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title: "Pulumi vs Terraform: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Pulumi or Terraform? 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 Terraform: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Pulumi or Terraform? 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 Terraform
- **Competitive set**: Infrastructure as code tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Pulumi Share of Search**: 5.5%
- **Terraform Share of Search**: 61%

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

- In August 2026, Terraform had more branded searches than Pulumi among infrastructure as code tools worldwide. Terraform was estimated to have 201K branded searches compared to Pulumi’s 18.1K, and held a 61% Share of Search versus Pulumi’s 5.5%.
- Terraform was ahead of Pulumi 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, Terraform’s estimated Share of Search among infrastructure as code tools worldwide moved from 60.9% to 61%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 301K to 201K.

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

- In August 2026, Terraform lost estimated Share of Search among infrastructure as code tools worldwide, from 64.9% to 61%.
- 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 | Terraform estimated searches | Terraform Share of Search | Terraform rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 27.1K | 5.5% | 3 | 301K | 60.9% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 27.1K | 6.6% | 3 | 246K | 60% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 27.1K | 6.6% | 3 | 246K | 60.1% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 27.1K | 6.6% | 3 | 246K | 60.1% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 27.1K | 6.6% | 3 | 246K | 60.1% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 27.1K | 5.5% | 3 | 301K | 60.9% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 27.1K | 6.6% | 3 | 246K | 60.2% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 22.2K | 5.5% | 3 | 246K | 60.9% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 22.2K | 5.5% | 3 | 246K | 60.9% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 22.2K | 5.9% | 3 | 246K | 64.9% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 18.1K | 5.5% | 3 | 201K | 61% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Pulumi’s and Terraform’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”.
- **Terraform**: Measured on the search term “terraform”.

- [Pulumi profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pulumi)
- [Terraform profile](/demand/global-en/brands/terraform)
- [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 Terraform?

In August 2026, Terraform had more branded searches than Pulumi among infrastructure as code tools worldwide. Terraform was estimated to have 201K branded searches compared to Pulumi’s 18.1K, and held a 61% Share of Search versus Pulumi’s 5.5%.

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