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title: "Apache APISIX vs KrakenD: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Apache APISIX or KrakenD more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the API gateways 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."
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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Apache APISIX vs KrakenD: Which is searched more?

Is Apache APISIX or KrakenD more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the API gateways 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**: Apache APISIX and KrakenD
- **Competitive set**: API gateways
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Apache APISIX Share of Search**: 12.4%
- **KrakenD Share of Search**: 4%

## Is Apache APISIX or KrakenD more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Apache APISIX had more branded searches than KrakenD among API gateways worldwide. Apache APISIX had about 9,000 branded searches, while KrakenD had 2,900. Apache APISIX made up 12.4% of all API gateway searches we track, and KrakenD accounted for 4%.
- Apache APISIX was ahead of KrakenD in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Apache APISIX’s share of searches among API gateways worldwide moved from 9.7% to 12.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 10.5K to 9K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, KrakenD’s share of searches among API gateways worldwide moved from 5% to 4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.4K to 2.9K.

## How did search popularity change for API gateways worldwide in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for KrakenD worldwide fell 46.3% over 12 measured months, from 5.4K to 2.9K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Apache APISIX worldwide fell 14.3% over 12 measured months, from 10.5K to 9K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Apache APISIX estimated searches | Apache APISIX Share of Search | Apache APISIX rank | KrakenD estimated searches | KrakenD Share of Search | KrakenD rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 10.5K | 9.7% | 5 | 5.4K | 5% | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | 10.5K | 11.1% | 4 | 4.4K | 4.7% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | 10.5K | 12.1% | 4 | 3.6K | 4.1% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | 10.5K | 11.3% | 4 | 4.4K | 4.7% | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | 9K | 10% | 4 | 3.6K | 4% | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | 11K | 11.4% | 4 | 4.4K | 4.6% | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | 10.5K | 11.7% | 4 | 3.6K | 4% | 7 |
| May 2026 | 10.5K | 11.7% | 4 | 3.6K | 4% | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | 11K | 12.9% | 4 | 3.6K | 4.2% | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | 11K | 13.7% | 4 | 2.9K | 3.6% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | 9K | 12.4% | 4 | 2.9K | 4% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | 9K | 12.4% | 4 | 2.9K | 4% | 7 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Apache APISIX’s and KrakenD’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.

- **Apache APISIX**: Measured on the search terms “apache apisix” and “apisix”, summed into one figure.
- **KrakenD**: Measured on the search term “krakend”.

- [Apache APISIX profile](/demand/global-en/brands/apache-apisix)
- [KrakenD profile](/demand/global-en/brands/krakend)
- [All API gateways worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/api-gateways): 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 Apache APISIX or KrakenD more popular in search?

In September 2026, Apache APISIX had more branded searches than KrakenD among API gateways worldwide. Apache APISIX had about 9,000 branded searches, while KrakenD had 2,900. Apache APISIX made up 12.4% of all API gateway searches we track, and KrakenD accounted for 4%.

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