--- title: "Cloudflare vs Linode: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Cloudflare or Linode 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/cloudflare-vs-linode" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Cloudflare vs Linode: Which is searched more? Is Cloudflare or Linode 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 Linode - **Competitive set**: Cloud hosting platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Cloudflare Share of Search**: 31.2% - **Linode Share of Search**: 0.69% ## Is Cloudflare or Linode more popular in search? - In September 2026, Cloudflare had more branded searches than Linode among cloud hosting platforms worldwide. Cloudflare had about 4.1 million branded searches, while Linode had 90,500. Cloudflare made up 31.2% of all cloud hosting platform searches we track, and Linode accounted for 0.69%. - Cloudflare was ahead of Linode 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, Linode’s share of searches among cloud hosting platforms worldwide moved from 0.65% to 0.69%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 90.5K. ## Top cloud hosting platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Cloudflare was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Linode did not appear in any of the five answers. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Amazon Web Services | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Google Cloud | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Microsoft Azure | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Vercel | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Cloudways | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | DigitalOcean | 6th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Cloudflare | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Linode | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about cloud hosting platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which cloud hosting platform should I use?": 1. Amazon Web Services, 2. Vercel, 3. Google Cloud, 4. Cloudflare, 5. Microsoft Azure - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best cloud hosting platforms?": 1. Amazon Web Services, 2. Microsoft Azure, 3. Google Cloud, 4. DigitalOcean, 5. Vercel, 6. Cloudways - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best cloud hosting platform for web infrastructure?": 1. Amazon Web Services, 2. Google Cloud, 3. Microsoft Azure, 4. Cloudflare, 5. Vercel, 6. DigitalOcean - Searched Google, AI Overview "cloud hosting platforms": 1. Cloudways, 2. Amazon Web Services, 3. Google Cloud, 4. DigitalOcean - Searched Google, AI Overview "cloud infrastructure provider": 1. Amazon Web Services, 2. Microsoft Azure, 3. Google Cloud, 4. DigitalOcean Not named in any answer: Linode. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026. ## 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, Linode rose from 7th to 6th among cloud hosting platforms worldwide. ## Month by month | Month | Cloudflare estimated searches | Cloudflare Share of Search | Cloudflare rank | Linode estimated searches | Linode Share of Search | Linode rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2.2M | 16.2% | 3 | 90.5K | 0.65% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 9.1M | 55.3% | 1 | 74K | 0.45% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | 4.1M | 38% | 1 | 74K | 0.69% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | 2.7M | 27.4% | 1 | 74K | 0.74% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | 2.7M | 26.9% | 1 | 49.5K | 0.49% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 3.4M | 27% | 1 | 49.5K | 0.4% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 3.4M | 27.9% | 1 | 49.5K | 0.41% | 7 | | May 2026 | 3.4M | 29.7% | 1 | 49.5K | 0.44% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | 3.4M | 29.3% | 1 | 60.5K | 0.53% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | 3.4M | 30% | 1 | 60.5K | 0.54% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 4.1M | 32.3% | 1 | 60.5K | 0.48% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | 4.1M | 31.2% | 1 | 90.5K | 0.69% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cloudflare’s and Linode’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 term “cloudflare”. - **Linode**: Measured on the search term “linode”. - [Cloudflare profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cloudflare) - [Linode profile](/demand/global-en/brands/linode) - [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 Linode more popular in search? In September 2026, Cloudflare had more branded searches than Linode among cloud hosting platforms worldwide. Cloudflare had about 4.1 million branded searches, while Linode had 90,500. Cloudflare made up 31.2% of all cloud hosting platform searches we track, and Linode accounted for 0.69%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Cloudflare vs Linode: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/cloudflare-vs-linode This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/cloudflare-vs-linode. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.