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title: "Clerk vs Keycloak: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Clerk or Keycloak more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Authentication 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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# Clerk vs Keycloak: Which is searched more?

Is Clerk or Keycloak more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Authentication 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**: Clerk and Keycloak
- **Competitive set**: Authentication platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Clerk Share of Search**: 0.3%
- **Keycloak Share of Search**: 4.1%

## Is Clerk or Keycloak more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Keycloak had more branded searches than Clerk among authentication platforms worldwide. Keycloak had about 135,000 branded searches, while Clerk had 9,930. Keycloak made up 4.1% of all authentication platform searches we track, and Clerk accounted for 0.3%.
- Keycloak was ahead of Clerk in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Clerk’s share of searches among authentication platforms worldwide moved from 0.63% to 0.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.1K to 9.9K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Keycloak’s share of searches among authentication platforms worldwide moved from 8.5% to 4.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 165K to 135K.

## How did search popularity change for authentication platforms worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Keycloak lost share of searches among authentication platforms worldwide, from 4.7% to 4.1%.
- In September 2026, Clerk fell from 9th to 10th among authentication platforms worldwide.

## Month by month

| Month | Clerk estimated searches | Clerk Share of Search | Clerk rank | Keycloak estimated searches | Keycloak Share of Search | Keycloak rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 12.1K | 0.63% | 10 | 165K | 8.5% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 12.2K | 0.58% | 10 | 135K | 6.5% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 12.2K | 0.59% | 10 | 135K | 6.6% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 14.8K | 0.64% | 10 | 135K | 5.9% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 14.9K | 0.65% | 10 | 135K | 5.9% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 18.1K | 0.58% | 9 | 165K | 5.3% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 14.8K | 0.51% | 10 | 135K | 4.6% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 14.8K | 0.51% | 10 | 135K | 4.7% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 14.8K | 0.52% | 10 | 135K | 4.7% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 12.1K | 0.42% | 10 | 135K | 4.7% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 12.1K | 0.42% | 9 | 135K | 4.7% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 9.9K | 0.3% | 10 | 135K | 4.1% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Clerk’s and Keycloak’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.

- **Clerk**: Measured on the search terms “authentication clerk” and “clerk auth”, summed into one figure.
- **Keycloak**: Measured on the search term “keycloak”.

- [Clerk profile](/demand/global-en/brands/clerk-auth)
- [Keycloak profile](/demand/global-en/brands/keycloak)
- [All authentication platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/authentication-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 11 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 Clerk or Keycloak more popular in search?

In September 2026, Keycloak had more branded searches than Clerk among authentication platforms worldwide. Keycloak had about 135,000 branded searches, while Clerk had 9,930. Keycloak made up 4.1% of all authentication platform searches we track, and Clerk accounted for 0.3%.

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