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title: "AWS CDK vs Crossplane: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is AWS CDK or Crossplane more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Infrastructure as code tools 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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# AWS CDK vs Crossplane: Which is searched more?

Is AWS CDK or Crossplane more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Infrastructure as code tools 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 CDK and Crossplane
- **Competitive set**: Infrastructure as code tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **AWS CDK Share of Search**: 2.5%
- **Crossplane Share of Search**: 2.5%

## Is AWS CDK or Crossplane more popular in search?

- In September 2026, AWS CDK and Crossplane were level in searches among infrastructure as code tools worldwide, with an estimated 12.1K branded searches each, at 2.5% of the total each.
- AWS CDK was ahead of Crossplane in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, AWS CDK’s share of searches among infrastructure as code tools worldwide moved from 3.1% to 2.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 12.1K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Crossplane’s share of searches among infrastructure as code tools worldwide moved from 2.1% to 2.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 12.1K.

## How did search popularity change for infrastructure as code tools worldwide in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for AWS CDK worldwide fell 33.1% over 12 measured months, from 18.1K to 12.1K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | AWS CDK estimated searches | AWS CDK Share of Search | AWS CDK rank | Crossplane estimated searches | Crossplane Share of Search | Crossplane rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 18.1K | 3.1% | 5 | 12.1K | 2.1% | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | 18.1K | 3.6% | 5 | 14.8K | 2.9% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | 14.8K | 3% | 6 | 12.1K | 2.5% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | 18.1K | 3.6% | 5 | 12.1K | 2.4% | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | 14.8K | 3% | 6 | 12.1K | 2.4% | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | 18.1K | 3.1% | 6 | 14.8K | 2.5% | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | 14.8K | 3% | 6 | 12.1K | 2.4% | 7 |
| May 2026 | 14.8K | 3% | 6 | 12.1K | 2.5% | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | 14.8K | 3% | 6 | 12.1K | 2.5% | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | 12.1K | 2.6% | 6 | 12.1K | 2.6% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | 12.1K | 2.9% | 6 | 12.1K | 2.9% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | 12.1K | 2.5% | 6 | 12.1K | 2.5% | 7 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using AWS CDK’s and Crossplane’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 CDK**: Measured on the search term “aws cdk”.
- **Crossplane**: Measured on the search term “crossplane”.

- [AWS CDK profile](/demand/global-en/brands/aws-cdk)
- [Crossplane profile](/demand/global-en/brands/crossplane)
- [All infrastructure as code tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/infrastructure-as-code-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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 CDK or Crossplane more popular in search?

In September 2026, AWS CDK and Crossplane were level in searches among infrastructure as code tools worldwide, with an estimated 12.1K branded searches each, at 2.5% of the total each.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "AWS CDK vs Crossplane: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/aws-cdk-vs-crossplane

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