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Amazon Web Services vs Railway:Which is more popular?

In September 2026, Amazon Web Services had more branded searches than Railway among developer hosting platforms in New Zealand. Amazon Web Services had about 6,140 branded searches, while Railway had 140. Amazon Web Services made up 36.8% of all developer hosting platform searches we track, and Railway accounted for 0.84%. When we asked ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about developer hosting platforms, Railway appeared in three of the five answers and Amazon Web Services in two. Railway was mentioned before Amazon Web Services in every answer that named either.

Among developer hosting platforms in New Zealand in September 2026

Who do people search for more?

Amazon Web Services, about 44 searches for every 1 for Railway

Amazon Web Services 6.1K searchesRailway 140 searches

Who does AI mention more?

Railway, mentioned in 3 of 5 answers, Amazon Web Services in 2

Railway in 3 of 5Amazon Web Services in 2 of 5

Who does AI recommend more?

Railway, named ahead of Amazon Web Services in 3 of 3 answers

Railway first in 3Amazon Web Services never first

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Top developer hosting platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Railway was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Amazon Web Services was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Railway was listed before Amazon Web Services in every answer that named either.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. Vercel1st
  2. Render2nd
  3. Railway3rd
  4. Fly.io4th
  5. Netlify5th
  6. Amazon Web Services6th
  7. Heroku7th

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

  • Vercel5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Render5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Railway3 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Amazon Web Services2 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Fly.io2 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Netlify1 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Heroku1 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers

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5 answers

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in New Zealand on October 21, 2026.

Is Amazon Web Services or Railway more popular in search?

This chart shows how often people search Google for Amazon Web Services and Railway by name. Each line represents a brand's share of searches for all seven developer hosting platforms we track, month by month, from searches in New Zealand.

Amazon Web Services and Railway among developer hosting platforms in New Zealand, by month

Share of searches by month for Amazon Web Services, Railway. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthAmazon Web ServicesNetlifyVercelHerokuRailwayFly.ioRender
Oct 202577.6%7.8%12%1.7%0.32%0.4%0.2%
Nov 202556.9%16.9%21.5%2.8%0.6%0.86%0.35%
Dec 202549.4%18.3%27.3%3%0.99%0.66%0.33%
Jan 202648.6%18.5%28.2%2.5%1.2%0.66%0.28%
Feb 202642.5%20.7%31.2%3.4%1.5%0.59%0.25%
Mar 202638.3%22.8%34.4%2%1.4%0.74%0.25%
Apr 202632.4%28.8%35.2%1.7%1.1%0.64%0.19%
May 202630.1%32.9%32.7%1.7%1.7%0.77%0.3%
Jun 202627.9%38%31.1%1.3%0.79%0.62%0.28%
Jul 202630.1%33.7%33%1.4%0.96%0.54%0.24%
Aug 202634.2%31.5%31%1.5%0.95%0.67%0.17%
Sep 202636.8%33.5%27%1.3%0.84%0.36%0.24%

How has the Amazon Web Services and Railway comparison changed over the last 12 months?

3 findings

How did search popularity change for New Zealand developer hosting platforms in September 2026?

2 changes

  1. In September 2026, Amazon Web Services gained share of searches among developer hosting platforms in New Zealand, from 34.2% to 36.8%.

  2. Estimated monthly branded searches for Railway in New Zealand rose 75% over 12 measured months, from 80 to 140 in September 2026.

How are branded searches counted?

11 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Amazon Web Services’ and Railway’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.

Amazon Web Services

7 branded search terms

  • aws
  • aws certified
  • aws glue
  • aws lambda
  • aws rds
  • aws reinvent
  • aws services

Railway

4 branded search terms

  • railway app
  • railway deploy
  • railway hosting
  • railway serverless

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