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Amazon EKS VS OpenShift_

As of 4 November 2026, OpenShift is named by 1,533 companies and Amazon EKS by 2,864; Amazon EKS skews to companies under 200 people (42% vs 38%), OpenShift to companies over 1,000 (38% vs 30%).

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 EKS'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 EKS: 2–200 employees
42%
OpenShift: 2–200 employees
38%
Amazon EKS: 1,000+ employees
30%
OpenShift: 1,000+ employees
38%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.7 · 5.4
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
2,864companies name Amazon EKS
1,533companies name OpenShift
308name both
7,837 · 8,233postings in 90 days, Amazon EKS · 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 EKSshareOpenShiftshareLeans
Self-employed712%382%even
2-10 employees2248%856%Amazon EKS
11-50 employees34912%20013%even
51-200 employees63822%30520%Amazon EKS
201-500 employees42815%18212%Amazon EKS
501-1000 employees28710%1359%even
1001-5000 employees41815%23515%even
5001-10000 employees1345%906%even
10,001+ employees31511%26317%OpenShift
By industry
SegmentAmazon EKSshareOpenShiftshareLeans
Technology & software1,56755%81653%even
Business & finance services59021%33622%even
Manufacturing & industry2087%1168%even
Media & content1234%413%even
Consumer services & leisure682%282%even
Commerce & trade612%252%even
Utilities & infrastructure602%513%even
Public, community & associations462%443%even
Transport, logistics & rental432%302%even
Automotive291%131%even
Hospitality & travel261%121%even
Property & construction231%131%even
By country
SegmentAmazon EKSshareOpenShiftshareLeans
United States1,85565%74048%Amazon EKS
United Kingdom2178%825%Amazon EKS
Germany803%1037%OpenShift
India783%332%even
Canada612%393%even
Brazil532%––outside top 12
France442%815%OpenShift
Australia391%191%even
Singapore361%––outside top 12
Spain251%232%even
Netherlands241%302%even
Japan221%––outside top 12
Switzerland––433%outside top 12
Sweden––342%outside top 12
Italy––252%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentAmazon EKSshareOpenShiftshareLeans
Software engineering5,89260%5,46352%Amazon EKS
IT operations & business systems1,82818%2,03120%even
Data & AI99010%6146%Amazon EKS
Product, program & project management861%1511%even
Engineering (non-software)741%2723%even
Sales661%1782%even
Customer service & success490%661%even
construction and civil160%140%even
General management & consulting130%280%even
Unclassified120%260%even
Quality, safety & environment90%80%even
Education & training40%40%even
Finance & accounting40%80%even
Human resources40%50%even
arts media and entertainment30%20%even
hospitality and food service30%20%even
logistics warehouse and transport30%60%even
manufacturing and production30%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications30%100%even
Business development & strategy10%10%even
Design & UX10%70%even
facilities cleaning and security10%––outside top 12
healthcare clinical10%50%even
Legal, compliance & risk10%70%even
research and science10%60%even
Retail & store operations10%––outside top 12
skilled trades and field service10%40%even
Administration & office––60%outside top 12
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OpenShift is named by 1,533 companies in job postings and Amazon EKS by 2,864; 308 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/amazon-eks-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 EKS vs OpenShift: questions

Which is more used, Amazon EKS or OpenShift?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Amazon EKS (2,864) 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 EKS?

42% of Amazon EKS companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 38% for OpenShift. 30% of Amazon EKS companies have over 1,000 employees, against 38% for OpenShift.

Do companies run both?

308 companies name both in their postings, usually Amazon EKS 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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