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Anthropic VS Azure OpenAI_

As of 4 November 2026, Azure OpenAI is named by 1,525 companies and Anthropic by 1,811; Anthropic skews to companies under 200 people (46% vs 30%), Azure OpenAI to companies over 1,000 (46% 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: Anthropic's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Azure OpenAI rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Anthropic: 2–200 employees
46%
Azure OpenAI: 2–200 employees
30%
Anthropic: 1,000+ employees
27%
Azure OpenAI: 1,000+ employees
46%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.6 · 3.2
Website or DNS footprint
139,329 · 0
1,811companies name Anthropic
1,525companies name Azure OpenAI
385name both
4,634 · 4,841postings in 90 days, Anthropic · Azure OpenAI
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
SegmentAnthropicshareAzure OpenAIshareLeans
Self-employed1036%312%Anthropic
2-10 employees25814%835%Anthropic
11-50 employees27815%1449%Anthropic
51-200 employees30217%22515%even
201-500 employees21012%19913%even
501-1000 employees1659%14710%even
1001-5000 employees24914%29119%Azure OpenAI
5001-10000 employees754%956%Azure OpenAI
10,001+ employees1719%31020%Azure OpenAI
By industry
SegmentAnthropicshareAzure OpenAIshareLeans
Technology & software98955%64142%Anthropic
Business & finance services41323%40727%Azure OpenAI
Manufacturing & industry895%15910%Azure OpenAI
Media & content744%342%even
Consumer services & leisure573%372%even
Commerce & trade412%564%even
Property & construction282%282%even
Utilities & infrastructure271%564%Azure OpenAI
Health care241%262%even
Public, community & associations211%322%even
Transport, logistics & rental191%181%even
Hospitality & travel181%––outside top 12
Automotive––181%outside top 12
By country
SegmentAnthropicshareAzure OpenAIshareLeans
United States1,13863%86957%Anthropic
United Kingdom1247%1087%even
Germany734%815%even
Canada483%362%even
France483%393%even
India463%413%even
Australia261%382%even
Netherlands231%232%even
Poland201%––outside top 12
Sweden201%161%even
Brazil191%242%even
Spain191%171%even
Singapore––191%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentAnthropicshareAzure OpenAIshareLeans
Data & AI2,29539%2,61047%Azure OpenAI
Software engineering1,76430%1,36424%Anthropic
IT operations & business systems2875%5029%Azure OpenAI
Sales1723%852%even
Product, program & project management1543%1042%even
General management & consulting1012%902%even
Customer service & success581%50%even
Engineering (non-software)561%341%even
Business development & strategy541%80%even
Marketing & communications471%70%even
Finance & accounting230%70%even
Design & UX170%70%even
Education & training120%50%even
Unclassified110%40%even
construction and civil100%100%even
Human resources90%10%even
research and science90%––outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk80%10%even
logistics warehouse and transport70%10%even
Quality, safety & environment50%50%even
Administration & office20%––outside top 12
arts media and entertainment20%20%even
manufacturing and production20%––outside top 12
procurement and purchasing10%10%even
real estate and property10%––outside top 12
Retail & store operations10%––outside top 12
skilled trades and field service10%––outside top 12
social care and community10%––outside top 12
agriculture and environment––10%outside top 12
hospitality and food service––10%outside top 12
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Azure OpenAI is named by 1,525 companies in job postings and Anthropic by 1,811; 385 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/anthropic-vs-azure-openai)
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

Anthropic vs Azure OpenAI: questions

Which is more used, Anthropic or Azure OpenAI?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Anthropic (1,811) over Azure OpenAI (1,525). By website-and-DNS footprint, Anthropic (139,329 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Anthropic?

46% of Anthropic companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 30% for Azure OpenAI. 27% of Anthropic companies have over 1,000 employees, against 46% for Azure OpenAI.

Do companies run both?

385 companies name both in their postings, usually Anthropic in marketing and Azure OpenAI 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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