--- title: "Amazon Kinesis vs Azure Stream Analytics: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Amazon Kinesis or Azure Stream Analytics more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Streaming analytics 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-azure-stream-analytics" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Amazon Kinesis vs Azure Stream Analytics: Which is searched more? Is Amazon Kinesis or Azure Stream Analytics more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Streaming analytics 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 Azure Stream Analytics - **Competitive set**: Streaming analytics platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Amazon Kinesis Share of Search**: 25.4% - **Azure Stream Analytics Share of Search**: 2% ## Is Amazon Kinesis or Azure Stream Analytics more popular in search? - In September 2026, Amazon Kinesis had more branded searches than Azure Stream Analytics among streaming analytics platforms worldwide. Amazon Kinesis had about 9,000 branded searches, while Azure Stream Analytics had 720. Amazon Kinesis made up 25.4% of all streaming analytics platform searches we track, and Azure Stream Analytics accounted for 2%. - Amazon Kinesis was ahead of Azure Stream Analytics in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Amazon Kinesis’ share of searches among streaming analytics platforms worldwide moved from 30.7% to 25.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 16.5K to 9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Azure Stream Analytics’ share of searches among streaming analytics platforms worldwide moved from 4.5% to 2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.4K to 720. ## Top streaming analytics platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Amazon Kinesis was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Azure Stream Analytics 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 Azure Stream Analytics 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Confluent | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Apache Flink | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Amazon Kinesis | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Azure Stream Analytics | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Google Cloud Dataflow | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Redpanda | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | RisingWave | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Materialize | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about streaming analytics platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which streaming analytics platform should I use?": 1. Apache Flink, 2. Confluent, 3. Azure Stream Analytics - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best streaming analytics platforms?": 1. Confluent, 2. Apache Flink, 3. Amazon Kinesis, 4. Google Cloud Dataflow, 5. Azure Stream Analytics, 6. Redpanda, 7. Materialize - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best streaming analytics platform for real-time data?": 1. Apache Flink, 2. Confluent, 3. RisingWave, 4. Amazon Kinesis - Searched Google, AI Overview "streaming analytics platforms": 1. Confluent, 2. Apache Flink, 3. Amazon Kinesis, 4. Azure Stream Analytics, 5. Google Cloud Dataflow - Searched Google, AI Overview "real-time analytics platform": 1. Confluent, 2. Amazon Kinesis, 3. Apache Flink, 4. Redpanda 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 streaming analytics platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Amazon Kinesis lost share of searches among streaming analytics platforms worldwide, from 26.1% to 25.4%. - In September 2026, Azure Stream Analytics lost share of searches among streaming analytics platforms worldwide, from 2.6% to 2%. ## Month by month | Month | Amazon Kinesis estimated searches | Amazon Kinesis Share of Search | Amazon Kinesis rank | Azure Stream Analytics estimated searches | Azure Stream Analytics Share of Search | Azure Stream Analytics rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 16.5K | 30.7% | 2 | 2.4K | 4.5% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 13.5K | 29.6% | 2 | 1.9K | 4.2% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 11K | 29.6% | 2 | 1.6K | 4.3% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 13.5K | 30.1% | 2 | 1.6K | 3.6% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 11K | 26% | 2 | 1.3K | 3.1% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 13.5K | 29.5% | 2 | 1.6K | 3.5% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 11K | 29.4% | 2 | 1K | 2.7% | 5 | | May 2026 | 10.2K | 26.7% | 2 | 1.3K | 3.4% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 10.2K | 26.5% | 2 | 1K | 2.6% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 10.8K | 30.8% | 2 | 1K | 2.9% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 9K | 26.1% | 2 | 880 | 2.6% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 9K | 25.4% | 2 | 720 | 2% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Amazon Kinesis’ and Azure Stream Analytics’ 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. - **Azure Stream Analytics**: Measured on the search term “azure stream analytics”. - [Amazon Kinesis profile](/demand/global-en/brands/amazon-kinesis) - [Azure Stream Analytics profile](/demand/global-en/brands/azure-stream-analytics) - [All streaming analytics platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/streaming-analytics-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 Azure Stream Analytics more popular in search? In September 2026, Amazon Kinesis had more branded searches than Azure Stream Analytics among streaming analytics platforms worldwide. Amazon Kinesis had about 9,000 branded searches, while Azure Stream Analytics had 720. Amazon Kinesis made up 25.4% of all streaming analytics platform searches we track, and Azure Stream Analytics accounted for 2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Amazon Kinesis vs Azure Stream Analytics: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/amazon-kinesis-vs-azure-stream-analytics This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/amazon-kinesis-vs-azure-stream-analytics. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.