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

Which is more popular in search, Rundeck or Salt? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Configuration 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**: Rundeck and Salt
- **Competitive set**: Configuration management platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Rundeck Share of Search**: 11.5%
- **Salt Share of Search**: 2.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Rundeck or Salt?

- In August 2026, Rundeck had more branded searches than Salt among configuration management platforms worldwide. Rundeck was estimated to have 14.8K branded searches compared to Salt’s 2.9K, and held an 11.5% Share of Search versus Salt’s 2.3%.
- Rundeck was ahead of Salt in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Rundeck’s estimated Share of Search among configuration management platforms worldwide moved from 9.6% to 11.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 14.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Salt’s estimated Share of Search among configuration management platforms worldwide held steady at 2.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.4K to 2.9K.

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

- In August 2026, Salt lost estimated Share of Search among configuration management platforms worldwide, from 3.4% to 2.3%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Rundeck worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 18.1K to 14.8K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Rundeck estimated searches | Rundeck Share of Search | Rundeck rank | Salt estimated searches | Salt Share of Search | Salt rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 18.1K | 9.6% | 2 | 4.4K | 2.3% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 14.8K | 9.4% | 2 | 5.4K | 3.4% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 14.8K | 9.6% | 2 | 3.6K | 2.3% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 18.1K | 11.4% | 2 | 4.4K | 2.8% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 18.1K | 11.4% | 2 | 4.4K | 2.8% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 18.1K | 9.5% | 2 | 6.6K | 3.5% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 18.1K | 11.3% | 2 | 6.6K | 4.1% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 14.8K | 9.5% | 2 | 4.4K | 2.8% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 14.8K | 9.4% | 2 | 6.6K | 4.2% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 14.8K | 11.4% | 2 | 4.4K | 3.4% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 14.8K | 11.5% | 2 | 2.9K | 2.3% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Rundeck’s and Salt’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.

- **Rundeck**: Measured on the search term “rundeck”.
- **Salt**: Measured on the search term “salt project”.

- [Rundeck profile](/demand/global-en/brands/rundeck)
- [Salt profile](/demand/global-en/brands/salt-project)
- [All configuration management platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/configuration-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, Rundeck or Salt?

In August 2026, Rundeck had more branded searches than Salt among configuration management platforms worldwide. Rundeck was estimated to have 14.8K branded searches compared to Salt’s 2.9K, and held an 11.5% Share of Search versus Salt’s 2.3%.

## Cite this page

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