--- title: "AWS Amplify vs PocketBase: Which is searched more?" description: "Is AWS Amplify or PocketBase more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Backend as a service 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/aws-amplify-vs-pocketbase" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # AWS Amplify vs PocketBase: Which is searched more? Is AWS Amplify or PocketBase more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Backend as a service 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**: AWS Amplify and PocketBase - **Competitive set**: Backend as a service platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **AWS Amplify Share of Search**: 0.34% - **PocketBase Share of Search**: 0.51% ## Is AWS Amplify or PocketBase more popular in search? - In September 2026, PocketBase had more branded searches than AWS Amplify among backend as a service platforms worldwide. PocketBase had about 18,100 branded searches, while AWS Amplify had 12,100. PocketBase made up 0.51% of all backend as a service platform searches we track, and AWS Amplify accounted for 0.34%. - The lead changed hands once in the 12 months ending September 2026: PocketBase took it in December 2025. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, AWS Amplify’s share of searches among backend as a service platforms worldwide moved from 1.2% to 0.34%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 12.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, PocketBase’s share of searches among backend as a service platforms worldwide moved from 1% to 0.51%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.2K to 18.1K. ## Top backend as a service platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, AWS Amplify and PocketBase were each mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. AWS Amplify was listed before PocketBase in two out of three answers that named either. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Supabase | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Firebase | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Appwrite | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Convex | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | PocketBase | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | AWS Amplify | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Back4App | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Nhost | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about backend as a service platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which backend as a service platform should I use?": 1. Supabase, 2. Firebase, 3. Convex, 4. Appwrite - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best Firebase alternatives?": 1. Firebase, 2. Supabase, 3. Appwrite, 4. Convex, 5. AWS Amplify, 6. PocketBase - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best backend as a service for a small app?": 1. Supabase, 2. Firebase, 3. Appwrite, 4. Convex - Searched Google, AI Overview "backend as a service": 1. Firebase, 2. Supabase, 3. Appwrite, 4. AWS Amplify, 5. Convex - Searched Google, AI Overview "firebase alternative": 1. Supabase, 2. Appwrite, 3. PocketBase, 4. Convex, 5. Firebase Not named in any answer: Back4App and Nhost. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 22, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for backend as a service platforms worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for AWS Amplify worldwide fell 55.4% over 12 measured months, from 27.1K to 12.1K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for PocketBase worldwide fell 18.5% over 12 measured months, from 22.2K to 18.1K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | AWS Amplify estimated searches | AWS Amplify Share of Search | AWS Amplify rank | PocketBase estimated searches | PocketBase Share of Search | PocketBase rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 27.1K | 1.2% | 4 | 22.2K | 1% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 27.1K | 1.2% | 4 | 27.1K | 1.2% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 22.2K | 0.95% | 5 | 27.1K | 1.2% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 18.1K | 0.71% | 5 | 27.1K | 1.1% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 14.8K | 0.58% | 5 | 27.1K | 1.1% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 14.8K | 0.43% | 5 | 27.1K | 0.79% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 14.8K | 0.43% | 5 | 27.1K | 0.79% | 4 | | May 2026 | 12.1K | 0.35% | 5 | 27.1K | 0.79% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 18.1K | 0.58% | 5 | 22.2K | 0.71% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 12.1K | 0.39% | 5 | 27.1K | 0.86% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 14.8K | 0.47% | 5 | 22.2K | 0.71% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 12.1K | 0.34% | 5 | 18.1K | 0.51% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using AWS Amplify’s and PocketBase’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. - **AWS Amplify**: Measured on the search term “aws amplify”. - **PocketBase**: Measured on the search term “pocketbase”. - [AWS Amplify profile](/demand/global-en/brands/aws-amplify) - [PocketBase profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pocketbase) - [All backend as a service platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/backend-as-a-service-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 AWS Amplify or PocketBase more popular in search? In September 2026, PocketBase had more branded searches than AWS Amplify among backend as a service platforms worldwide. PocketBase had about 18,100 branded searches, while AWS Amplify had 12,100. PocketBase made up 0.51% of all backend as a service platform searches we track, and AWS Amplify accounted for 0.34%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "AWS Amplify vs PocketBase: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/aws-amplify-vs-pocketbase This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/aws-amplify-vs-pocketbase. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.