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title: "Chef vs Terraform: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Chef or Terraform? 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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# Chef vs Terraform: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Chef or Terraform? 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**: Chef and Terraform
- **Competitive set**: Infrastructure as code tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Chef Share of Search**: 0.1%
- **Terraform Share of Search**: 61%

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

- In August 2026, Terraform had more branded searches than Chef among infrastructure as code tools worldwide. Terraform was estimated to have 201K branded searches compared to Chef’s 320, and held a 61% Share of Search versus Chef’s 0.1%.
- Terraform 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 infrastructure as code tools worldwide moved from 0.12% to 0.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 590 to 320.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Terraform’s estimated Share of Search among infrastructure as code tools worldwide moved from 60.9% to 61%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 301K to 201K.

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

- In August 2026, Terraform lost estimated Share of Search among infrastructure as code tools worldwide, from 64.9% to 61%.
- In August 2026, Chef rose from 5th to 4th among infrastructure as code tools worldwide.

## Month by month

| Month | Chef estimated searches | Chef Share of Search | Chef rank | Terraform estimated searches | Terraform Share of Search | Terraform rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 590 | 0.12% | 4 | 301K | 60.9% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 880 | 0.21% | 4 | 246K | 60% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 590 | 0.14% | 4 | 246K | 60.1% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 480 | 0.12% | 4 | 246K | 60.1% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 590 | 0.14% | 4 | 246K | 60.1% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 590 | 0.12% | 4 | 301K | 60.9% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 390 | 0.1% | 4 | 246K | 60.2% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 390 | 0.1% | 4 | 246K | 60.9% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 260 | 0.06% | 5 | 246K | 60.9% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 260 | 0.07% | 5 | 246K | 64.9% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 320 | 0.1% | 4 | 201K | 61% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Chef’s and Terraform’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”.
- **Terraform**: Measured on the search term “terraform”.

- [Chef profile](/demand/global-en/brands/chef)
- [Terraform profile](/demand/global-en/brands/terraform)
- [All infrastructure as code tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/infrastructure-as-code-tools): 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 Terraform?

In August 2026, Terraform had more branded searches than Chef among infrastructure as code tools worldwide. Terraform was estimated to have 201K branded searches compared to Chef’s 320, and held a 61% Share of Search versus Chef’s 0.1%.

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