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title: "Confluent vs Kafka: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Confluent or Kafka? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Streaming data 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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# Confluent vs Kafka: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Confluent or Kafka? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Streaming data 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**: Confluent and Kafka
- **Competitive set**: Streaming data platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Confluent Share of Search**: 53.3%
- **Kafka Share of Search**: 5.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Confluent or Kafka?

- In August 2026, Confluent had more branded searches than Kafka among streaming data platforms worldwide. Confluent was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to Kafka’s 5.4K, and held a 53.3% Share of Search versus Kafka’s 5.8%.
- Confluent was ahead of Kafka in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Confluent’s estimated Share of Search among streaming data platforms worldwide moved from 59.4% to 53.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74K to 49.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kafka’s estimated Share of Search among streaming data platforms worldwide moved from 7.9% to 5.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.9K to 5.4K.

## How did search popularity change for streaming data platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Confluent gained estimated Share of Search among streaming data platforms worldwide, from 48.6% to 53.3%.
- In August 2026, Kafka gained estimated Share of Search among streaming data platforms worldwide, from 5.3% to 5.8%.

## Month by month

| Month | Confluent estimated searches | Confluent Share of Search | Confluent rank | Kafka estimated searches | Kafka Share of Search | Kafka rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 74K | 59.4% | 1 | 9.9K | 7.9% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 60.5K | 56% | 1 | 8.1K | 7.5% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 201K | 81.2% | 1 | 8.1K | 3.3% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 74K | 60.9% | 1 | 8.1K | 6.7% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 74K | 61.4% | 1 | 8.1K | 6.7% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 90.5K | 62.1% | 1 | 8.1K | 5.6% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 74K | 58.5% | 1 | 6.6K | 5.2% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 74K | 58.9% | 1 | 6.6K | 5.3% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 60.5K | 53.9% | 1 | 6.6K | 5.9% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 49.5K | 48.6% | 1 | 5.4K | 5.3% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 49.5K | 53.3% | 1 | 5.4K | 5.8% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Confluent’s and Kafka’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.

- **Confluent**: Measured on the search term “confluent”.
- **Kafka**: Measured on the search term “kafka streaming”.

- [Confluent profile](/demand/global-en/brands/confluent)
- [Kafka profile](/demand/global-en/brands/kafka)
- [All streaming data platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/streaming-data-platforms): 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, Confluent or Kafka?

In August 2026, Confluent had more branded searches than Kafka among streaming data platforms worldwide. Confluent was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to Kafka’s 5.4K, and held a 53.3% Share of Search versus Kafka’s 5.8%.

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