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Bash VS VBA_

As of 4 November 2026, VBA is named by 3,030 companies and Bash by 7,418; Bash skews to companies under 200 people (47% vs 26%), VBA to companies over 1,000 (51% vs 26%).

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

Bash: 2–200 employees
47%
VBA: 2–200 employees
26%
Bash: 1,000+ employees
26%
VBA: 1,000+ employees
51%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.5 · 3.2
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
7,418companies name Bash
3,030companies name VBA
0name both
25,868 · 9,674postings in 90 days, Bash · VBA
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
SegmentBashshareVBAshareLeans
Self-employed2053%451%even
2-10 employees6118%1445%Bash
11-50 employees1,19516%2458%Bash
51-200 employees1,71523%40913%Bash
201-500 employees1,06314%34411%Bash
501-1000 employees6959%30910%even
1001-5000 employees98013%64221%VBA
5001-10000 employees2914%2428%VBA
10,001+ employees6639%65021%VBA
By industry
SegmentBashshareVBAshareLeans
Technology & software3,74350%38113%Bash
Business & finance services1,42319%1,07135%VBA
Manufacturing & industry80911%59620%VBA
Media & content2453%632%even
Consumer services & leisure2273%773%even
Utilities & infrastructure2053%2097%VBA
Public, community & associations1792%833%even
Commerce & trade1672%1525%VBA
Transport, logistics & rental1132%893%even
Health care1021%773%even
Automotive761%863%even
Property & construction741%1114%VBA
By country
SegmentBashshareVBAshareLeans
United States4,21957%1,51350%Bash
United Kingdom5127%2077%even
Germany4436%2338%even
France2523%2037%VBA
India1933%522%even
Canada1752%1084%even
Australia1111%331%even
Poland911%431%even
Netherlands901%421%even
Italy811%––outside top 12
Sweden801%––outside top 12
Spain791%––outside top 12
Brazil––773%outside top 12
Singapore––381%outside top 12
Switzerland––371%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentBashshareVBAshareLeans
Software engineering12,85739%5925%Bash
IT operations & business systems11,12634%6235%Bash
Engineering (non-software)1,6225%1,44612%VBA
Data & AI1,5265%1,0088%VBA
Customer service & success1,0453%651%Bash
Sales3801%1341%even
Product, program & project management1420%4754%VBA
research and science1150%490%even
Unclassified460%580%even
Quality, safety & environment410%1031%even
General management & consulting390%2052%even
skilled trades and field service340%370%even
Education & training310%110%even
Legal, compliance & risk200%5144%VBA
Administration & office170%390%even
construction and civil170%390%even
Finance & accounting170%2,74423%VBA
Marketing & communications160%861%even
arts media and entertainment130%130%even
public safety and protective services100%140%even
facilities cleaning and security50%––outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport50%3163%VBA
Design & UX40%90%even
hospitality and food service30%50%even
Human resources30%901%even
manufacturing and production30%110%even
Business development & strategy20%631%even
healthcare clinical20%––outside top 12
agriculture and environment10%10%even
social care and community10%––outside top 12
procurement and purchasing––621%outside top 12
real estate and property––50%outside top 12
Retail & store operations––30%outside top 12
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VBA is named by 3,030 companies in job postings and Bash by 7,418; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/bash-vs-vba)
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

Bash vs VBA: questions

Which is more used, Bash or VBA?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Bash (7,418) over VBA (3,030). By website-and-DNS footprint, VBA (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Bash?

47% of Bash companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 26% for VBA. 26% of Bash companies have over 1,000 employees, against 51% for VBA.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually Bash in marketing and VBA 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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