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title: "Chef vs Rundeck: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Chef or Rundeck? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Configuration management 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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# Chef vs Rundeck: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Chef or Rundeck? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Configuration management 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**: Chef and Rundeck
- **Competitive set**: Configuration management platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Chef Share of Search**: 0.25%
- **Rundeck Share of Search**: 11.5%

## Which is more popular in search, Chef or Rundeck?

- In August 2026, Rundeck had more branded searches than Chef among configuration management platforms worldwide. Rundeck was estimated to have 14.8K branded searches compared to Chef’s 320, and held an 11.5% Share of Search versus Chef’s 0.25%.
- Rundeck was ahead of Chef in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Chef’s estimated Share of Search among configuration management platforms worldwide moved from 0.31% to 0.25%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 590 to 320.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Rundeck’s estimated Share of Search among configuration management platforms worldwide moved from 9.6% to 11.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 14.8K.

## How did search popularity change for configuration management platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Chef rose from 5th to 4th among configuration management platforms worldwide.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Rundeck worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 18.1K to 14.8K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Chef estimated searches | Chef Share of Search | Chef rank | Rundeck estimated searches | Rundeck Share of Search | Rundeck rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 590 | 0.31% | 4 | 18.1K | 9.6% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 880 | 0.56% | 4 | 14.8K | 9.4% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 590 | 0.38% | 4 | 14.8K | 9.6% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 480 | 0.3% | 4 | 18.1K | 11.4% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 590 | 0.37% | 4 | 18.1K | 11.4% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 590 | 0.31% | 4 | 18.1K | 9.5% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 390 | 0.24% | 4 | 18.1K | 11.3% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 390 | 0.25% | 4 | 14.8K | 9.5% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 260 | 0.17% | 5 | 14.8K | 9.4% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 260 | 0.2% | 5 | 14.8K | 11.4% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 320 | 0.25% | 4 | 14.8K | 11.5% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Chef’s and Rundeck’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.

- **Chef**: Measured on the search term “chef devops”.
- **Rundeck**: Measured on the search term “rundeck”.

- [Chef profile](/demand/global-en/brands/chef)
- [Rundeck profile](/demand/global-en/brands/rundeck)
- [All configuration management platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/configuration-management-platforms): 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, Chef or Rundeck?

In August 2026, Rundeck had more branded searches than Chef among configuration management platforms worldwide. Rundeck was estimated to have 14.8K branded searches compared to Chef’s 320, and held an 11.5% Share of Search versus Chef’s 0.25%.

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