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ArcGIS Pro VS QGIS_

As of 4 November 2026, QGIS is named by 997 companies and ArcGIS Pro by 544; ArcGIS Pro skews to companies under 200 people (35% vs 46%), QGIS to companies over 1,000 (30% vs 37%).

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

ArcGIS Pro: 2–200 employees
35%
QGIS: 2–200 employees
46%
ArcGIS Pro: 1,000+ employees
37%
QGIS: 1,000+ employees
30%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.3 · 2.0
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
544companies name ArcGIS Pro
997companies name QGIS
150name both
1,264 · 1,978postings in 90 days, ArcGIS Pro · QGIS
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
SegmentArcGIS ProshareQGISshareLeans
Self-employed10%121%even
2-10 employees306%11111%QGIS
11-50 employees468%15916%QGIS
51-200 employees11221%18919%even
201-500 employees9317%13213%ArcGIS Pro
501-1000 employees5911%9610%even
1001-5000 employees10820%15115%ArcGIS Pro
5001-10000 employees387%535%even
10,001+ employees5710%949%even
By industry
SegmentArcGIS ProshareQGISshareLeans
Business & finance services20037%33333%ArcGIS Pro
Public, community & associations9918%14314%ArcGIS Pro
Property & construction5610%808%ArcGIS Pro
Technology & software5610%13013%QGIS
Utilities & infrastructure499%12312%QGIS
Manufacturing & industry326%818%QGIS
Consumer services & leisure265%343%even
Media & content102%293%even
Transport, logistics & rental71%111%even
Agriculture & forestry31%172%even
Commerce & trade31%91%even
Hospitality & travel20%30%even
By country
SegmentArcGIS ProshareQGISshareLeans
United States38471%32332%ArcGIS Pro
Canada346%354%ArcGIS Pro
United Kingdom265%717%QGIS
France163%12012%QGIS
Germany153%13614%QGIS
Australia132%333%even
Netherlands102%253%even
Italy41%182%even
Belgium31%162%even
Brazil31%354%QGIS
Spain31%182%even
Denmark20%––outside top 12
India––172%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentArcGIS ProshareQGISshareLeans
Data & AI56836%39916%ArcGIS Pro
Engineering (non-software)19813%43417%QGIS
construction and civil664%1626%QGIS
Quality, safety & environment624%1536%QGIS
research and science624%1757%QGIS
Software engineering554%663%even
agriculture and environment302%432%even
IT operations & business systems302%381%even
Product, program & project management292%412%even
Sales181%171%even
public safety and protective services91%151%even
Business development & strategy70%80%even
General management & consulting70%131%even
Customer service & success40%151%even
Education & training40%60%even
Legal, compliance & risk40%30%even
Marketing & communications40%50%even
Unclassified40%201%even
logistics warehouse and transport30%100%even
Administration & office20%50%even
arts media and entertainment20%40%even
real estate and property20%40%even
skilled trades and field service10%141%even
Design & UX––141%outside top 12
facilities cleaning and security––100%outside top 12
Finance & accounting––60%outside top 12
social care and community––20%outside top 12
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QGIS is named by 997 companies in job postings and ArcGIS Pro by 544; 150 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/arcgis-pro-vs-qgis)
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

ArcGIS Pro vs QGIS: questions

Which is more used, ArcGIS Pro or QGIS?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, QGIS (997) over ArcGIS Pro (544). By website-and-DNS footprint, QGIS (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses ArcGIS Pro?

35% of ArcGIS Pro companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 46% for QGIS. 37% of ArcGIS Pro companies have over 1,000 employees, against 30% for QGIS.

Do companies run both?

150 companies name both in their postings, usually ArcGIS Pro in marketing and QGIS 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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