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

Is Cloudflare or Cloudways more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cloud hosting 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**: Cloudflare and Cloudways
- **Competitive set**: Cloud hosting platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Cloudflare Share of Search**: 31.2%
- **Cloudways Share of Search**: 0.57%

## Is Cloudflare or Cloudways more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Cloudflare had more branded searches than Cloudways among cloud hosting platforms worldwide. Cloudflare had about 4.1 million branded searches, while Cloudways had 74,000. Cloudflare made up 31.2% of all cloud hosting platform searches we track, and Cloudways accounted for 0.57%.
- Cloudflare was ahead of Cloudways in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Cloudflare’s share of searches among cloud hosting platforms worldwide moved from 16.2% to 31.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.2M to 4.1M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Cloudways’ share of searches among cloud hosting platforms worldwide moved from 0.53% to 0.57%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 74K.

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

- In September 2026, Cloudflare lost share of searches among cloud hosting platforms worldwide, from 32.3% to 31.2%.
- In September 2026, Cloudways fell from 6th to 7th among cloud hosting platforms worldwide.

## Month by month

| Month | Cloudflare estimated searches | Cloudflare Share of Search | Cloudflare rank | Cloudways estimated searches | Cloudways Share of Search | Cloudways rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.2M | 16.2% | 3 | 74K | 0.53% | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | 9.1M | 55.3% | 1 | 74K | 0.45% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 4.1M | 38% | 1 | 74K | 0.69% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.7M | 27.4% | 1 | 74K | 0.74% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.7M | 26.9% | 1 | 74K | 0.73% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.4M | 27% | 1 | 90.5K | 0.73% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 3.4M | 27.9% | 1 | 90.5K | 0.75% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 3.4M | 29.7% | 1 | 90.5K | 0.8% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 3.4M | 29.3% | 1 | 74K | 0.65% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 3.4M | 30% | 1 | 74K | 0.66% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 4.1M | 32.3% | 1 | 74K | 0.58% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | 4.1M | 31.2% | 1 | 74K | 0.57% | 7 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cloudflare’s and Cloudways’ 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**: Measured on the search term “cloudflare”.
- **Cloudways**: Measured on the search term “cloudways”.

- [Cloudflare profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cloudflare)
- [Cloudways profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cloudways)
- [All cloud hosting platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/cloud-hosting-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 or Cloudways more popular in search?

In September 2026, Cloudflare had more branded searches than Cloudways among cloud hosting platforms worldwide. Cloudflare had about 4.1 million branded searches, while Cloudways had 74,000. Cloudflare made up 31.2% of all cloud hosting platform searches we track, and Cloudways accounted for 0.57%.

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