--- title: "Amazon Kinesis vs Apache Pulsar: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Amazon Kinesis or Apache Pulsar more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Event streaming 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/compare/amazon-kinesis-vs-apache-pulsar" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Amazon Kinesis vs Apache Pulsar: Which is searched more? Is Amazon Kinesis or Apache Pulsar more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Event streaming 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**: Amazon Kinesis and Apache Pulsar - **Competitive set**: Event streaming platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Amazon Kinesis Share of Search**: 10.5% - **Apache Pulsar Share of Search**: 5.1% ## Is Amazon Kinesis or Apache Pulsar more popular in search? - In September 2026, Amazon Kinesis had more branded searches than Apache Pulsar among event streaming platforms worldwide. Amazon Kinesis had about 9,000 branded searches, while Apache Pulsar had 4,400. Amazon Kinesis made up 10.5% of all event streaming platform searches we track, and Apache Pulsar accounted for 5.1%. - Amazon Kinesis was ahead of Apache Pulsar in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Amazon Kinesis’ share of searches among event streaming platforms worldwide moved from 13.7% to 10.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 16.5K to 9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Apache Pulsar’s share of searches among event streaming platforms worldwide moved from 6.7% to 5.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 4.4K. ## Top event streaming platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Amazon Kinesis appeared in all five answers. Apache Pulsar was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Amazon Kinesis was listed before Apache Pulsar 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Apache Kafka | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Confluent | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Amazon Kinesis | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Redpanda | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Apache Pulsar | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Apache Flink | 6th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Google Pub/Sub | 7th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Azure Event Hubs | 8th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about event streaming platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which event streaming platform should I use?": 1. Apache Kafka, 2. Confluent, 3. Amazon Kinesis, 4. Redpanda, 5. Apache Pulsar - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best event streaming platforms?": 1. Apache Kafka, 2. Confluent, 3. Amazon Kinesis, 4. Redpanda, 5. Apache Pulsar, 6. Azure Event Hubs, 7. Google Pub/Sub, 8. Apache Flink - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best event streaming platform for live event data?": 1. Confluent, 2. Apache Kafka, 3. Redpanda, 4. Apache Flink, 5. Amazon Kinesis, 6. Google Pub/Sub - Searched Google, AI Overview "event streaming platforms": 1. Apache Kafka, 2. Confluent, 3. Redpanda, 4. Apache Pulsar, 5. Amazon Kinesis, 6. Azure Event Hubs, 7. Apache Flink - Searched Google, AI Overview "real time event streaming": 1. Apache Kafka, 2. Amazon Kinesis, 3. Google Pub/Sub, 4. Apache Flink 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 event streaming platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Amazon Kinesis lost share of searches among event streaming platforms worldwide, from 12.1% to 10.5%. - In September 2026, Apache Pulsar lost share of searches among event streaming platforms worldwide, from 5.9% to 5.1%. ## Month by month | Month | Amazon Kinesis estimated searches | Amazon Kinesis Share of Search | Amazon Kinesis rank | Apache Pulsar estimated searches | Apache Pulsar Share of Search | Apache Pulsar rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 16.5K | 13.7% | 3 | 8.1K | 6.7% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 13.5K | 12.2% | 3 | 6.6K | 6% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 11K | 12.1% | 3 | 5.4K | 5.9% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 13.5K | 13.6% | 3 | 6.6K | 6.7% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 11K | 11.5% | 3 | 5.4K | 5.7% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 13.5K | 12.1% | 3 | 6.6K | 5.9% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 11K | 12.1% | 3 | 5.4K | 5.9% | 4 | | May 2026 | 10.2K | 11.6% | 3 | 4.4K | 5% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 10.2K | 12.9% | 3 | 4.4K | 5.6% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 10.8K | 14.2% | 3 | 4.4K | 5.8% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 9K | 12.1% | 3 | 4.4K | 5.9% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 9K | 10.5% | 3 | 4.4K | 5.1% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Amazon Kinesis’ and Apache Pulsar’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. - **Amazon Kinesis**: Measured on the search terms “amazonkinesis” and “aws kinesis”, summed into one figure. - **Apache Pulsar**: Measured on the search term “apache pulsar”. - [Amazon Kinesis profile](/demand/global-en/brands/amazon-kinesis) - [Apache Pulsar profile](/demand/global-en/brands/apache-pulsar) - [All event streaming platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/event-streaming-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 Amazon Kinesis or Apache Pulsar more popular in search? In September 2026, Amazon Kinesis had more branded searches than Apache Pulsar among event streaming platforms worldwide. Amazon Kinesis had about 9,000 branded searches, while Apache Pulsar had 4,400. Amazon Kinesis made up 10.5% of all event streaming platform searches we track, and Apache Pulsar accounted for 5.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Amazon Kinesis vs Apache Pulsar: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/amazon-kinesis-vs-apache-pulsar This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/amazon-kinesis-vs-apache-pulsar. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.