CentOS VS SUSE Linux
As of 30 October 2026, SUSE Linux is named by 166 companies and CentOS by 564; CentOS skews to companies under 200 people (50% vs 39%), SUSE Linux 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: CentOS's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, SUSE Linux rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.
- CentOS: 2–200 employees
- 50%
- SUSE Linux: 2–200 employees
- 39%
- CentOS: 1,000+ employees
- 25%
- SUSE Linux: 1,000+ employees
- 38%
- Postings per company, 90 days
- 2.4 · 3.5
- Website or DNS footprint
- 0 · 0
Who chooses which
Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.
| Segment | CentOS | share | SUSE Linux | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-employed | 6 | 1% | 1 | 1% | even |
| 2-10 employees | 36 | 6% | 6 | 4% | CentOS |
| 11-50 employees | 105 | 19% | 29 | 17% | even |
| 51-200 employees | 142 | 25% | 29 | 17% | CentOS |
| 201-500 employees | 75 | 13% | 22 | 13% | even |
| 501-1000 employees | 57 | 10% | 16 | 10% | even |
| 1001-5000 employees | 62 | 11% | 31 | 19% | SUSE Linux |
| 5001-10000 employees | 18 | 3% | 9 | 5% | SUSE Linux |
| 10,001+ employees | 63 | 11% | 23 | 14% | SUSE Linux |
| Segment | CentOS | share | SUSE Linux | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology & software | 318 | 56% | 93 | 56% | even |
| Business & finance services | 85 | 15% | 18 | 11% | CentOS |
| Manufacturing & industry | 66 | 12% | 23 | 14% | SUSE Linux |
| Utilities & infrastructure | 21 | 4% | 5 | 3% | even |
| Media & content | 16 | 3% | 5 | 3% | even |
| Public, community & associations | 13 | 2% | 3 | 2% | even |
| Consumer services & leisure | 13 | 2% | 3 | 2% | even |
| Commerce & trade | 9 | 2% | 6 | 4% | SUSE Linux |
| Property & construction | 7 | 1% | 1 | 1% | even |
| Health care | 5 | 1% | 3 | 2% | even |
| Automotive | 4 | 1% | 4 | 2% | even |
| Transport, logistics & rental | 4 | 1% | 2 | 1% | even |
| Segment | CentOS | share | SUSE Linux | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 321 | 57% | 63 | 38% | CentOS |
| United Kingdom | 38 | 7% | 9 | 5% | even |
| France | 33 | 6% | 4 | 2% | CentOS |
| India | 25 | 4% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Germany | 22 | 4% | 39 | 23% | SUSE Linux |
| Singapore | 12 | 2% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 2% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Canada | 8 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Italy | 8 | 1% | 7 | 4% | SUSE Linux |
| Poland | 8 | 1% | 3 | 2% | even |
| Japan | 6 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Spain | 5 | 1% | 4 | 2% | even |
| Switzerland | – | – | 3 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| Denmark | – | – | 3 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| Finland | – | – | 3 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| Romania | – | – | 3 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| Austria | – | – | 2 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | CentOS | share | SUSE Linux | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IT operations & business systems | 935 | 46% | 400 | 51% | SUSE Linux |
| Software engineering | 609 | 30% | 161 | 21% | CentOS |
| Engineering (non-software) | 110 | 5% | 23 | 3% | CentOS |
| Customer service & success | 67 | 3% | 16 | 2% | even |
| Data & AI | 21 | 1% | 3 | 0% | even |
| Product, program & project management | 13 | 1% | 12 | 2% | even |
| Sales | 10 | 0% | 23 | 3% | SUSE Linux |
| Quality, safety & environment | 6 | 0% | 3 | 0% | even |
| Marketing & communications | 5 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Education & training | 4 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Administration & office | 3 | 0% | 4 | 1% | even |
| General management & consulting | 2 | 0% | 4 | 1% | even |
| Logistics warehouse and transport | – | – | 3 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Business development & strategy | – | – | 2 | 0% | outside top 12 |
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SUSE Linux is named by 166 companies in job postings and CentOS by 564; 54 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/centos-vs-suse-linux)
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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.
CentOS vs SUSE Linux: questions
Which is more used, CentOS or SUSE Linux?
By companies naming it in their own job postings, CentOS (564) over SUSE Linux (166). By website-and-DNS footprint, SUSE Linux (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.
Who chooses CentOS?
50% of CentOS companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 39% for SUSE Linux. 25% of CentOS companies have over 1,000 employees, against 38% for SUSE Linux.
Do companies run both?
54 companies name both in their postings, usually CentOS in marketing and SUSE Linux 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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