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ARM Cortex-M VS Raspberry Pi_

As of 4 November 2026, Raspberry Pi is named by 418 companies and ARM Cortex-M by 254; ARM Cortex-M skews to companies under 200 people (51% vs 54%), Raspberry Pi to companies over 1,000 (26% vs 29%).

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

ARM Cortex-M: 2–200 employees
51%
Raspberry Pi: 2–200 employees
54%
ARM Cortex-M: 1,000+ employees
29%
Raspberry Pi: 1,000+ employees
26%
Postings per company, 90 days
1.8 · 1.6
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
254companies name ARM Cortex-M
418companies name Raspberry Pi
0name both
466 · 672postings in 90 days, ARM Cortex-M · Raspberry Pi
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
SegmentARM Cortex-MshareRaspberry PishareLeans
Self-employed73%195%even
2-10 employees3213%5814%even
11-50 employees3614%8520%Raspberry Pi
51-200 employees6224%8119%ARM Cortex-M
201-500 employees3112%4511%even
501-1000 employees135%205%even
1001-5000 employees3815%5914%even
5001-10000 employees114%154%even
10,001+ employees249%369%even
By industry
SegmentARM Cortex-MshareRaspberry PishareLeans
Manufacturing & industry14156%15236%ARM Cortex-M
Technology & software4518%9723%Raspberry Pi
Business & finance services2711%348%ARM Cortex-M
Commerce & trade104%164%even
Utilities & infrastructure83%133%even
Automotive73%113%even
Public, community & associations62%184%even
Consumer services & leisure52%4110%Raspberry Pi
Property & construction21%61%even
Transport, logistics & rental21%102%even
Health care10%––outside top 12
Media & content––184%outside top 12
Agriculture & forestry––10%outside top 12
By country
SegmentARM Cortex-MshareRaspberry PishareLeans
United States14657%21551%ARM Cortex-M
Germany2610%4811%even
United Kingdom125%246%even
France114%123%even
India73%195%even
Australia52%––outside top 12
Sweden52%72%even
Spain42%51%even
Canada31%113%even
Netherlands31%92%even
Poland31%72%even
United Arab Emirates21%––outside top 12
Switzerland––72%outside top 12
Singapore––51%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentARM Cortex-MshareRaspberry PishareLeans
Software engineering44273%28832%ARM Cortex-M
Engineering (non-software)8915%28131%Raspberry Pi
IT operations & business systems183%313%even
Data & AI51%334%Raspberry Pi
Sales41%273%Raspberry Pi
Customer service & success20%71%even
Product, program & project management20%91%even
Design & UX10%81%even
Quality, safety & environment10%30%even
research and science––182%outside top 12
Education & training––91%outside top 12
skilled trades and field service––91%outside top 12
arts media and entertainment––30%outside top 12
Unclassified––30%outside top 12
Marketing & communications––20%outside top 12
General management & consulting––10%outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport––10%outside top 12
social care and community––10%outside top 12
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Raspberry Pi is named by 418 companies in job postings and ARM Cortex-M by 254; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/arm-cortex-m-vs-raspberry-pi)
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

ARM Cortex-M vs Raspberry Pi: questions

Which is more used, ARM Cortex-M or Raspberry Pi?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Raspberry Pi (418) over ARM Cortex-M (254). By website-and-DNS footprint, Raspberry Pi (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses ARM Cortex-M?

51% of ARM Cortex-M companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 54% for Raspberry Pi. 29% of ARM Cortex-M companies have over 1,000 employees, against 26% for Raspberry Pi.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually ARM Cortex-M in marketing and Raspberry Pi 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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