--- title: "Cloudflare Stream vs LiveKit: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Cloudflare Stream or LiveKit more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Video streaming APIs 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/cloudflare-stream-vs-livekit" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Cloudflare Stream vs LiveKit: Which is searched more? Is Cloudflare Stream or LiveKit more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Video streaming APIs 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**: Cloudflare Stream and LiveKit - **Competitive set**: Video streaming APIs - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Cloudflare Stream Share of Search**: 9.2% - **LiveKit Share of Search**: 68.5% ## Is Cloudflare Stream or LiveKit more popular in search? - In September 2026, LiveKit had more branded searches than Cloudflare Stream among video streaming APIs worldwide. LiveKit had about 74,000 branded searches, while Cloudflare Stream had 9,900. LiveKit made up 68.5% of all video streaming API searches we track, and Cloudflare Stream accounted for 9.2%. - LiveKit was ahead of Cloudflare Stream in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Cloudflare Stream’s share of searches among video streaming APIs worldwide moved from 10.8% to 9.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 9.9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, LiveKit’s share of searches among video streaming APIs worldwide moved from 66% to 68.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 49.5K to 74K. ## Top video streaming APIs in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Cloudflare Stream was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. LiveKit was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Cloudflare Stream was listed before LiveKit 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Mux | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Cloudflare Stream | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Amazon IVS | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | LiveKit | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | api.video | 5th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Wowza | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about video streaming APIs - Asked ChatGPT "Which video streaming API should I use?": 1. Mux, 2. Cloudflare Stream, 3. Amazon IVS, 4. LiveKit - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best video streaming APIs?": 1. Mux, 2. Cloudflare Stream, 3. LiveKit, 4. Amazon IVS - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best video streaming API for a developer team?": 1. Mux, 2. Cloudflare Stream, 3. Amazon IVS, 4. LiveKit - Searched Google, AI Overview "video streaming api": 1. Mux, 2. Cloudflare Stream, 3. api.video - Searched Google, AI Overview "live streaming api": 1. Mux Not named in any answer: Wowza. 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 video streaming APIs worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, LiveKit gained share of searches among video streaming APIs worldwide, from 59.2% to 68.5%. - In September 2026, Cloudflare Stream lost share of searches among video streaming APIs worldwide, from 9.7% to 9.2%. ## Month by month | Month | Cloudflare Stream estimated searches | Cloudflare Stream Share of Search | Cloudflare Stream rank | LiveKit estimated searches | LiveKit Share of Search | LiveKit rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 8.1K | 10.8% | 3 | 49.5K | 66% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 8.1K | 10.9% | 3 | 49.5K | 66.6% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 8.1K | 10.9% | 3 | 49.5K | 66.5% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 9.9K | 11.3% | 3 | 60.5K | 69% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 9.9K | 11.3% | 3 | 60.5K | 69.2% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 9.9K | 11.2% | 3 | 60.5K | 68.5% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 9.9K | 11.3% | 3 | 60.5K | 69.2% | 1 | | May 2026 | 9.9K | 11.2% | 3 | 60.5K | 68.7% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 9.9K | 11.3% | 3 | 60.5K | 69.3% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 9.9K | 11.6% | 2 | 60.5K | 71.2% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 9.9K | 9.7% | 3 | 60.5K | 59.2% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 9.9K | 9.2% | 3 | 74K | 68.5% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cloudflare Stream’s and LiveKit’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. - **Cloudflare Stream**: Measured on the search term “cloudflare stream”. - **LiveKit**: Measured on the search term “livekit”. - [Cloudflare Stream profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cloudflare-stream) - [LiveKit profile](/demand/global-en/brands/livekit) - [All video streaming APIs worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/video-streaming-apis): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 Cloudflare Stream or LiveKit more popular in search? In September 2026, LiveKit had more branded searches than Cloudflare Stream among video streaming APIs worldwide. LiveKit had about 74,000 branded searches, while Cloudflare Stream had 9,900. LiveKit made up 68.5% of all video streaming API searches we track, and Cloudflare Stream accounted for 9.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Cloudflare Stream vs LiveKit: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/cloudflare-stream-vs-livekit This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/cloudflare-stream-vs-livekit. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.