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title: "Backstage vs Port: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Backstage or Port? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Platform engineering 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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# Backstage vs Port: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Backstage or Port? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Platform engineering 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**: Backstage and Port
- **Competitive set**: Platform engineering platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Backstage Share of Search**: 0.77%
- **Port Share of Search**: 1.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Backstage or Port?

- In August 2026, Port had more branded searches than Backstage among platform engineering platforms worldwide. Port was estimated to have 2.4K branded searches compared to Backstage’s 1.6K, and held a 1.2% Share of Search versus Backstage’s 0.77%.
- Port was ahead of Backstage in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Backstage’s estimated Share of Search among platform engineering platforms worldwide moved from 1.3% to 0.77%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.9K to 1.6K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Port’s estimated Share of Search among platform engineering platforms worldwide moved from 1.3% to 1.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.9K to 2.4K.

## How did search popularity change for platform engineering platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Port worldwide rose 26.3% over 11 measured months, from 1.9K to 2.4K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Backstage worldwide fell 15.8% over 11 measured months, from 1.9K to 1.6K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Backstage estimated searches | Backstage Share of Search | Backstage rank | Port estimated searches | Port Share of Search | Port rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.9K | 1.3% | 2 | 1.9K | 1.3% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.9K | 1.1% | 3 | 2.4K | 1.4% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.6K | 0.77% | 3 | 2.4K | 1.2% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.9K | 1.1% | 3 | 2.4K | 1.4% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.9K | 0.75% | 3 | 2.4K | 0.95% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.9K | 1.1% | 3 | 2.4K | 1.4% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.9K | 1.1% | 3 | 2.4K | 1.4% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 1.6K | 0.77% | 3 | 2.4K | 1.2% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.6K | 0.93% | 3 | 2.4K | 1.4% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.6K | 0.93% | 3 | 2.4K | 1.4% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.6K | 0.77% | 3 | 2.4K | 1.2% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Backstage’s and Port’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.

- **Backstage**: Measured on the search term “backstage io”.
- **Port**: Measured on the search term “port io”.

- [Backstage profile](/demand/global-en/brands/backstage)
- [Port profile](/demand/global-en/brands/port)
- [All platform engineering platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/platform-engineering-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Backstage or Port?

In August 2026, Port had more branded searches than Backstage among platform engineering platforms worldwide. Port was estimated to have 2.4K branded searches compared to Backstage’s 1.6K, and held a 1.2% Share of Search versus Backstage’s 0.77%.

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