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AES VS TPM (Trusted Platform Module)_

As of 4 November 2026, TPM (Trusted Platform Module) is named by 181 companies and AES by 227; AES skews to companies under 200 people (35% vs 27%), TPM (Trusted Platform Module) to companies over 1,000 (53% vs 40%).

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: AES's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, TPM (Trusted Platform Module) rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

AES: 2–200 employees
35%
TPM (Trusted Platform Module): 2–200 employees
27%
AES: 1,000+ employees
40%
TPM (Trusted Platform Module): 1,000+ employees
53%
Postings per company, 90 days
5.2 · 2.6
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
227companies name AES
181companies name TPM (Trusted Platform Module)
0name both
1,180 · 462postings in 90 days, AES · TPM (Trusted Platform Module)
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
SegmentAESshareTPM (Trusted Platform Module)shareLeans
Self-employed31%21%even
2-10 employees115%137%TPM (Trusted Platform Module)
11-50 employees2812%148%AES
51-200 employees4118%2112%AES
201-500 employees3616%2011%AES
501-1000 employees177%158%even
1001-5000 employees3616%3117%even
5001-10000 employees146%148%even
10,001+ employees4118%5128%TPM (Trusted Platform Module)
By industry
SegmentAESshareTPM (Trusted Platform Module)shareLeans
Manufacturing & industry6428%9955%TPM (Trusted Platform Module)
Technology & software6127%3318%AES
Business & finance services2611%116%AES
Transport, logistics & rental209%––outside top 12
Public, community & associations146%32%AES
Health care84%11%AES
Consumer services & leisure73%53%even
Media & content73%42%even
Utilities & infrastructure73%21%even
Commerce & trade42%116%TPM (Trusted Platform Module)
Automotive31%106%TPM (Trusted Platform Module)
Hospitality & travel31%––outside top 12
Property & construction––21%outside top 12
By country
SegmentAESshareTPM (Trusted Platform Module)shareLeans
United States13861%8849%AES
France177%63%AES
Germany115%158%TPM (Trusted Platform Module)
United Kingdom94%158%TPM (Trusted Platform Module)
Canada52%84%TPM (Trusted Platform Module)
India52%42%even
Belgium42%––outside top 12
Netherlands42%42%even
Singapore42%––outside top 12
Australia21%––outside top 12
Brazil21%63%TPM (Trusted Platform Module)
Switzerland21%21%even
Sweden––42%outside top 12
South Korea––32%outside top 12
Poland––32%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentAESshareTPM (Trusted Platform Module)shareLeans
hospitality and food service87258%––outside top 12
Software engineering1258%13624%TPM (Trusted Platform Module)
IT operations & business systems1137%8114%TPM (Trusted Platform Module)
Engineering (non-software)976%315%even
logistics warehouse and transport674%193%even
construction and civil171%––outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk141%––outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment141%122%even
Customer service & success111%20%even
research and science91%––outside top 12
Product, program & project management81%122%even
healthcare clinical70%––outside top 12
Finance & accounting60%173%TPM (Trusted Platform Module)
real estate and property60%––outside top 12
social care and community60%––outside top 12
Sales50%275%TPM (Trusted Platform Module)
Education & training40%––outside top 12
skilled trades and field service40%6612%TPM (Trusted Platform Module)
Administration & office30%10%even
Data & AI30%41%even
General management & consulting30%61%even
Unclassified30%31%even
Marketing & communications20%41%even
Business development & strategy10%31%even
facilities cleaning and security10%20%even
Human resources10%––outside top 12
manufacturing and production10%234%TPM (Trusted Platform Module)
procurement and purchasing10%10%even
public safety and protective services10%––outside top 12
Travel, leisure & events10%––outside top 12
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TPM (Trusted Platform Module) is named by 181 companies in job postings and AES by 227; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/aes-vs-tpm)
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

AES vs TPM (Trusted Platform Module): questions

Which is more used, AES or TPM (Trusted Platform Module)?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, AES (227) over TPM (Trusted Platform Module) (181). By website-and-DNS footprint, TPM (Trusted Platform Module) (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses AES?

35% of AES companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 27% for TPM (Trusted Platform Module). 40% of AES companies have over 1,000 employees, against 53% for TPM (Trusted Platform Module).

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually AES in marketing and TPM (Trusted Platform Module) 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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