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AWS Glue VS dbt_

As of 4 November 2026, dbt is named by 1,758 companies and AWS Glue by 1,256; AWS Glue skews to companies under 200 people (37% vs 40%), dbt to companies over 1,000 (30% vs 36%).

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

AWS Glue: 2–200 employees
37%
dbt: 2–200 employees
40%
AWS Glue: 1,000+ employees
36%
dbt: 1,000+ employees
30%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.9 · 2.8
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
1,256companies name AWS Glue
1,758companies name dbt
221name both
3,611 · 4,886postings in 90 days, AWS Glue · dbt
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
SegmentAWS GluesharedbtshareLeans
Self-employed302%945%dbt
2-10 employees605%18210%dbt
11-50 employees14111%18410%even
51-200 employees26821%33019%AWS Glue
201-500 employees17914%24314%even
501-1000 employees12210%19411%even
1001-5000 employees20316%27716%even
5001-10000 employees685%724%even
10,001+ employees18515%18210%AWS Glue
By industry
SegmentAWS GluesharedbtshareLeans
Technology & software62450%75443%AWS Glue
Business & finance services30324%39222%even
Manufacturing & industry897%996%even
Consumer services & leisure433%634%even
Media & content423%1026%dbt
Public, community & associations272%503%even
Property & construction272%171%even
Utilities & infrastructure272%302%even
Commerce & trade222%724%dbt
Health care141%1187%dbt
Automotive131%––outside top 12
Hospitality & travel111%221%even
Transport, logistics & rental––201%outside top 12
By country
SegmentAWS GluesharedbtshareLeans
United States80664%1,01658%AWS Glue
United Kingdom786%1589%dbt
India444%292%even
Canada333%463%even
France302%865%dbt
Germany292%583%even
Brazil192%312%even
Australia151%282%even
Singapore141%131%even
Spain121%161%even
Poland121%––outside top 12
Italy101%––outside top 12
Sweden––352%outside top 12
Netherlands––322%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentAWS GluesharedbtshareLeans
Data & AI3,10068%4,21572%dbt
Software engineering65514%4057%AWS Glue
IT operations & business systems2095%1132%AWS Glue
Engineering (non-software)371%150%even
Product, program & project management371%1072%even
Sales281%962%even
construction and civil271%50%even
General management & consulting120%180%even
manufacturing and production110%30%even
Finance & accounting100%190%even
Customer service & success80%90%even
Legal, compliance & risk70%100%even
Quality, safety & environment60%70%even
Business development & strategy50%70%even
Administration & office20%60%even
Education & training20%70%even
healthcare clinical20%1743%dbt
skilled trades and field service20%50%even
Unclassified20%230%even
arts media and entertainment10%30%even
facilities cleaning and security10%50%even
healthcare support and caregiving10%100%even
hospitality and food service10%90%even
Human resources10%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications10%601%even
procurement and purchasing10%––outside top 12
social care and community––421%outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport––100%outside top 12
research and science––50%outside top 12
agriculture and environment––40%outside top 12
personal care and wellness––40%outside top 12
Design & UX––30%outside top 12
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dbt is named by 1,758 companies in job postings and AWS Glue by 1,256; 221 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/aws-glue-vs-dbt)
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

AWS Glue vs dbt: questions

Which is more used, AWS Glue or dbt?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, dbt (1,758) over AWS Glue (1,256). By website-and-DNS footprint, dbt (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses AWS Glue?

37% of AWS Glue companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 40% for dbt. 36% of AWS Glue companies have over 1,000 employees, against 30% for dbt.

Do companies run both?

221 companies name both in their postings, usually AWS Glue in marketing and dbt 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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