--- title: "Cloudflare vs Fastly: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Cloudflare or Fastly? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Content delivery networks 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-vs-fastly" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Cloudflare vs Fastly: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, Cloudflare or Fastly? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Content delivery networks 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 Fastly - **Competitive set**: Content delivery networks - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Cloudflare Share of Search**: 97.7% - **Fastly Share of Search**: 1.5% ## Which is more popular in search, Cloudflare or Fastly? - In August 2026, Cloudflare had more branded searches than Fastly among content delivery networks worldwide. Cloudflare was estimated to have 4.3M branded searches compared to Fastly’s 67.2K, and held a 97.7% Share of Search versus Fastly’s 1.5%. - Cloudflare was ahead of Fastly in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Cloudflare’s estimated Share of Search among content delivery networks worldwide moved from 95.4% to 97.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.3M to 4.3M. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Fastly’s estimated Share of Search among content delivery networks worldwide moved from 3.1% to 1.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 73.8K to 67.2K. ## How did search popularity change for content delivery networks worldwide in August 2026? - Cloudflare’s estimated Share of Search among content delivery networks worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 96.6% to 97.7% in August 2026. - Fastly’s estimated Share of Search among content delivery networks worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 2.2% to 1.5% in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Cloudflare estimated searches | Cloudflare Share of Search | Cloudflare rank | Fastly estimated searches | Fastly Share of Search | Fastly rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2.3M | 95.4% | 1 | 73.8K | 3.1% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 9.3M | 98.8% | 1 | 73.9K | 0.79% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 4.2M | 97.7% | 1 | 61.9K | 1.5% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 2.8M | 96.1% | 1 | 76K | 2.6% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 2.8M | 95.8% | 1 | 89.1K | 3% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 2.9M | 95.9% | 1 | 78.5K | 2.6% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 3.5M | 96.6% | 1 | 78.4K | 2.2% | 2 | | May 2026 | 3.5M | 96.6% | 1 | 78.4K | 2.2% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 3.5M | 97.1% | 1 | 67.7K | 1.9% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 3.5M | 97.4% | 1 | 61.9K | 1.7% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 4.3M | 97.7% | 1 | 67.2K | 1.5% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cloudflare’s and Fastly’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**: Measured on the search terms “cloud storage cloudflare”, “cloudflare”, “cloudflare app”, “cloudflare cdn”, “cloudflare cloud storage”, “cloudflare com”, “cloudflare content delivery network”, “cloudflare object storage”, “cloudflare r2”, “cloudflare software” and “object storage cloudflare”, summed into one figure. - **Fastly**: Measured on the search terms “fastly”, “fastly app”, “fastly cdn”, “fastly com”, “fastly content delivery network” and “fastly software”, summed into one figure. - [Cloudflare profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cloudflare) - [Fastly profile](/demand/global-en/brands/fastly) - [All content delivery networks worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/content-delivery-networks): 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, Cloudflare or Fastly? In August 2026, Cloudflare had more branded searches than Fastly among content delivery networks worldwide. Cloudflare was estimated to have 4.3M branded searches compared to Fastly’s 67.2K, and held a 97.7% Share of Search versus Fastly’s 1.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Cloudflare vs Fastly: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/cloudflare-vs-fastly This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/cloudflare-vs-fastly. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.