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title: "containerd vs Docker: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, containerd or Docker? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Container 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# containerd vs Docker: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, containerd or Docker? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Container 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**: containerd and Docker
- **Competitive set**: Container platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **containerd Share of Search**: 1.6%
- **Docker Share of Search**: 4.4%

## Which is more popular in search, containerd or Docker?

- In August 2026, Docker had more branded searches than containerd among container platforms worldwide. Docker was estimated to have 22.2K branded searches compared to containerd’s 8.1K, and held a 4.4% Share of Search versus containerd’s 1.6%.
- Docker was ahead of containerd in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, containerd’s estimated Share of Search among container platforms worldwide moved from 1.9% to 1.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.1K to 8.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Docker’s estimated Share of Search among container platforms worldwide moved from 4.3% to 4.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 22.2K.

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

- In August 2026, Docker lost estimated Share of Search among container platforms worldwide, from 5.2% to 4.4%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for containerd worldwide fell 33.1% over 11 measured months, from 12.1K to 8.1K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | containerd estimated searches | containerd Share of Search | containerd rank | Docker estimated searches | Docker Share of Search | Docker rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 12.1K | 1.9% | 6 | 27.1K | 4.3% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 12.1K | 1.9% | 6 | 27.1K | 4.4% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 9.9K | 1.5% | 6 | 135K | 21.1% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 9.9K | 1.6% | 6 | 27.1K | 4.4% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 9.9K | 0.48% | 6 | 1.5M | 72.7% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 9.9K | 0.54% | 6 | 1.2M | 66.9% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 9.9K | 1.8% | 6 | 27.1K | 5% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 8.1K | 1.4% | 6 | 27.1K | 4.6% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 8.1K | 1.4% | 6 | 27.1K | 4.6% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 8.1K | 1.6% | 6 | 27.1K | 5.2% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 8.1K | 1.6% | 6 | 22.2K | 4.4% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using containerd’s and Docker’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.

- **containerd**: Measured on the search term “containerd”.
- **Docker**: Measured on the search term “docker container”.

- [containerd profile](/demand/global-en/brands/containerd)
- [Docker profile](/demand/global-en/brands/docker)
- [All container platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/container-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, containerd or Docker?

In August 2026, Docker had more branded searches than containerd among container platforms worldwide. Docker was estimated to have 22.2K branded searches compared to containerd’s 8.1K, and held a 4.4% Share of Search versus containerd’s 1.6%.

## Cite this page

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