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title: "Heroku vs Northflank: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Heroku or Northflank? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cloud application hosting 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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# Heroku vs Northflank: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Heroku or Northflank? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cloud application hosting 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**: Heroku and Northflank
- **Competitive set**: Cloud application hosting platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Heroku Share of Search**: 39.3%
- **Northflank Share of Search**: 5.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Heroku or Northflank?

- In August 2026, Heroku had more branded searches than Northflank among cloud application hosting platforms worldwide. Heroku was estimated to have 81.3K branded searches compared to Northflank’s 12.2K, and held a 39.3% Share of Search versus Northflank’s 5.9%.
- Heroku was ahead of Northflank in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Heroku’s estimated Share of Search among cloud application hosting platforms worldwide moved from 63.7% to 39.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 176K to 81.3K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Northflank’s estimated Share of Search among cloud application hosting platforms worldwide moved from 2% to 5.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.4K to 12.2K.

## How did search popularity change for cloud application hosting platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- Northflank’s estimated Share of Search among cloud application hosting platforms worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 4.1% to 5.9% in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Heroku worldwide fell 53.9% over 11 measured months, from 176K to 81.3K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Heroku estimated searches | Heroku Share of Search | Heroku rank | Northflank estimated searches | Northflank Share of Search | Northflank rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 176K | 63.7% | 1 | 5.4K | 2% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 144K | 58.9% | 1 | 5.4K | 2.2% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 120K | 54.4% | 1 | 5.4K | 2.5% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 144K | 58% | 1 | 8.1K | 3.3% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 144K | 58.8% | 1 | 8.1K | 3.3% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 119K | 46.6% | 1 | 9.9K | 3.9% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 121K | 46.7% | 1 | 9.9K | 3.8% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 101K | 41.6% | 1 | 9.9K | 4.1% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 99.6K | 42.4% | 1 | 9.9K | 4.2% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 81.5K | 38.8% | 1 | 12.2K | 5.8% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 81.3K | 39.3% | 1 | 12.2K | 5.9% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Heroku’s and Northflank’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.

- **Heroku**: Measured on the search terms “heroku”, “heroku app”, “heroku com”, “heroku hosting”, “heroku software” and “hosting heroku”, summed into one figure.
- **Northflank**: Measured on the search terms “northflank”, “northflank app”, “northflank com” and “northflank hosting”, summed into one figure.

- [Heroku profile](/demand/global-en/brands/heroku)
- [Northflank profile](/demand/global-en/brands/northflank)
- [All cloud application hosting platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/cloud-application-hosting-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Heroku or Northflank?

In August 2026, Heroku had more branded searches than Northflank among cloud application hosting platforms worldwide. Heroku was estimated to have 81.3K branded searches compared to Northflank’s 12.2K, and held a 39.3% Share of Search versus Northflank’s 5.9%.

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