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AMPscript VS VBA_

As of 30 October 2026, VBA is named by 2,234 companies and AMPscript by 122; AMPscript skews to companies under 200 people (25% vs 27%), VBA to companies over 1,000 (51% vs 51%).

As of 30 October 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: AMPscript's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, VBA rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

AMPscript: 2–200 employees
25%
VBA: 2–200 employees
27%
AMPscript: 1,000+ employees
51%
VBA: 1,000+ employees
51%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.1 · 3.7
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
122companies name AMPscript
2,234companies name VBA
0name both
254 · 8,223postings in 90 days, AMPscript · VBA
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
SegmentAMPscriptshareVBAshareLeans
Self-employed22%100%even
2-10 employees32%964%even
11-50 employees97%2039%even
51-200 employees1815%30414%even
201-500 employees1210%25311%even
501-1000 employees1613%23811%AMPscript
1001-5000 employees2420%47121%even
5001-10000 employees1311%1868%AMPscript
10,001+ employees2520%47321%even
By industry
SegmentAMPscriptshareVBAshareLeans
Business & finance services3630%79335%VBA
Technology & software2924%29713%AMPscript
Commerce & trade108%944%AMPscript
Hospitality & travel87%––outside top 12
Consumer services & leisure76%462%AMPscript
Health care76%653%AMPscript
Manufacturing & industry76%45220%VBA
Transport, logistics & rental54%593%even
Public, community & associations43%502%even
Media & content43%502%even
Utilities & infrastructure43%1637%VBA
Automotive11%593%even
Property & construction––854%outside top 12
By country
SegmentAMPscriptshareVBAshareLeans
United States6654%1,16152%AMPscript
United Kingdom97%1708%even
Canada87%804%AMPscript
Brazil65%372%AMPscript
Germany65%1999%VBA
France54%1587%VBA
Spain43%––outside top 12
Netherlands43%372%even
Australia32%241%even
Portugal32%––outside top 12
Sweden32%––outside top 12
Colombia11%––outside top 12
Poland––372%outside top 12
India––331%outside top 12
Switzerland––301%outside top 12
Singapore––291%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentAMPscriptshareVBAshareLeans
Marketing & communications9930%––outside top 12
Software engineering6319%5315%AMPscript
IT operations & business systems6018%5365%AMPscript
Product, program & project management72%3263%even
Customer service & success41%––outside top 12
Data & AI41%8528%VBA
construction and civil10%––outside top 12
Design & UX10%––outside top 12
Engineering (non-software)10%1,21512%VBA
Finance & accounting––2,44424%outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk––4494%outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport––2643%outside top 12
General management & consulting––1912%outside top 12
Sales––1171%outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment––901%outside top 12
Human resources––791%outside top 12
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VBA is named by 2,234 companies in job postings and AMPscript by 122; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/ampscript-vs-vba)
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

AMPscript vs VBA: questions

Which is more used, AMPscript or VBA?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, VBA (2,234) over AMPscript (122). By website-and-DNS footprint, VBA (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses AMPscript?

25% of AMPscript companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 27% for VBA. 51% of AMPscript companies have over 1,000 employees, against 51% for VBA.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually AMPscript in marketing and VBA 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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