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Amazon ECS VS OpenShift_

As of 4 November 2026, OpenShift is named by 1,533 companies and Amazon ECS by 2,405; Amazon ECS skews to companies under 200 people (48% vs 38%), OpenShift to companies over 1,000 (38% vs 27%).

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

Amazon ECS: 2–200 employees
48%
OpenShift: 2–200 employees
38%
Amazon ECS: 1,000+ employees
27%
OpenShift: 1,000+ employees
38%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.5 · 5.4
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
2,405companies name Amazon ECS
1,533companies name OpenShift
111name both
5,926 · 8,233postings in 90 days, Amazon ECS · OpenShift
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
SegmentAmazon ECSshareOpenShiftshareLeans
Self-employed683%382%even
2-10 employees2199%856%Amazon ECS
11-50 employees36515%20013%Amazon ECS
51-200 employees56223%30520%Amazon ECS
201-500 employees32313%18212%even
501-1000 employees2159%1359%even
1001-5000 employees31013%23515%OpenShift
5001-10000 employees954%906%even
10,001+ employees24810%26317%OpenShift
By industry
SegmentAmazon ECSshareOpenShiftshareLeans
Technology & software1,27953%81653%even
Business & finance services50021%33622%even
Manufacturing & industry1627%1168%even
Media & content1054%413%even
Consumer services & leisure653%282%even
Utilities & infrastructure552%513%even
Commerce & trade532%252%even
Public, community & associations392%443%even
Property & construction382%131%even
Health care291%––outside top 12
Transport, logistics & rental281%302%even
Automotive271%131%even
Hospitality & travel––121%outside top 12
By country
SegmentAmazon ECSshareOpenShiftshareLeans
United States1,53264%74048%Amazon ECS
United Kingdom2028%825%Amazon ECS
Germany793%1037%OpenShift
India633%332%even
Canada562%393%even
Japan432%––outside top 12
France412%815%OpenShift
Australia341%191%even
Brazil301%––outside top 12
Singapore261%––outside top 12
Sweden241%342%even
Spain161%232%even
Switzerland––433%outside top 12
Netherlands––302%outside top 12
Italy––252%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentAmazon ECSshareOpenShiftshareLeans
Software engineering4,57360%5,46352%Amazon ECS
IT operations & business systems1,01013%2,03120%OpenShift
Data & AI94012%6146%Amazon ECS
Engineering (non-software)811%2723%even
Product, program & project management791%1511%even
Customer service & success451%661%even
Sales431%1782%even
skilled trades and field service300%40%even
healthcare clinical180%50%even
healthcare support and caregiving180%––outside top 12
Finance & accounting140%80%even
construction and civil130%140%even
Unclassified120%260%even
facilities cleaning and security90%––outside top 12
General management & consulting80%280%even
Design & UX60%70%even
Legal, compliance & risk50%70%even
logistics warehouse and transport50%60%even
social care and community50%––outside top 12
Education & training40%40%even
hospitality and food service40%20%even
Quality, safety & environment40%80%even
Human resources30%50%even
Administration & office20%60%even
manufacturing and production20%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications20%100%even
arts media and entertainment10%20%even
Business development & strategy10%10%even
procurement and purchasing10%––outside top 12
Travel, leisure & events10%––outside top 12
research and science––60%outside top 12
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OpenShift is named by 1,533 companies in job postings and Amazon ECS by 2,405; 111 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/amazon-ecs-vs-openshift)
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

Amazon ECS vs OpenShift: questions

Which is more used, Amazon ECS or OpenShift?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Amazon ECS (2,405) over OpenShift (1,533). By website-and-DNS footprint, OpenShift (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Amazon ECS?

48% of Amazon ECS companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 38% for OpenShift. 27% of Amazon ECS companies have over 1,000 employees, against 38% for OpenShift.

Do companies run both?

111 companies name both in their postings, usually Amazon ECS in marketing and OpenShift 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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