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Amazon Web Services VS Azure Government_

As of 4 November 2026, Azure Government is named by 243 companies and Amazon Web Services by 22,292; Amazon Web Services skews to companies under 200 people (56% vs 51%), Azure Government to companies over 1,000 (23% vs 19%).

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

Amazon Web Services: 2–200 employees
56%
Azure Government: 2–200 employees
51%
Amazon Web Services: 1,000+ employees
19%
Azure Government: 1,000+ employees
23%
Postings per company, 90 days
6.1 · 2.5
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
22,292companies name Amazon Web Services
243companies name Azure Government
0name both
136,025 · 613postings in 90 days, Amazon Web Services · Azure Government
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
SegmentAmazon Web ServicesshareAzure GovernmentshareLeans
Self-employed8424%42%Amazon Web Services
2-10 employees2,69312%2410%Amazon Web Services
11-50 employees4,61921%3213%Amazon Web Services
51-200 employees5,20423%6828%Azure Government
201-500 employees2,99913%4117%Azure Government
501-1000 employees1,7678%198%even
1001-5000 employees2,35011%3615%Azure Government
5001-10000 employees6193%83%even
10,001+ employees1,1995%115%even
By industry
SegmentAmazon Web ServicesshareAzure GovernmentshareLeans
Technology & software11,58852%14660%Azure Government
Business & finance services4,33319%2611%Amazon Web Services
Manufacturing & industry1,8008%4418%Azure Government
Media & content7763%21%Amazon Web Services
Consumer services & leisure6723%52%even
Commerce & trade5653%10%Amazon Web Services
Utilities & infrastructure5162%42%even
Public, community & associations4942%94%even
Health care4092%10%even
Property & construction3872%21%even
Transport, logistics & rental2931%––outside top 12
Automotive2211%21%even
Hospitality & travel––10%outside top 12
By country
SegmentAmazon Web ServicesshareAzure GovernmentshareLeans
United States13,07859%22291%Azure Government
United Kingdom1,5937%31%Amazon Web Services
Germany1,0345%10%Amazon Web Services
India8754%10%Amazon Web Services
Canada5502%21%even
France4832%10%even
Australia3882%––outside top 12
Brazil3111%––outside top 12
Netherlands2891%––outside top 12
Sweden2251%10%even
Italy2071%––outside top 12
Spain2051%––outside top 12
Singapore––31%outside top 12
Mexico––10%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentAmazon Web ServicesshareAzure GovernmentshareLeans
Software engineering71,77440%18025%Amazon Web Services
IT operations & business systems34,86119%32144%Azure Government
Data & AI30,92417%7711%Amazon Web Services
Sales5,1363%264%even
Product, program & project management4,0672%436%Azure Government
Engineering (non-software)2,8642%81%even
Customer service & success1,9091%71%even
skilled trades and field service1,0841%––outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment1,0371%––outside top 12
General management & consulting9671%20%even
Unclassified8440%––outside top 12
Finance & accounting7820%––outside top 12
Business development & strategy7120%10%even
Marketing & communications5020%––outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk4410%71%even
healthcare clinical3970%10%even
Education & training2950%––outside top 12
construction and civil2870%––outside top 12
research and science2280%––outside top 12
Design & UX2010%––outside top 12
Human resources1800%––outside top 12
Administration & office1350%––outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport1310%––outside top 12
healthcare support and caregiving1000%––outside top 12
procurement and purchasing970%––outside top 12
arts media and entertainment850%––outside top 12
manufacturing and production780%––outside top 12
facilities cleaning and security640%––outside top 12
social care and community620%––outside top 12
Travel, leisure & events220%––outside top 12
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Azure Government is named by 243 companies in job postings and Amazon Web Services by 22,292; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/aws-vs-azure-government)
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

Amazon Web Services vs Azure Government: questions

Which is more used, Amazon Web Services or Azure Government?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Amazon Web Services (22,292) over Azure Government (243). By website-and-DNS footprint, Azure Government (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Amazon Web Services?

56% of Amazon Web Services companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 51% for Azure Government. 19% of Amazon Web Services companies have over 1,000 employees, against 23% for Azure Government.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually Amazon Web Services in marketing and Azure Government 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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