--- title: "api.video vs Cloudflare Stream: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, api.video or Cloudflare Stream? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Video streaming APIs 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/api-video-vs-cloudflare-stream" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # api.video vs Cloudflare Stream: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, api.video or Cloudflare Stream? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Video streaming APIs 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**: api.video and Cloudflare Stream - **Competitive set**: Video streaming APIs - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **api.video Share of Search**: 0.15% - **Cloudflare Stream Share of Search**: 0.9% ## Which is more popular in search, api.video or Cloudflare Stream? - In August 2026, Cloudflare Stream had more branded searches than api.video among video streaming APIs worldwide. Cloudflare Stream was estimated to have 9.9K branded searches compared to api.video’s 1.6K, and held a 0.9% Share of Search versus api.video’s 0.15%. - Cloudflare Stream was ahead of api.video in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, api.video’s estimated Share of Search among video streaming APIs worldwide moved from 0.14% to 0.15%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.9K to 1.6K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Cloudflare Stream’s estimated Share of Search among video streaming APIs worldwide moved from 0.61% to 0.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 9.9K. ## How did search popularity change for video streaming APIs worldwide in August 2026? - In August 2026, Wowza overtook Cloudflare Stream to rank 2nd among video streaming APIs worldwide, at 2.5%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Cloudflare Stream worldwide rose 22.2% over 11 measured months, from 8.1K to 9.9K in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for api.video worldwide fell 15.8% over 11 measured months, from 1.9K to 1.6K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | api.video estimated searches | api.video Share of Search | api.video rank | Cloudflare Stream estimated searches | Cloudflare Stream Share of Search | Cloudflare Stream rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.9K | 0.14% | 4 | 8.1K | 0.61% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 1.6K | 0.12% | 4 | 8.1K | 0.61% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 1.9K | 0.14% | 4 | 8.1K | 0.61% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 1.9K | 0.14% | 4 | 9.9K | 0.75% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 1.9K | 0.14% | 4 | 9.9K | 0.75% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 2.4K | 0.15% | 4 | 9.9K | 0.61% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 1.9K | 0.14% | 4 | 9.9K | 0.75% | 3 | | May 2026 | 2.4K | 0.18% | 4 | 9.9K | 0.75% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 1.6K | 0.15% | 5 | 9.9K | 0.91% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 1.6K | 0.15% | 5 | 9.9K | 0.92% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 1.6K | 0.15% | 5 | 9.9K | 0.9% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using api.video’s and Cloudflare Stream’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. - **api.video**: Measured on the search term “api video”. - **Cloudflare Stream**: Measured on the search term “cloudflare stream”. - [api.video profile](/demand/global-en/brands/api-video) - [Cloudflare Stream profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cloudflare-stream) - [All video streaming APIs worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/video-streaming-apis): 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, api.video or Cloudflare Stream? In August 2026, Cloudflare Stream had more branded searches than api.video among video streaming APIs worldwide. Cloudflare Stream was estimated to have 9.9K branded searches compared to api.video’s 1.6K, and held a 0.9% Share of Search versus api.video’s 0.15%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "api.video vs Cloudflare Stream: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/api-video-vs-cloudflare-stream This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/api-video-vs-cloudflare-stream. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.