Is Cloudways or DigitalOcean more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the VPS hosting providers 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 DigitalOcean - **Competitive set**: VPS hosting providers - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Cloudways Share of Search**: 1.6% - **DigitalOcean Share of Search**: <0.01% ## Is Cloudways or DigitalOcean more popular in search? - In September 2026, Cloudways had more branded searches than DigitalOcean among VPS hosting providers worldwide. Cloudways had about 74,000 branded searches, while DigitalOcean had 10. Cloudways made up 1.6% of all VPS hosting provider searches we track, and DigitalOcean accounted for <0.01%. - Cloudways was ahead of DigitalOcean in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Cloudways’ share of searches among VPS hosting providers worldwide held steady at 1.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 74K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, DigitalOcean’s share of searches among VPS hosting providers worldwide held steady at <0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 10. ## Top VPS hosting providers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, DigitalOcean appeared in all five answers. Cloudways was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. DigitalOcean was listed before Cloudways in every answer. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | DigitalOcean | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Hetzner | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Hostinger | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Vultr | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Linode | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Cloudways | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | OVHcloud | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about VPS hosting providers - Asked ChatGPT "Which VPS hosting provider should I use?": 1. Hetzner, 2. DigitalOcean, 3. Linode, 4. Vultr - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best VPS hosting providers?": 1. Hetzner, 2. DigitalOcean, 3. Vultr, 4. Hostinger, 5. Linode, 6. OVHcloud, 7. Cloudways - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best VPS hosting provider for a small website?": 1. DigitalOcean, 2. Hetzner, 3. Cloudways, 4. Vultr - Searched Google, AI Overview "vps hosting providers": 1. Hostinger, 2. DigitalOcean, 3. OVHcloud - Searched Google, AI Overview "best vps hosting": 1. Hostinger, 2. DigitalOcean, 3. Vultr, 4. Cloudways Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for VPS hosting providers worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Linode overtook Cloudways to rank 5th among VPS hosting providers worldwide, with 1.9% of the searches. ## Month by month | Month | Cloudways estimated searches | Cloudways Share of Search | Cloudways rank | DigitalOcean estimated searches | DigitalOcean Share of Search | DigitalOcean rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 74K | 1.6% | 6 | 10 | <0.01% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | 74K | 1.6% | 5 | 10 | <0.01% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | 74K | 1.6% | 5 | 10 | <0.01% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | 74K | 1.4% | 5 | 10 | <0.01% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | 74K | 1.6% | 5 | 10 | <0.01% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 90.5K | 1.6% | 5 | 10 | <0.01% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 90.5K | 1.7% | 5 | 10 | <0.01% | 7 | | May 2026 | 90.5K | 1.7% | 5 | 0 | 0% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | 74K | 1.6% | 5 | 0 | 0% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | 74K | 1.6% | 5 | 10 | <0.01% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 74K | 1.6% | 5 | 0 | 0% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | 74K | 1.6% | 6 | 10 | <0.01% | 7 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cloudways’ and DigitalOcean’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”. - **DigitalOcean**: Measured on the search term “cloud storage digitalocean”. - [Cloudways profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cloudways) - [DigitalOcean profile](/demand/global-en/brands/digitalocean) - [All VPS hosting providers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/vps-hosting-providers): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 DigitalOcean more popular in search? In September 2026, Cloudways had more branded searches than DigitalOcean among VPS hosting providers worldwide. Cloudways had about 74,000 branded searches, while DigitalOcean had 10. Cloudways made up 1.6% of all VPS hosting provider searches we track, and DigitalOcean accounted for <0.01%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Cloudways vs DigitalOcean: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/vps-hosting-providers/compare/cloudways-vs-digitalocean This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/vps-hosting-providers/compare/cloudways-vs-digitalocean. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.