--- title: "Amazon Kinesis vs RisingWave: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Amazon Kinesis or RisingWave 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-risingwave" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Amazon Kinesis vs RisingWave: Which is searched more? Is Amazon Kinesis or RisingWave 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 RisingWave - **Competitive set**: Streaming analytics platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Amazon Kinesis Share of Search**: 25.4% - **RisingWave Share of Search**: 12.4% ## Is Amazon Kinesis or RisingWave more popular in search? - In September 2026, Amazon Kinesis had more branded searches than RisingWave among streaming analytics platforms worldwide. Amazon Kinesis had about 9,000 branded searches, while RisingWave had 4,400. Amazon Kinesis made up 25.4% of all streaming analytics platform searches we track, and RisingWave accounted for 12.4%. - Amazon Kinesis was ahead of RisingWave 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, RisingWave’s share of searches among streaming analytics platforms worldwide moved from 8.2% to 12.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 4.4K. ## 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. RisingWave was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Amazon Kinesis was listed before RisingWave in three out of four answers that named either. 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, RisingWave lost share of searches among streaming analytics platforms worldwide, from 15.7% to 12.4%. - In September 2026, Amazon Kinesis lost share of searches among streaming analytics platforms worldwide, from 26.1% to 25.4%. ## Month by month | Month | Amazon Kinesis estimated searches | Amazon Kinesis Share of Search | Amazon Kinesis rank | RisingWave estimated searches | RisingWave Share of Search | RisingWave rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 16.5K | 30.7% | 2 | 4.4K | 8.2% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 13.5K | 29.6% | 2 | 4.4K | 9.6% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 11K | 29.6% | 2 | 3.6K | 9.7% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 13.5K | 30.1% | 2 | 4.4K | 9.8% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 11K | 26% | 2 | 3.6K | 8.5% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 13.5K | 29.5% | 2 | 4.4K | 9.6% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 11K | 29.4% | 2 | 4.4K | 11.8% | 3 | | May 2026 | 10.2K | 26.7% | 2 | 4.4K | 11.5% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 10.2K | 26.5% | 2 | 4.4K | 11.4% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 10.8K | 30.8% | 2 | 4.4K | 12.6% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 9K | 26.1% | 2 | 5.4K | 15.7% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 9K | 25.4% | 2 | 4.4K | 12.4% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Amazon Kinesis’ and RisingWave’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. - **RisingWave**: Measured on the search term “risingwave”. - [Amazon Kinesis profile](/demand/global-en/brands/amazon-kinesis) - [RisingWave profile](/demand/global-en/brands/risingwave) - [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 RisingWave more popular in search? In September 2026, Amazon Kinesis had more branded searches than RisingWave among streaming analytics platforms worldwide. Amazon Kinesis had about 9,000 branded searches, while RisingWave had 4,400. Amazon Kinesis made up 25.4% of all streaming analytics platform searches we track, and RisingWave accounted for 12.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Amazon Kinesis vs RisingWave: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/amazon-kinesis-vs-risingwave This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/amazon-kinesis-vs-risingwave. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.