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title: "Apache Flink vs Apache Pulsar: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Apache Flink 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."
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# Apache Flink vs Apache Pulsar: Which is searched more?

Is Apache Flink 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**: Apache Flink and Apache Pulsar
- **Competitive set**: Event streaming platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Apache Flink Share of Search**: 21.1%
- **Apache Pulsar Share of Search**: 5.1%

## Is Apache Flink or Apache Pulsar more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Apache Flink had more branded searches than Apache Pulsar among event streaming platforms worldwide. Apache Flink had about 18,100 branded searches, while Apache Pulsar had 4,400. Apache Flink made up 21.1% of all event streaming platform searches we track, and Apache Pulsar accounted for 5.1%.
- Apache Flink was ahead of Apache Pulsar in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Apache Flink’s share of searches among event streaming platforms worldwide moved from 22.5% to 21.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 18.1K.
- 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.

## How did search popularity change for event streaming platforms worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Apache Flink gained share of searches among event streaming platforms worldwide, from 20% to 21.1%.
- In September 2026, Apache Pulsar lost share of searches among event streaming platforms worldwide, from 5.9% to 5.1%.

## Month by month

| Month | Apache Flink estimated searches | Apache Flink Share of Search | Apache Flink rank | Apache Pulsar estimated searches | Apache Pulsar Share of Search | Apache Pulsar rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 27.1K | 22.5% | 2 | 8.1K | 6.7% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 22.2K | 20% | 2 | 6.6K | 6% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 18.1K | 19.8% | 2 | 5.4K | 5.9% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 22.2K | 22.4% | 2 | 6.6K | 6.7% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 22.2K | 23.3% | 2 | 5.4K | 5.7% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 22.2K | 20% | 2 | 6.6K | 5.9% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 18.1K | 19.9% | 2 | 5.4K | 5.9% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 18.1K | 20.5% | 2 | 4.4K | 5% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 18.1K | 22.9% | 2 | 4.4K | 5.6% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 14.8K | 19.4% | 2 | 4.4K | 5.8% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 14.8K | 20% | 2 | 4.4K | 5.9% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 18.1K | 21.1% | 2 | 4.4K | 5.1% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Apache Flink’s 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.

- **Apache Flink**: Measured on the search term “apache flink”.
- **Apache Pulsar**: Measured on the search term “apache pulsar”.

- [Apache Flink profile](/demand/global-en/brands/apache-flink)
- [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 Apache Flink or Apache Pulsar more popular in search?

In September 2026, Apache Flink had more branded searches than Apache Pulsar among event streaming platforms worldwide. Apache Flink had about 18,100 branded searches, while Apache Pulsar had 4,400. Apache Flink made up 21.1% of all event streaming platform searches we track, and Apache Pulsar accounted for 5.1%.

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