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title: "Firebase vs PubNub: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Firebase or PubNub? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Realtime infrastructure 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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# Firebase vs PubNub: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Firebase or PubNub? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Realtime infrastructure 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**: Firebase and PubNub
- **Competitive set**: Realtime infrastructure platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Firebase Share of Search**: 38%
- **PubNub Share of Search**: 0.11%

## Which is more popular in search, Firebase or PubNub?

- In August 2026, Firebase had more branded searches than PubNub among realtime infrastructure platforms worldwide. Firebase was estimated to have 1.2M branded searches compared to PubNub’s 3.6K, and held a 38% Share of Search versus PubNub’s 0.11%.
- Firebase was ahead of PubNub in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Firebase’s estimated Share of Search among realtime infrastructure platforms worldwide moved from 55.4% to 38%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.2M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, PubNub’s estimated Share of Search among realtime infrastructure platforms worldwide moved from 0.25% to 0.11%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.4K to 3.6K.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for PubNub worldwide fell 33.3% over 11 measured months, from 5.4K to 3.6K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Firebase estimated searches | Firebase Share of Search | Firebase rank | PubNub estimated searches | PubNub Share of Search | PubNub rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.2M | 55.4% | 1 | 5.4K | 0.25% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.2M | 51% | 1 | 4.4K | 0.18% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.2M | 51.3% | 1 | 4.4K | 0.18% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.2M | 46.4% | 2 | 4.4K | 0.17% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.2M | 47% | 2 | 4.4K | 0.17% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.5M | 42.9% | 2 | 4.4K | 0.13% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.5M | 42.9% | 2 | 3.6K | 0.1% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 1.5M | 42.9% | 2 | 3.6K | 0.1% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.2M | 38.2% | 2 | 3.6K | 0.11% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.2M | 37.9% | 2 | 3.6K | 0.11% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.2M | 38% | 2 | 3.6K | 0.11% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Firebase’s and PubNub’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.

- **Firebase**: Measured on the search term “firebase”.
- **PubNub**: Measured on the search term “pubnub”.

- [Firebase profile](/demand/global-en/brands/firebase)
- [PubNub profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pubnub)
- [All realtime infrastructure platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/realtime-infrastructure-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, Firebase or PubNub?

In August 2026, Firebase had more branded searches than PubNub among realtime infrastructure platforms worldwide. Firebase was estimated to have 1.2M branded searches compared to PubNub’s 3.6K, and held a 38% Share of Search versus PubNub’s 0.11%.

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