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

Which is more popular in search, Apache Kafka or Confluent? 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 Kafka and Confluent
- **Competitive set**: Event streaming platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Apache Kafka Share of Search**: 39.8%
- **Confluent Share of Search**: 48.6%

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

- In August 2026, Confluent had more branded searches than Apache Kafka among event streaming platforms worldwide. Confluent was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to Apache Kafka’s 40.5K, and held a 48.6% Share of Search versus Apache Kafka’s 39.8%.
- Confluent was ahead of Apache Kafka in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Apache Kafka’s estimated Share of Search among event streaming platforms worldwide moved from 38.9% to 39.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.5K to 40.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Confluent’s estimated Share of Search among event streaming platforms worldwide moved from 47.6% to 48.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74K to 49.5K.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Confluent worldwide fell 33.1% over 11 measured months, from 74K to 49.5K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Apache Kafka worldwide fell 33.1% over 11 measured months, from 60.5K to 40.5K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Apache Kafka estimated searches | Apache Kafka Share of Search | Apache Kafka rank | Confluent estimated searches | Confluent Share of Search | Confluent rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 60.5K | 38.9% | 2 | 74K | 47.6% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 60.5K | 43.1% | 1 | 60.5K | 43.1% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 49.5K | 18.6% | 2 | 201K | 75.4% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 49.5K | 35.1% | 2 | 74K | 52.4% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 49.5K | 35.4% | 2 | 74K | 53% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 60.5K | 35.5% | 2 | 90.5K | 53.1% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 49.5K | 35.6% | 2 | 74K | 53.2% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 49.5K | 35.9% | 2 | 74K | 53.7% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 40.5K | 35.1% | 2 | 60.5K | 52.5% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 40.5K | 39.4% | 2 | 49.5K | 48.2% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 40.5K | 39.8% | 2 | 49.5K | 48.6% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

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

- [Apache Kafka profile](/demand/global-en/brands/apache-kafka)
- [Confluent profile](/demand/global-en/brands/confluent)
- [All event streaming platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/event-streaming-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 Kafka or Confluent?

In August 2026, Confluent had more branded searches than Apache Kafka among event streaming platforms worldwide. Confluent was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to Apache Kafka’s 40.5K, and held a 48.6% Share of Search versus Apache Kafka’s 39.8%.

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