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Azure OpenAI VS OpenAI_

As of 4 November 2026, OpenAI is named by 3,389 companies and Azure OpenAI by 1,525; Azure OpenAI skews to companies under 200 people (30% vs 48%), OpenAI to companies over 1,000 (26% vs 46%).

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

Azure OpenAI: 2–200 employees
30%
OpenAI: 2–200 employees
48%
Azure OpenAI: 1,000+ employees
46%
OpenAI: 1,000+ employees
26%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.2 · 2.9
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 110,707
1,525companies name Azure OpenAI
3,389companies name OpenAI
784name both
4,841 · 9,670postings in 90 days, Azure OpenAI · 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
SegmentAzure OpenAIshareOpenAIshareLeans
Self-employed312%1886%OpenAI
2-10 employees835%46914%OpenAI
11-50 employees1449%55616%OpenAI
51-200 employees22515%60418%OpenAI
201-500 employees19913%38611%even
501-1000 employees14710%2989%even
1001-5000 employees29119%44913%Azure OpenAI
5001-10000 employees956%1264%Azure OpenAI
10,001+ employees31020%3139%Azure OpenAI
By industry
SegmentAzure OpenAIshareOpenAIshareLeans
Technology & software64142%1,78053%OpenAI
Business & finance services40727%77023%Azure OpenAI
Manufacturing & industry15910%1996%Azure OpenAI
Commerce & trade564%913%even
Utilities & infrastructure564%562%Azure OpenAI
Consumer services & leisure372%1023%even
Media & content342%1394%even
Public, community & associations322%622%even
Property & construction282%471%even
Health care262%441%even
Automotive181%––outside top 12
Transport, logistics & rental181%351%even
Hospitality & travel––331%outside top 12
By country
SegmentAzure OpenAIshareOpenAIshareLeans
United States86957%1,99459%even
United Kingdom1087%2227%even
Germany815%1765%even
India413%1364%even
France393%752%even
Australia382%501%even
Canada362%883%even
Brazil242%431%even
Netherlands232%532%even
Singapore191%––outside top 12
Spain171%431%even
Sweden161%321%even
Poland––321%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentAzure OpenAIshareOpenAIshareLeans
Data & AI2,61047%4,87139%Azure OpenAI
Software engineering1,36424%3,54029%OpenAI
IT operations & business systems5029%6705%Azure OpenAI
Product, program & project management1042%3353%even
General management & consulting902%1741%even
Sales852%3313%even
Engineering (non-software)341%1291%even
construction and civil100%210%even
Business development & strategy80%921%even
Design & UX70%570%even
Finance & accounting70%530%even
Marketing & communications70%1992%even
Customer service & success50%1081%even
Education & training50%260%even
Quality, safety & environment50%180%even
Unclassified40%440%even
arts media and entertainment20%190%even
agriculture and environment10%––outside top 12
hospitality and food service10%––outside top 12
Human resources10%340%even
Legal, compliance & risk10%440%even
logistics warehouse and transport10%100%even
procurement and purchasing10%120%even
research and science––100%outside top 12
Travel, leisure & events––90%outside top 12
Administration & office––70%outside top 12
manufacturing and production––60%outside top 12
skilled trades and field service––50%outside top 12
facilities cleaning and security––30%outside top 12
public safety and protective services––30%outside top 12
Retail & store operations––30%outside top 12
healthcare clinical––20%outside top 12
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OpenAI is named by 3,389 companies in job postings and Azure OpenAI by 1,525; 784 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/azure-openai-vs-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

Azure OpenAI vs OpenAI: questions

Which is more used, Azure OpenAI or OpenAI?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, OpenAI (3,389) over Azure OpenAI (1,525). By website-and-DNS footprint, OpenAI (110,707 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Azure OpenAI?

30% of Azure OpenAI companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 48% for OpenAI. 46% of Azure OpenAI companies have over 1,000 employees, against 26% for OpenAI.

Do companies run both?

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