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title: "Apache Flink vs Confluent: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Apache Flink or Confluent? 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."
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# Apache Flink vs Confluent: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Apache Flink or Confluent? 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**: Apache Flink and Confluent
- **Competitive set**: Streaming analytics platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Apache Flink Share of Search**: 20.8%
- **Confluent Share of Search**: 69.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Apache Flink or Confluent?

- In August 2026, Confluent had more branded searches than Apache Flink among streaming analytics platforms worldwide. Confluent was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to Apache Flink’s 14.8K, and held a 69.7% Share of Search versus Apache Flink’s 20.8%.
- Confluent was ahead of Apache Flink in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Apache Flink’s estimated Share of Search among streaming analytics platforms worldwide moved from 25.4% to 20.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 14.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Confluent’s estimated Share of Search among streaming analytics platforms worldwide moved from 69.5% to 69.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74K to 49.5K.

## How did search popularity change for streaming analytics platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Confluent lost estimated Share of Search among streaming analytics platforms worldwide, from 71% to 69.7%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Apache Flink worldwide fell 45.4% over 11 measured months, from 27.1K to 14.8K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Apache Flink estimated searches | Apache Flink Share of Search | Apache Flink rank | Confluent estimated searches | Confluent Share of Search | Confluent rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 27.1K | 25.4% | 2 | 74K | 69.5% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 22.2K | 25.2% | 2 | 60.5K | 68.6% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 18.1K | 8.1% | 2 | 201K | 89.9% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 22.2K | 21.8% | 2 | 74K | 72.8% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 22.2K | 22% | 2 | 74K | 73.4% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 22.2K | 18.7% | 2 | 90.5K | 76.4% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 18.1K | 18.6% | 2 | 74K | 75.9% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 18.1K | 18.6% | 2 | 74K | 75.9% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 18.1K | 21.5% | 2 | 60.5K | 72% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 14.8K | 21.2% | 2 | 49.5K | 71% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 14.8K | 20.8% | 2 | 49.5K | 69.7% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Apache Flink’s and Confluent’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”.
- **Confluent**: Measured on the search term “confluent”.

- [Apache Flink profile](/demand/global-en/brands/apache-flink)
- [Confluent profile](/demand/global-en/brands/confluent)
- [All streaming analytics platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/streaming-analytics-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Apache Flink or Confluent?

In August 2026, Confluent had more branded searches than Apache Flink among streaming analytics platforms worldwide. Confluent was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to Apache Flink’s 14.8K, and held a 69.7% Share of Search versus Apache Flink’s 20.8%.

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