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Blender VS Rhinoceros 3D_

As of 4 November 2026, Rhinoceros 3D is named by 971 companies and Blender by 1,174; Blender skews to companies under 200 people (55% vs 51%), Rhinoceros 3D to companies over 1,000 (25% vs 22%).

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: Blender's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Rhinoceros 3D rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Blender: 2–200 employees
55%
Rhinoceros 3D: 2–200 employees
51%
Blender: 1,000+ employees
22%
Rhinoceros 3D: 1,000+ employees
25%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.4 · 4.0
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
1,174companies name Blender
971companies name Rhinoceros 3D
120name both
2,762 · 3,840postings in 90 days, Blender · Rhinoceros 3D
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
SegmentBlendershareRhinoceros 3DshareLeans
Self-employed686%172%Blender
2-10 employees16214%10110%Blender
11-50 employees26222%18719%Blender
51-200 employees22119%20621%Rhinoceros 3D
201-500 employees12911%14715%Rhinoceros 3D
501-1000 employees736%727%even
1001-5000 employees11610%12813%Rhinoceros 3D
5001-10000 employees403%344%even
10,001+ employees1039%798%even
By industry
SegmentBlendershareRhinoceros 3DshareLeans
Business & finance services26823%21622%even
Media & content24421%323%Blender
Manufacturing & industry20417%17418%even
Technology & software17815%546%Blender
Consumer services & leisure827%556%even
Commerce & trade615%768%Rhinoceros 3D
Property & construction363%24725%Rhinoceros 3D
Public, community & associations343%323%even
Automotive313%475%Rhinoceros 3D
Hospitality & travel111%162%even
Health care101%61%even
Utilities & infrastructure101%91%even
By country
SegmentBlendershareRhinoceros 3DshareLeans
United States63054%51153%even
United Kingdom948%616%even
Germany928%768%even
India494%303%even
France252%283%even
Poland212%––outside top 12
Spain202%141%even
Canada192%313%even
Netherlands192%283%even
Australia171%141%even
Italy101%303%Rhinoceros 3D
Singapore101%––outside top 12
Austria––131%outside top 12
Greece––111%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentBlendershareRhinoceros 3DshareLeans
Design & UX2,31064%1,97736%Blender
Engineering (non-software)1233%93517%Rhinoceros 3D
manufacturing and production1143%170%Blender
arts media and entertainment1123%90%Blender
Software engineering1123%281%Blender
Data & AI642%200%even
Education & training471%281%even
Marketing & communications441%60%even
hospitality and food service251%––outside top 12
Unclassified160%351%even
construction and civil130%85516%Rhinoceros 3D
IT operations & business systems120%120%even
skilled trades and field service80%180%even
research and science70%180%even
Product, program & project management60%571%even
agriculture and environment50%301%even
Sales40%892%even
Quality, safety & environment30%1002%even
Retail & store operations30%70%even
Travel, leisure & events30%30%even
logistics warehouse and transport20%10%even
Administration & office10%––outside top 12
Business development & strategy10%20%even
Customer service & success10%30%even
facilities cleaning and security10%20%even
Finance & accounting10%30%even
healthcare clinical10%––outside top 12
Human resources––210%outside top 12
General management & consulting––40%outside top 12
public safety and protective services––30%outside top 12
procurement and purchasing––10%outside top 12
real estate and property––10%outside top 12
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Rhinoceros 3D is named by 971 companies in job postings and Blender by 1,174; 120 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/blender-vs-rhinoceros-3d)
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

Blender vs Rhinoceros 3D: questions

Which is more used, Blender or Rhinoceros 3D?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Blender (1,174) over Rhinoceros 3D (971). By website-and-DNS footprint, Rhinoceros 3D (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Blender?

55% of Blender companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 51% for Rhinoceros 3D. 22% of Blender companies have over 1,000 employees, against 25% for Rhinoceros 3D.

Do companies run both?

120 companies name both in their postings, usually Blender in marketing and Rhinoceros 3D 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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