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title: "Cortex vs Port: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Cortex or Port? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Platform engineering 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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# Cortex vs Port: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Cortex or Port? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Platform engineering 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**: Cortex and Port
- **Competitive set**: Platform engineering platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Cortex Share of Search**: 0.19%
- **Port Share of Search**: 1.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Cortex or Port?

- In August 2026, Port had more branded searches than Cortex among platform engineering platforms worldwide. Port was estimated to have 2.4K branded searches compared to Cortex’s 390, and held a 1.2% Share of Search versus Cortex’s 0.19%.
- Port was ahead of Cortex in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Cortex’s estimated Share of Search among platform engineering platforms worldwide moved from 0.41% to 0.19%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 590 to 390.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Port’s estimated Share of Search among platform engineering platforms worldwide moved from 1.3% to 1.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.9K to 2.4K.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Port worldwide rose 26.3% over 11 measured months, from 1.9K to 2.4K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Cortex worldwide fell 33.9% over 11 measured months, from 590 to 390 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Cortex estimated searches | Cortex Share of Search | Cortex rank | Port estimated searches | Port Share of Search | Port rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 590 | 0.41% | 6 | 1.9K | 1.3% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 480 | 0.28% | 6 | 2.4K | 1.4% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 390 | 0.19% | 6 | 2.4K | 1.2% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 480 | 0.28% | 6 | 2.4K | 1.4% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 480 | 0.19% | 6 | 2.4K | 0.95% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 590 | 0.34% | 6 | 2.4K | 1.4% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 590 | 0.34% | 6 | 2.4K | 1.4% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 390 | 0.19% | 6 | 2.4K | 1.2% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 390 | 0.23% | 6 | 2.4K | 1.4% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 390 | 0.23% | 6 | 2.4K | 1.4% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 390 | 0.19% | 6 | 2.4K | 1.2% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cortex’s and Port’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.

- **Cortex**: Measured on the search term “cortex dev”.
- **Port**: Measured on the search term “port io”.

- [Cortex profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cortex)
- [Port profile](/demand/global-en/brands/port)
- [All platform engineering platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/platform-engineering-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, Cortex or Port?

In August 2026, Port had more branded searches than Cortex among platform engineering platforms worldwide. Port was estimated to have 2.4K branded searches compared to Cortex’s 390, and held a 1.2% Share of Search versus Cortex’s 0.19%.

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