Compare · Identity

Active Directory VS RADIUS_

As of 30 October 2026, RADIUS is named by 281 companies and Active Directory by 5,917; Active Directory skews to companies under 200 people (35% vs 32%), RADIUS to companies over 1,000 (43% 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, RADIUS 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%
RADIUS: 2–200 employees
32%
Active Directory: 1,000+ employees
35%
RADIUS: 1,000+ employees
43%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.8 · 2.8
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
5,917companies name Active Directory
281companies name RADIUS
0name both
16,796 · 799postings in 90 days, Active Directory · RADIUS
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 DirectoryshareRADIUSshareLeans
Self-employed361%41%even
2-10 employees2624%124%even
11-50 employees69312%3211%even
51-200 employees1,10319%4516%Active Directory
201-500 employees1,00217%4115%Active Directory
501-1000 employees75413%2710%Active Directory
1001-5000 employees1,12419%4917%even
5001-10000 employees3075%207%even
10,001+ employees63611%5118%RADIUS
By industry
SegmentActive DirectoryshareRADIUSshareLeans
Technology & software1,89632%10236%RADIUS
Business & finance services1,08918%4215%Active Directory
Manufacturing & industry94516%5520%RADIUS
Health care3416%52%Active Directory
Commerce & trade2664%52%Active Directory
Utilities & infrastructure2344%3211%RADIUS
Public, community & associations2324%83%even
Property & construction2324%31%Active Directory
Consumer services & leisure1963%93%even
Transport, logistics & rental1513%83%even
Automotive1282%––outside top 12
Media & content1252%72%even
Hospitality & travel––31%outside top 12
By country
SegmentActive DirectoryshareRADIUSshareLeans
United States3,28255%17562%RADIUS
Germany73912%2710%Active Directory
United Kingdom3486%135%even
France2204%104%even
Canada1943%93%even
Australia932%31%even
Netherlands821%52%even
Switzerland781%––outside top 12
Austria761%––outside top 12
India711%72%even
Italy661%––outside top 12
Poland621%62%even
Brazil––31%outside top 12
Portugal––31%outside top 12
Belgium––21%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentActive DirectoryshareRADIUSshareLeans
IT operations & business systems16,41870%54850%Active Directory
Software engineering9854%858%RADIUS
Engineering (non-software)9374%989%RADIUS
Customer service & success6843%706%RADIUS
Sales2881%636%RADIUS
Product, program & project management2631%182%even
skilled trades and field service1581%––outside top 12
Data & AI1421%––outside top 12
General management & consulting640%111%even
Administration & office600%––outside top 12
arts media and entertainment400%––outside top 12
Finance & accounting380%172%even
manufacturing and production––303%outside top 12
construction and civil––101%outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport––71%outside top 12
Marketing & communications––61%outside top 12
Cite this

Quote the sentence with the date and the link. The numbers change daily; the link always shows the current ones.

RADIUS is named by 281 companies in job postings and Active Directory by 5,917; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/active-directory-vs-radius)
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 RADIUS: questions

Which is more used, Active Directory or RADIUS?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Active Directory (5,917) over RADIUS (281). By website-and-DNS footprint, RADIUS (0 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 32% for RADIUS. 35% of Active Directory companies have over 1,000 employees, against 43% for RADIUS.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually Active Directory in marketing and RADIUS 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.

Companies and people

Get either list your way

The same data as a search, over MCP and the API, as bulk files, or pushed to you as it changes.

Every company on either tool,
with the person who owns it

Filter on Active Directory or RADIUS, and get 1,000 records free.

  1. 01Sign up, no card
  2. 02Connect Claude, ChatGPT or an API key
  3. 03Ask for your market, 1,000 records free