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Angular VS Next.js_

As of 4 November 2026, Next.js is named by 5,125 companies and Angular by 7,458; Angular skews to companies under 200 people (55% vs 66%), Next.js to companies over 1,000 (12% vs 23%).

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

Angular: 2–200 employees
55%
Next.js: 2–200 employees
66%
Angular: 1,000+ employees
23%
Next.js: 1,000+ employees
12%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.9 · 1.7
Website or DNS footprint
73,968 · 0
7,458companies name Angular
5,125companies name Next.js
533name both
29,126 · 8,921postings in 90 days, Angular · Next.js
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
SegmentAngularshareNext.jsshareLeans
Self-employed2103%58911%Next.js
2-10 employees76910%1,22524%Next.js
11-50 employees1,68523%1,34426%Next.js
51-200 employees1,66122%79816%Angular
201-500 employees89412%3577%Angular
501-1000 employees5597%2174%Angular
1001-5000 employees83411%2966%Angular
5001-10000 employees2563%942%even
10,001+ employees5908%2054%Angular
By industry
SegmentAngularshareNext.jsshareLeans
Technology & software4,25357%2,98058%even
Business & finance services1,49320%1,03820%even
Manufacturing & industry5067%1783%Angular
Consumer services & leisure2043%1543%even
Media & content1913%2435%Next.js
Utilities & infrastructure1522%––outside top 12
Commerce & trade1402%1523%even
Public, community & associations1372%701%even
Transport, logistics & rental1101%491%even
Property & construction801%631%even
Automotive711%371%even
Health care691%641%even
Hospitality & travel––541%outside top 12
By country
SegmentAngularshareNext.jsshareLeans
United States3,56748%2,76754%Next.js
Germany5878%2645%Angular
India4576%3467%even
United Kingdom4336%3387%even
France2774%992%even
Canada1953%1172%even
Netherlands1712%872%even
Italy1642%541%even
Poland1142%551%even
Australia1041%772%even
Belgium901%––outside top 12
Switzerland901%––outside top 12
Brazil––561%outside top 12
Sweden––521%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentAngularshareNext.jsshareLeans
Software engineering30,97579%9,30977%even
Data & AI1,8775%7016%even
IT operations & business systems1,3543%2622%even
Design & UX6322%921%even
Engineering (non-software)3441%2412%even
Product, program & project management3101%821%even
Unclassified2131%811%even
Sales1240%661%even
Finance & accounting750%80%even
Marketing & communications640%891%even
Customer service & success530%430%even
General management & consulting510%130%even
Education & training500%40%even
Quality, safety & environment490%230%even
construction and civil450%130%even
manufacturing and production400%––outside top 12
Human resources270%40%even
Administration & office210%––outside top 12
skilled trades and field service200%20%even
healthcare clinical180%––outside top 12
Business development & strategy140%100%even
Legal, compliance & risk140%20%even
arts media and entertainment120%10%even
logistics warehouse and transport110%10%even
research and science50%20%even
procurement and purchasing40%––outside top 12
healthcare support and caregiving30%––outside top 12
social care and community30%––outside top 12
facilities cleaning and security10%––outside top 12
Retail & store operations10%10%even
personal care and wellness––10%outside top 12
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Next.js is named by 5,125 companies in job postings and Angular by 7,458; 533 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/angular-vs-next-js)
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

Angular vs Next.js: questions

Which is more used, Angular or Next.js?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Angular (7,458) over Next.js (5,125). By website-and-DNS footprint, Angular (73,968 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Angular?

55% of Angular companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 66% for Next.js. 23% of Angular companies have over 1,000 employees, against 12% for Next.js.

Do companies run both?

533 companies name both in their postings, usually Angular in marketing and Next.js 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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