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Adyen VS Stripe_

As of 4 November 2026, Stripe is named by 1,080 companies and Adyen by 145; Adyen skews to companies under 200 people (40% vs 69%), Stripe to companies over 1,000 (8% vs 32%).

As of 4 November 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: Adyen's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Stripe rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Adyen: 2–200 employees
40%
Stripe: 2–200 employees
69%
Adyen: 1,000+ employees
32%
Stripe: 1,000+ employees
8%
Postings per company, 90 days
1.6 · 2.2
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 295,515
145companies name Adyen
1,080companies name Stripe
121name both
225 · 2,328postings in 90 days, Adyen · Stripe
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
SegmentAdyenshareStripeshareLeans
Self-employed53%918%Stripe
2-10 employees107%22321%Stripe
11-50 employees1712%28026%Stripe
51-200 employees3121%23922%even
201-500 employees1913%989%Adyen
501-1000 employees1712%606%Adyen
1001-5000 employees3121%626%Adyen
5001-10000 employees53%101%Adyen
10,001+ employees107%172%Adyen
By industry
SegmentAdyenshareStripeshareLeans
Technology & software6343%62057%Stripe
Business & finance services2316%16115%even
Commerce & trade1712%273%Adyen
Manufacturing & industry118%373%Adyen
Media & content118%696%even
Consumer services & leisure53%545%even
Hospitality & travel53%111%Adyen
Health care32%242%even
Transport, logistics & rental32%131%even
Automotive11%61%even
Public, community & associations11%343%Stripe
Property & construction11%172%even
By country
SegmentAdyenshareStripeshareLeans
United States7854%75670%Stripe
United Kingdom1611%838%Adyen
Netherlands75%91%Adyen
Sweden64%––outside top 12
Canada53%313%even
Australia43%161%even
Germany43%363%even
France43%101%even
India43%212%even
Belgium21%––outside top 12
Ukraine21%––outside top 12
Austria11%––outside top 12
United Arab Emirates––71%outside top 12
Italy––71%outside top 12
Singapore––61%outside top 12
Spain––50%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentAdyenshareStripeshareLeans
Software engineering10134%1,07837%Stripe
Finance & accounting3913%38413%even
Product, program & project management3913%1927%Adyen
IT operations & business systems186%2047%even
Data & AI155%2117%Stripe
Legal, compliance & risk155%301%Adyen
Sales93%1947%Stripe
Business development & strategy72%421%even
General management & consulting62%171%even
Customer service & success31%1074%Stripe
Marketing & communications31%321%even
Design & UX21%231%even
Engineering (non-software)10%201%even
Education & training––401%outside top 12
Administration & office––261%outside top 12
Unclassified––171%outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport––70%outside top 12
Human resources––40%outside top 12
skilled trades and field service––40%outside top 12
facilities cleaning and security––30%outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment––30%outside top 12
Travel, leisure & events––30%outside top 12
hospitality and food service––20%outside top 12
construction and civil––10%outside top 12
healthcare clinical––10%outside top 12
social care and community––10%outside top 12
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Stripe is named by 1,080 companies in job postings and Adyen by 145; 121 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/adyen-vs-stripe)
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

Adyen vs Stripe: questions

Which is more used, Adyen or Stripe?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Stripe (1,080) over Adyen (145). By website-and-DNS footprint, Stripe (295,515 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Adyen?

40% of Adyen companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 69% for Stripe. 32% of Adyen companies have over 1,000 employees, against 8% for Stripe.

Do companies run both?

121 companies name both in their postings, usually Adyen in marketing and Stripe 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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