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title: "Crossplane vs Terraform: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Crossplane or Terraform? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Environment management 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."
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# Crossplane vs Terraform: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Crossplane or Terraform? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Environment management 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 Terraform
- **Competitive set**: Environment management tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Crossplane Share of Search**: 5%
- **Terraform Share of Search**: 83.5%

## Which is more popular in search, Crossplane or Terraform?

- In August 2026, Terraform had more branded searches than Crossplane among environment management tools worldwide. Terraform was estimated to have 201K branded searches compared to Crossplane’s 12.1K, and held an 83.5% Share of Search versus Crossplane’s 5%.
- Terraform was ahead of Crossplane in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Crossplane’s estimated Share of Search among environment management tools worldwide moved from 3.4% to 5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 12.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Terraform’s estimated Share of Search among environment management tools worldwide moved from 85.4% to 83.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 301K to 201K.

## How did search popularity change for environment management tools worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Crossplane gained estimated Share of Search among environment management tools worldwide, from 4.2% to 5%.
- In August 2026, Terraform lost estimated Share of Search among environment management tools worldwide, from 84.6% to 83.5%.

## Month by month

| Month | Crossplane estimated searches | Crossplane Share of Search | Crossplane rank | Terraform estimated searches | Terraform Share of Search | Terraform rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 12.1K | 3.4% | 3 | 301K | 85.4% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 14.8K | 5% | 3 | 246K | 82.4% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 12.1K | 4.1% | 3 | 246K | 83.2% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 12.1K | 4.1% | 3 | 246K | 83% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 12.1K | 4.1% | 3 | 246K | 83% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 14.8K | 4.2% | 3 | 301K | 85% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 12.1K | 4.1% | 3 | 246K | 82.5% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 12.1K | 4.1% | 3 | 246K | 83.9% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 12.1K | 4.2% | 3 | 246K | 84.4% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 12.1K | 4.2% | 3 | 246K | 84.6% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 12.1K | 5% | 3 | 201K | 83.5% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Crossplane’s and Terraform’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”.
- **Terraform**: Measured on the search term “terraform”.

- [Crossplane profile](/demand/global-en/brands/crossplane)
- [Terraform profile](/demand/global-en/brands/terraform)
- [All environment management tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/environment-management-tools): 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, Crossplane or Terraform?

In August 2026, Terraform had more branded searches than Crossplane among environment management tools worldwide. Terraform was estimated to have 201K branded searches compared to Crossplane’s 12.1K, and held an 83.5% Share of Search versus Crossplane’s 5%.

## Cite this page

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