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title: "Fly.io vs Render: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Fly.io or Render? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Developer hosting platforms set in New Zealand. 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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# Fly.io vs Render: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Fly.io or Render? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Developer hosting platforms set in New Zealand. 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**: Fly.io and Render
- **Competitive set**: Developer hosting platforms
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Fly.io Share of Search**: 1%
- **Render Share of Search**: 0.42%

## Which is more popular in search, Fly.io or Render?

- In August 2026, Fly.io had more branded searches than Render among developer hosting platforms in New Zealand. Fly.io was estimated to have 120 branded searches compared to Render’s 50, and held a 1% Share of Search versus Render’s 0.42%.
- Fly.io was ahead of Render in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Fly.io’s estimated Share of Search among developer hosting platforms in New Zealand moved from 1.8% to 1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 100 to 120.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Render’s estimated Share of Search among developer hosting platforms in New Zealand moved from 1.2% to 0.42%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 70 to 50.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Fly.io in New Zealand rose 20% over 11 measured months, from 100 to 120 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Render in New Zealand fell 28.6% over 11 measured months, from 70 to 50 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Fly.io estimated searches | Fly.io Share of Search | Fly.io rank | Render estimated searches | Render Share of Search | Render rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 100 | 1.8% | 4 | 70 | 1.2% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 100 | 2% | 4 | 50 | 0.99% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 60 | 1.3% | 5 | 40 | 0.86% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 70 | 1.3% | 5 | 40 | 0.72% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 70 | 1% | 5 | 40 | 0.58% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 120 | 1.2% | 5 | 60 | 0.6% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 100 | 0.93% | 5 | 40 | 0.37% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 130 | 1.1% | 5 | 60 | 0.5% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 110 | 0.85% | 5 | 70 | 0.54% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 90 | 0.76% | 5 | 50 | 0.42% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 120 | 1% | 5 | 50 | 0.42% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Fly.io’s and Render’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.

- **Fly.io**: Measured on the search terms “fly io”, “fly io deploy”, “fly io hosting”, “fly io serverless” and “flyio”, summed into one figure.
- **Render**: Measured on the search terms “render com”, “render deploy”, “render hosting” and “render serverless”, summed into one figure.

- [Fly.io profile](/demand/nz/brands/fly-io)
- [Render profile](/demand/nz/brands/render-hosting)
- [All developer hosting platforms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-developer-hosting-platforms): 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, Fly.io or Render?

In August 2026, Fly.io had more branded searches than Render among developer hosting platforms in New Zealand. Fly.io was estimated to have 120 branded searches compared to Render’s 50, and held a 1% Share of Search versus Render’s 0.42%.

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