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title: "KrakenD vs Tyk: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, KrakenD or Tyk? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the API gateways 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# KrakenD vs Tyk: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, KrakenD or Tyk? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the API gateways 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**: KrakenD and Tyk
- **Competitive set**: API gateways
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **KrakenD Share of Search**: 4.8%
- **Tyk Share of Search**: 24.3%

## Which is more popular in search, KrakenD or Tyk?

- In August 2026, Tyk had more branded searches than KrakenD among API gateways worldwide. Tyk was estimated to have 14.8K branded searches compared to KrakenD’s 2.9K, and held a 24.3% Share of Search versus KrakenD’s 4.8%.
- Tyk was ahead of KrakenD in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, KrakenD’s estimated Share of Search among API gateways worldwide moved from 5.8% to 4.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.4K to 2.9K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Tyk’s estimated Share of Search among API gateways worldwide moved from 19.5% to 24.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 14.8K.

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

- In August 2026, Tyk overtook AWS API Gateway to rank 2nd among API gateways worldwide, at 24.3%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for KrakenD worldwide fell 46.3% over 11 measured months, from 5.4K to 2.9K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | KrakenD estimated searches | KrakenD Share of Search | KrakenD rank | Tyk estimated searches | Tyk Share of Search | Tyk rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 5.4K | 5.8% | 6 | 18.1K | 19.5% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 4.4K | 5.5% | 6 | 14.8K | 18.6% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 3.6K | 5% | 6 | 14.8K | 20.5% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 4.4K | 5.6% | 6 | 18.1K | 23.2% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 3.6K | 4.7% | 6 | 14.8K | 19.2% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 4.4K | 5.4% | 6 | 18.1K | 22.4% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 3.6K | 4.8% | 6 | 14.8K | 19.6% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 3.6K | 4.7% | 6 | 18.1K | 23.8% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 3.6K | 5.1% | 6 | 14.8K | 20.8% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.9K | 4.4% | 6 | 12.1K | 18.3% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.9K | 4.8% | 6 | 14.8K | 24.3% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using KrakenD’s and Tyk’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.

- **KrakenD**: Measured on the search term “krakend”.
- **Tyk**: Measured on the search term “tyk”.

- [KrakenD profile](/demand/global-en/brands/krakend)
- [Tyk profile](/demand/global-en/brands/tyk)
- [All API gateways worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/api-gateways): 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, KrakenD or Tyk?

In August 2026, Tyk had more branded searches than KrakenD among API gateways worldwide. Tyk was estimated to have 14.8K branded searches compared to KrakenD’s 2.9K, and held a 24.3% Share of Search versus KrakenD’s 4.8%.

## Cite this page

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