--- title: "AWS CloudFormation vs Azure Bicep: Which is searched more?" description: "Is AWS CloudFormation or Azure Bicep 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/aws-cloudformation-vs-azure-bicep" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # AWS CloudFormation vs Azure Bicep: Which is searched more? Is AWS CloudFormation or Azure Bicep 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 CloudFormation and Azure Bicep - **Competitive set**: Infrastructure as code tools - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **AWS CloudFormation Share of Search**: 6.7% - **Azure Bicep Share of Search**: 0.75% ## Is AWS CloudFormation or Azure Bicep more popular in search? - In September 2026, AWS CloudFormation had more branded searches than Azure Bicep among infrastructure as code tools worldwide. AWS CloudFormation had about 32,100 branded searches, while Azure Bicep had 3,600. AWS CloudFormation made up 6.7% of all infrastructure as code tool searches we track, and Azure Bicep accounted for 0.75%. - AWS CloudFormation was ahead of Azure Bicep in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, AWS CloudFormation’s share of searches among infrastructure as code tools worldwide moved from 7.1% to 6.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 41.9K to 32.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Azure Bicep’s share of searches among infrastructure as code tools worldwide moved from 0.61% to 0.75%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 3.6K. ## Top infrastructure as code tools in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, AWS CloudFormation appeared in all five answers. Azure Bicep was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. AWS CloudFormation was listed before Azure Bicep in every answer. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | OpenTofu | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Terraform | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Pulumi | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | AWS CloudFormation | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | AWS CDK | 5th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Ansible | 6th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Crossplane | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Azure Bicep | 8th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Puppet | 9th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Chef | 10th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about infrastructure as code tools - Asked ChatGPT "Which infrastructure as code tool should I use?": 1. OpenTofu, 2. Pulumi, 3. AWS CloudFormation, 4. Ansible, 5. Terraform, 6. AWS CDK - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best infrastructure as code tools?": 1. Terraform, 2. OpenTofu, 3. Pulumi, 4. AWS CDK, 5. AWS CloudFormation, 6. Azure Bicep, 7. Crossplane, 8. Ansible - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best infrastructure as code tool for automated cloud setup?": 1. Terraform, 2. OpenTofu, 3. Pulumi, 4. AWS CloudFormation, 5. AWS CDK, 6. Azure Bicep - Searched Google, AI Overview "infrastructure as code tools": 1. Terraform, 2. OpenTofu, 3. Pulumi, 4. AWS CloudFormation, 5. AWS CDK, 6. Crossplane, 7. Ansible, 8. Puppet, 9. Chef - Searched Google, AI Overview "iac tool": 1. Terraform, 2. OpenTofu, 3. Pulumi, 4. AWS CloudFormation, 5. Ansible, 6. Puppet, 7. Chef Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for infrastructure as code tools worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, AWS CloudFormation lost share of searches among infrastructure as code tools worldwide, from 7.8% to 6.7%. ## Month by month | Month | AWS CloudFormation estimated searches | AWS CloudFormation Share of Search | AWS CloudFormation rank | Azure Bicep estimated searches | Azure Bicep Share of Search | Azure Bicep rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 41.9K | 7.1% | 3 | 3.6K | 0.61% | 8 | | Nov 2025 | 41.9K | 8.3% | 3 | 2.9K | 0.57% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | 34.3K | 7% | 3 | 2.4K | 0.49% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | 39.2K | 7.8% | 3 | 2.9K | 0.58% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | 39.2K | 7.9% | 3 | 3.6K | 0.72% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | 39.2K | 6.6% | 3 | 3.6K | 0.61% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | 39.2K | 7.9% | 3 | 3.6K | 0.72% | 8 | | May 2026 | 37K | 7.6% | 3 | 2.9K | 0.59% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | 32.1K | 6.6% | 3 | 2.9K | 0.59% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | 32.1K | 7% | 3 | 2.9K | 0.63% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 32.1K | 7.8% | 3 | 2.9K | 0.71% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | 32.1K | 6.7% | 3 | 3.6K | 0.75% | 8 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using AWS CloudFormation’s and Azure Bicep’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 CloudFormation**: Measured on the search terms “aws cloudformation” and “cloudformation”, summed into one figure. - **Azure Bicep**: Measured on the search term “azure bicep”. - [AWS CloudFormation profile](/demand/global-en/brands/aws-cloudformation) - [Azure Bicep profile](/demand/global-en/brands/azure-bicep) - [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 CloudFormation or Azure Bicep more popular in search? In September 2026, AWS CloudFormation had more branded searches than Azure Bicep among infrastructure as code tools worldwide. AWS CloudFormation had about 32,100 branded searches, while Azure Bicep had 3,600. AWS CloudFormation made up 6.7% of all infrastructure as code tool searches we track, and Azure Bicep accounted for 0.75%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "AWS CloudFormation vs Azure Bicep: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/aws-cloudformation-vs-azure-bicep This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/aws-cloudformation-vs-azure-bicep. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.