--- title: "Cloudways vs DigitalOcean: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Cloudways or DigitalOcean 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/cloudways-vs-digitalocean" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Cloudways vs DigitalOcean: Which is searched more? Is Cloudways or DigitalOcean 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**: Cloudways and DigitalOcean - **Competitive set**: Cloud hosting platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Cloudways Share of Search**: 0.57% - **DigitalOcean Share of Search**: <0.01% ## Is Cloudways or DigitalOcean more popular in search? - In September 2026, Cloudways had more branded searches than DigitalOcean among cloud hosting platforms worldwide. Cloudways had about 74,000 branded searches, while DigitalOcean had 10. Cloudways made up 0.57% of all cloud hosting platform searches we track, and DigitalOcean accounted for <0.01%. - Cloudways was ahead of DigitalOcean in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - 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. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, DigitalOcean’s share of searches among cloud hosting platforms worldwide held steady at <0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 10. ## Top cloud hosting platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, DigitalOcean was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Cloudways was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. DigitalOcean was listed before Cloudways in three out of four answers that named either. 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, Cloudways fell from 6th to 7th among cloud hosting platforms worldwide. ## Month by month | Month | Cloudways estimated searches | Cloudways Share of Search | Cloudways rank | DigitalOcean estimated searches | DigitalOcean Share of Search | DigitalOcean rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 74K | 0.53% | 7 | 10 | <0.01% | 8 | | Nov 2025 | 74K | 0.45% | 6 | 10 | <0.01% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | 74K | 0.69% | 6 | 10 | <0.01% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | 74K | 0.74% | 6 | 10 | <0.01% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | 74K | 0.73% | 6 | 10 | <0.01% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | 90.5K | 0.73% | 6 | 10 | <0.01% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | 90.5K | 0.75% | 6 | 10 | <0.01% | 8 | | May 2026 | 90.5K | 0.8% | 6 | 0 | 0% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | 74K | 0.65% | 6 | 0 | 0% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | 74K | 0.66% | 6 | 10 | <0.01% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 74K | 0.58% | 6 | 0 | 0% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | 74K | 0.57% | 7 | 10 | <0.01% | 8 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cloudways’ and DigitalOcean’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. - **Cloudways**: Measured on the search term “cloudways”. - **DigitalOcean**: Measured on the search term “cloud storage digitalocean”. - [Cloudways profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cloudways) - [DigitalOcean profile](/demand/global-en/brands/digitalocean) - [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 Cloudways or DigitalOcean more popular in search? In September 2026, Cloudways had more branded searches than DigitalOcean among cloud hosting platforms worldwide. Cloudways had about 74,000 branded searches, while DigitalOcean had 10. Cloudways made up 0.57% of all cloud hosting platform searches we track, and DigitalOcean accounted for <0.01%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Cloudways vs DigitalOcean: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/cloudways-vs-digitalocean This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/cloudways-vs-digitalocean. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.