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Agilent VS Thermo Fisher Scientific_

As of 4 November 2026, Thermo Fisher Scientific is named by 100 companies and Agilent by 153; Agilent skews to companies under 200 people (27% vs 28%), Thermo Fisher Scientific to companies over 1,000 (49% vs 51%).

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: Agilent's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Thermo Fisher Scientific rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Agilent: 2–200 employees
27%
Thermo Fisher Scientific: 2–200 employees
28%
Agilent: 1,000+ employees
51%
Thermo Fisher Scientific: 1,000+ employees
49%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.5 · 2.3
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
153companies name Agilent
100companies name Thermo Fisher Scientific
22name both
384 · 232postings in 90 days, Agilent · Thermo Fisher Scientific
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
SegmentAgilentshareThermo Fisher ScientificshareLeans
Self-employed11%11%even
2-10 employees43%44%even
11-50 employees1610%77%Agilent
51-200 employees2114%1717%Thermo Fisher Scientific
201-500 employees1510%1010%even
501-1000 employees1812%1212%even
1001-5000 employees2818%1212%Agilent
5001-10000 employees138%1414%Thermo Fisher Scientific
10,001+ employees3724%2323%even
By industry
SegmentAgilentshareThermo Fisher ScientificshareLeans
Manufacturing & industry6039%3636%Agilent
Technology & software3020%1111%Agilent
Business & finance services2315%1212%Agilent
Public, community & associations117%1313%Thermo Fisher Scientific
Consumer services & leisure107%77%even
Health care75%77%Thermo Fisher Scientific
Commerce & trade32%11%even
Media & content21%44%Thermo Fisher Scientific
Property & construction21%––outside top 12
Utilities & infrastructure21%33%even
Agriculture & forestry11%11%even
Automotive11%22%even
Transport, logistics & rental––22%outside top 12
By country
SegmentAgilentshareThermo Fisher ScientificshareLeans
United States11575%6868%Agilent
Germany85%99%Thermo Fisher Scientific
United Kingdom53%55%even
France43%22%even
Canada32%22%even
China21%––outside top 12
Denmark21%11%even
Finland21%11%even
Ireland21%11%even
India21%––outside top 12
Australia11%––outside top 12
Netherlands11%––outside top 12
Brazil––22%outside top 12
Switzerland––11%outside top 12
Italy––11%outside top 12
Japan––11%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentAgilentshareThermo Fisher ScientificshareLeans
Engineering (non-software)12928%6422%Agilent
research and science9821%6623%even
Software engineering276%114%Agilent
skilled trades and field service266%207%even
Quality, safety & environment204%176%even
Customer service & success133%41%even
Sales133%217%Thermo Fisher Scientific
IT operations & business systems123%83%even
healthcare clinical82%52%even
Education & training61%10%even
Data & AI31%41%even
General management & consulting31%31%even
manufacturing and production31%72%even
Product, program & project management20%21%even
Administration & office10%––outside top 12
Business development & strategy10%21%even
facilities cleaning and security10%––outside top 12
Finance & accounting10%––outside top 12
hospitality and food service10%––outside top 12
Human resources10%––outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport10%10%even
procurement and purchasing10%––outside top 12
Unclassified10%––outside top 12
Design & UX––21%outside top 12
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Thermo Fisher Scientific is named by 100 companies in job postings and Agilent by 153; 22 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/agilent-vs-thermo-fisher-scientific)
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

Agilent vs Thermo Fisher Scientific: questions

Which is more used, Agilent or Thermo Fisher Scientific?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Agilent (153) over Thermo Fisher Scientific (100). By website-and-DNS footprint, Thermo Fisher Scientific (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Agilent?

27% of Agilent companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 28% for Thermo Fisher Scientific. 51% of Agilent companies have over 1,000 employees, against 49% for Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Do companies run both?

22 companies name both in their postings, usually Agilent in marketing and Thermo Fisher Scientific 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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