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title: "Kafka vs Redpanda: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Kafka or Redpanda? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Streaming data 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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# Kafka vs Redpanda: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Kafka or Redpanda? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Streaming data 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**: Kafka and Redpanda
- **Competitive set**: Streaming data platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Kafka Share of Search**: 5.8%
- **Redpanda Share of Search**: 1.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Kafka or Redpanda?

- In August 2026, Kafka had more branded searches than Redpanda among streaming data platforms worldwide. Kafka was estimated to have 5.4K branded searches compared to Redpanda’s 1.3K, and held a 5.8% Share of Search versus Redpanda’s 1.4%.
- Kafka was ahead of Redpanda in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kafka’s estimated Share of Search among streaming data platforms worldwide moved from 7.9% to 5.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.9K to 5.4K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Redpanda’s estimated Share of Search among streaming data platforms worldwide moved from 0.8% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 1.3K.

## How did search popularity change for streaming data platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Kafka gained estimated Share of Search among streaming data platforms worldwide, from 5.3% to 5.8%.
- Redpanda’s estimated Share of Search among streaming data platforms worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 0.8% to 1.4% in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Kafka estimated searches | Kafka Share of Search | Kafka rank | Redpanda estimated searches | Redpanda Share of Search | Redpanda rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 9.9K | 7.9% | 3 | 1K | 0.8% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 8.1K | 7.5% | 3 | 1K | 0.93% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 8.1K | 3.3% | 3 | 880 | 0.36% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 8.1K | 6.7% | 3 | 1K | 0.82% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 8.1K | 6.7% | 3 | 1K | 0.83% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 8.1K | 5.6% | 3 | 1.3K | 0.89% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 6.6K | 5.2% | 3 | 1K | 0.79% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 6.6K | 5.3% | 3 | 1K | 0.8% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 6.6K | 5.9% | 3 | 1K | 0.89% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 5.4K | 5.3% | 3 | 1K | 0.98% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 5.4K | 5.8% | 3 | 1.3K | 1.4% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Kafka’s and Redpanda’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.

- **Kafka**: Measured on the search term “kafka streaming”.
- **Redpanda**: Measured on the search term “redpanda data”.

- [Kafka profile](/demand/global-en/brands/kafka)
- [Redpanda profile](/demand/global-en/brands/redpanda)
- [All streaming data platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/streaming-data-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, Kafka or Redpanda?

In August 2026, Kafka had more branded searches than Redpanda among streaming data platforms worldwide. Kafka was estimated to have 5.4K branded searches compared to Redpanda’s 1.3K, and held a 5.8% Share of Search versus Redpanda’s 1.4%.

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