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title: "Pulumi vs Puppet: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Pulumi or Puppet? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Infrastructure as code tools 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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# Pulumi vs Puppet: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Pulumi or Puppet? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Infrastructure as code tools 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**: Pulumi and Puppet
- **Competitive set**: Infrastructure as code tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Pulumi Share of Search**: 5.5%
- **Puppet Share of Search**: 0.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Pulumi or Puppet?

- In August 2026, Pulumi had more branded searches than Puppet among infrastructure as code tools worldwide. Pulumi was estimated to have 18.1K branded searches compared to Puppet’s 320, and held a 5.5% Share of Search versus Puppet’s 0.1%.
- Pulumi was ahead of Puppet in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Pulumi’s estimated Share of Search among infrastructure as code tools worldwide held steady at 5.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 18.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Puppet’s estimated Share of Search among infrastructure as code tools worldwide moved from 0.12% to 0.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 590 to 320.

## How did search popularity change for infrastructure as code tools worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Puppet fell from 4th to 5th among infrastructure as code tools worldwide.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Pulumi worldwide fell 33.2% over 11 measured months, from 27.1K to 18.1K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Pulumi estimated searches | Pulumi Share of Search | Pulumi rank | Puppet estimated searches | Puppet Share of Search | Puppet rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 27.1K | 5.5% | 3 | 590 | 0.12% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 27.1K | 6.6% | 3 | 720 | 0.18% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 27.1K | 6.6% | 3 | 590 | 0.14% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 27.1K | 6.6% | 3 | 480 | 0.12% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 27.1K | 6.6% | 3 | 390 | 0.1% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 27.1K | 5.5% | 3 | 480 | 0.1% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 27.1K | 6.6% | 3 | 390 | 0.1% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 22.2K | 5.5% | 3 | 390 | 0.1% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 22.2K | 5.5% | 3 | 390 | 0.1% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 22.2K | 5.9% | 3 | 320 | 0.08% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 18.1K | 5.5% | 3 | 320 | 0.1% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Pulumi’s and Puppet’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.

- **Pulumi**: Measured on the search term “pulumi”.
- **Puppet**: Measured on the search term “puppet devops”.

- [Pulumi profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pulumi)
- [Puppet profile](/demand/global-en/brands/puppet)
- [All infrastructure as code tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/infrastructure-as-code-tools): 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, Pulumi or Puppet?

In August 2026, Pulumi had more branded searches than Puppet among infrastructure as code tools worldwide. Pulumi was estimated to have 18.1K branded searches compared to Puppet’s 320, and held a 5.5% Share of Search versus Puppet’s 0.1%.

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