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Active Directory VS Auth0_

As of 30 October 2026, Auth0 is named by 264 companies and Active Directory by 5,917; Active Directory skews to companies under 200 people (35% vs 41%), Auth0 to companies over 1,000 (27% vs 35%).

As of 30 October 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Active Directory's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Auth0 rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Active Directory: 2–200 employees
35%
Auth0: 2–200 employees
41%
Active Directory: 1,000+ employees
35%
Auth0: 1,000+ employees
27%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.8 · 2.0
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 3,165
5,917companies name Active Directory
264companies name Auth0
0name both
16,796 · 537postings in 90 days, Active Directory · Auth0
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentActive DirectoryshareAuth0shareLeans
Self-employed361%42%even
2-10 employees2624%218%Auth0
11-50 employees69312%3313%even
51-200 employees1,10319%5420%even
201-500 employees1,00217%5119%Auth0
501-1000 employees75413%3112%even
1001-5000 employees1,12419%3413%Active Directory
5001-10000 employees3075%114%even
10,001+ employees63611%259%even
By industry
SegmentActive DirectoryshareAuth0shareLeans
Technology & software1,89632%14455%Auth0
Business & finance services1,08918%5922%Auth0
Manufacturing & industry94516%135%Active Directory
Health care3416%73%Active Directory
Commerce & trade2664%31%Active Directory
Utilities & infrastructure2344%62%even
Public, community & associations2324%62%even
Property & construction2324%––outside top 12
Consumer services & leisure1963%52%even
Transport, logistics & rental1513%42%even
Automotive1282%31%even
Media & content1252%104%even
Hospitality & travel––31%outside top 12
By country
SegmentActive DirectoryshareAuth0shareLeans
United States3,28255%18871%Auth0
Germany73912%83%Active Directory
United Kingdom3486%208%even
France2204%21%Active Directory
Canada1943%93%even
Australia932%73%even
Netherlands821%––outside top 12
Switzerland781%––outside top 12
Austria761%––outside top 12
India711%21%even
Italy661%––outside top 12
Poland621%42%even
Belgium––42%outside top 12
United Arab Emirates––21%outside top 12
Brazil––21%outside top 12
Cyprus––21%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentActive DirectoryshareAuth0shareLeans
IT operations & business systems16,41870%13920%Active Directory
Software engineering9854%35250%Auth0
Engineering (non-software)9374%51%Active Directory
Customer service & success6843%142%even
Sales2881%325%Auth0
Product, program & project management2631%375%Auth0
skilled trades and field service1581%20%even
Data & AI1421%152%even
General management & consulting640%20%even
Administration & office600%––outside top 12
arts media and entertainment400%––outside top 12
Finance & accounting380%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications––51%outside top 12
Business development & strategy––20%outside top 12
Design & UX––20%outside top 12
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Auth0 is named by 264 companies in job postings and Active Directory by 5,917; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/active-directory-vs-auth0)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Active Directory vs Auth0: questions

Which is more used, Active Directory or Auth0?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Active Directory (5,917) over Auth0 (264). By website-and-DNS footprint, Auth0 (3,165 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Active Directory?

35% of Active Directory companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 41% for Auth0. 35% of Active Directory companies have over 1,000 employees, against 27% for Auth0.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually Active Directory in marketing and Auth0 in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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