--- title: "Crossplane vs OpenTofu: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Crossplane or OpenTofu more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Infrastructure as code tools 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/crossplane-vs-opentofu" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Crossplane vs OpenTofu: Which is searched more? Is Crossplane or OpenTofu more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Infrastructure as code tools 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**: Crossplane and OpenTofu - **Competitive set**: Infrastructure as code tools - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Crossplane Share of Search**: 2.5% - **OpenTofu Share of Search**: 4.6% ## Is Crossplane or OpenTofu more popular in search? - In September 2026, OpenTofu had more branded searches than Crossplane among infrastructure as code tools worldwide. OpenTofu had about 22,200 branded searches, while Crossplane had 12,100. OpenTofu made up 4.6% of all infrastructure as code tool searches we track, and Crossplane accounted for 2.5%. - OpenTofu was ahead of Crossplane in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Crossplane’s share of searches among infrastructure as code tools worldwide moved from 2.1% to 2.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 12.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, OpenTofu’s share of searches among infrastructure as code tools worldwide moved from 3.1% to 4.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 22.2K. ## Top infrastructure as code tools in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, OpenTofu appeared in all five answers. Crossplane was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. OpenTofu was listed before Crossplane in every answer. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | OpenTofu | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Terraform | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Pulumi | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | AWS CloudFormation | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | AWS CDK | 5th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Ansible | 6th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Crossplane | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Azure Bicep | 8th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Puppet | 9th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Chef | 10th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about infrastructure as code tools - Asked ChatGPT "Which infrastructure as code tool should I use?": 1. OpenTofu, 2. Pulumi, 3. AWS CloudFormation, 4. Ansible, 5. Terraform, 6. AWS CDK - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best infrastructure as code tools?": 1. Terraform, 2. OpenTofu, 3. Pulumi, 4. AWS CDK, 5. AWS CloudFormation, 6. Azure Bicep, 7. Crossplane, 8. Ansible - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best infrastructure as code tool for automated cloud setup?": 1. Terraform, 2. OpenTofu, 3. Pulumi, 4. AWS CloudFormation, 5. AWS CDK, 6. Azure Bicep - Searched Google, AI Overview "infrastructure as code tools": 1. Terraform, 2. OpenTofu, 3. Pulumi, 4. AWS CloudFormation, 5. AWS CDK, 6. Crossplane, 7. Ansible, 8. Puppet, 9. Chef - Searched Google, AI Overview "iac tool": 1. Terraform, 2. OpenTofu, 3. Pulumi, 4. AWS CloudFormation, 5. Ansible, 6. Puppet, 7. Chef Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for infrastructure as code tools worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, OpenTofu lost share of searches among infrastructure as code tools worldwide, from 5.4% to 4.6%. ## Month by month | Month | Crossplane estimated searches | Crossplane Share of Search | Crossplane rank | OpenTofu estimated searches | OpenTofu Share of Search | OpenTofu rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 12.1K | 2.1% | 7 | 18.1K | 3.1% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 14.8K | 2.9% | 7 | 18.1K | 3.6% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 12.1K | 2.5% | 7 | 18.1K | 3.7% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 12.1K | 2.4% | 7 | 18.1K | 3.6% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 12.1K | 2.4% | 7 | 18.1K | 3.6% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 14.8K | 2.5% | 7 | 22.2K | 3.7% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 12.1K | 2.4% | 7 | 18.1K | 3.6% | 5 | | May 2026 | 12.1K | 2.5% | 7 | 18.1K | 3.7% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 12.1K | 2.5% | 7 | 22.2K | 4.5% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 12.1K | 2.6% | 7 | 22.2K | 4.8% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 12.1K | 2.9% | 7 | 22.2K | 5.4% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 12.1K | 2.5% | 7 | 22.2K | 4.6% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Crossplane’s and OpenTofu’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. - **Crossplane**: Measured on the search term “crossplane”. - **OpenTofu**: Measured on the search term “opentofu”. - [Crossplane profile](/demand/global-en/brands/crossplane) - [OpenTofu profile](/demand/global-en/brands/opentofu) - [All infrastructure as code tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/infrastructure-as-code-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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 Crossplane or OpenTofu more popular in search? In September 2026, OpenTofu had more branded searches than Crossplane among infrastructure as code tools worldwide. OpenTofu had about 22,200 branded searches, while Crossplane had 12,100. OpenTofu made up 4.6% of all infrastructure as code tool searches we track, and Crossplane accounted for 2.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Crossplane vs OpenTofu: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/crossplane-vs-opentofu This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/crossplane-vs-opentofu. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.