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

Which is more popular in search, Kong or MuleSoft? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the API management 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**: Kong and MuleSoft
- **Competitive set**: API management platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Kong Share of Search**: 0.48%
- **MuleSoft Share of Search**: 5.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Kong or MuleSoft?

- In August 2026, MuleSoft had more branded searches than Kong among API management platforms worldwide. MuleSoft was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to Kong’s 4.4K, and held a 5.4% Share of Search versus Kong’s 0.48%.
- MuleSoft was ahead of Kong in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kong’s estimated Share of Search among API management platforms worldwide moved from 0.59% to 0.48%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 4.4K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, MuleSoft’s estimated Share of Search among API management platforms worldwide held steady at 5.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74K to 49.5K.

## How did search popularity change for API management platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Kong worldwide fell 45.7% over 11 measured months, from 8.1K to 4.4K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for MuleSoft worldwide fell 33.1% over 11 measured months, from 74K to 49.5K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Kong estimated searches | Kong Share of Search | Kong rank | MuleSoft estimated searches | MuleSoft Share of Search | MuleSoft rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 8.1K | 0.59% | 4 | 74K | 5.4% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 5.4K | 0.48% | 4 | 60.5K | 5.4% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 5.4K | 0.49% | 4 | 49.5K | 4.5% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 5.4K | 0.48% | 4 | 60.5K | 5.4% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 5.4K | 0.48% | 4 | 60.5K | 5.4% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 6.6K | 0.59% | 4 | 60.5K | 5.4% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 5.4K | 0.48% | 4 | 60.5K | 5.4% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 4.4K | 0.47% | 4 | 49.5K | 5.3% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 5.4K | 0.58% | 4 | 49.5K | 5.3% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 5.4K | 0.58% | 4 | 49.5K | 5.3% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 4.4K | 0.48% | 4 | 49.5K | 5.4% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Kong’s and MuleSoft’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.

- **Kong**: Measured on the search term “kong api”.
- **MuleSoft**: Measured on the search term “mulesoft”.

- [Kong profile](/demand/global-en/brands/kong-inc)
- [MuleSoft profile](/demand/global-en/brands/mulesoft)
- [All API management platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/api-management-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, Kong or MuleSoft?

In August 2026, MuleSoft had more branded searches than Kong among API management platforms worldwide. MuleSoft was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to Kong’s 4.4K, and held a 5.4% Share of Search versus Kong’s 0.48%.

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