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C# VS Fortran_

As of 30 October 2026, Fortran is named by 224 companies and C# by 8,869; C# skews to companies under 200 people (50% vs 37%), Fortran to companies over 1,000 (38% vs 25%).

As of 30 October 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: C#'s script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Fortran rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

C#: 2–200 employees
50%
Fortran: 2–200 employees
37%
C#: 1,000+ employees
25%
Fortran: 1,000+ employees
38%
Postings per company, 90 days
4.0 · 3.8
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
8,869companies name C#
224companies name Fortran
0name both
35,301 · 841postings in 90 days, C# · Fortran
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
SegmentC#shareFortranshareLeans
Self-employed531%42%even
2-10 employees5716%219%Fortran
11-50 employees1,93822%2813%C#
51-200 employees1,96622%3415%C#
201-500 employees1,30115%3214%even
501-1000 employees8109%198%even
1001-5000 employees1,22614%2913%even
5001-10000 employees3244%198%Fortran
10,001+ employees6808%3817%Fortran
By industry
SegmentC#shareFortranshareLeans
Technology & software4,11446%3717%C#
Business & finance services1,63318%3917%even
Manufacturing & industry1,26314%6629%Fortran
Media & content3604%31%C#
Utilities & infrastructure2283%198%Fortran
Consumer services & leisure2253%157%Fortran
Commerce & trade2002%––outside top 12
Property & construction1952%63%even
Public, community & associations1942%3114%Fortran
Transport, logistics & rental1402%21%even
Automotive1281%31%even
Health care1271%21%even
Agriculture & forestry––10%outside top 12
By country
SegmentC#shareFortranshareLeans
United States4,51151%14565%Fortran
Germany84710%104%C#
United Kingdom6417%157%even
India3033%––outside top 12
Netherlands2643%––outside top 12
Canada2633%52%even
France2313%136%Fortran
Australia1562%––outside top 12
Italy1522%––outside top 12
Sweden1482%42%even
Poland1261%––outside top 12
Austria1081%31%even
Singapore––42%outside top 12
Spain––31%outside top 12
Greece––31%outside top 12
Czechia––21%outside top 12
Denmark––21%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentC#shareFortranshareLeans
Software engineering32,91766%14614%C#
IT operations & business systems3,3697%202%C#
Engineering (non-software)2,8686%37536%Fortran
Data & AI2,4115%606%even
Product, program & project management4171%50%even
Sales4091%101%even
Finance & accounting2791%20%even
Design & UX2561%20%even
Unclassified2470%––outside top 12
Customer service & success2400%20%even
Quality, safety & environment1570%131%even
Education & training1120%30%even
research and science––12612%outside top 12
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Fortran is named by 224 companies in job postings and C# by 8,869; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/c-sharp-vs-fortran)
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

C# vs Fortran: questions

Which is more used, C# or Fortran?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, C# (8,869) over Fortran (224). By website-and-DNS footprint, Fortran (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses C#?

50% of C# companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 37% for Fortran. 25% of C# companies have over 1,000 employees, against 38% for Fortran.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually C# in marketing and Fortran 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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