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Ceph VS NetApp_

As of 4 November 2026, NetApp is named by 558 companies and Ceph by 390; Ceph skews to companies under 200 people (51% vs 35%), NetApp to companies over 1,000 (45% 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: Ceph's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, NetApp rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Ceph: 2–200 employees
51%
NetApp: 2–200 employees
35%
Ceph: 1,000+ employees
26%
NetApp: 1,000+ employees
45%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.3 · 4.0
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
390companies name Ceph
558companies name NetApp
54name both
886 · 2,240postings in 90 days, Ceph · NetApp
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
SegmentCephshareNetAppshareLeans
Self-employed113%61%even
2-10 employees4311%173%Ceph
11-50 employees7519%6812%Ceph
51-200 employees7920%10819%even
201-500 employees5213%6912%even
501-1000 employees277%417%even
1001-5000 employees5514%10619%NetApp
5001-10000 employees215%366%even
10,001+ employees277%10719%NetApp
By industry
SegmentCephshareNetAppshareLeans
Technology & software20553%27449%Ceph
Business & finance services4111%9016%NetApp
Manufacturing & industry3810%6812%NetApp
Consumer services & leisure297%204%Ceph
Public, community & associations236%244%even
Media & content215%163%Ceph
Health care133%81%even
Utilities & infrastructure123%224%even
Commerce & trade51%193%NetApp
Transport, logistics & rental21%51%even
Automotive10%61%even
Property & construction––51%outside top 12
By country
SegmentCephshareNetAppshareLeans
United States20051%34161%NetApp
Germany4311%397%Ceph
United Kingdom226%224%even
France185%275%even
Canada123%102%even
Sweden92%––outside top 12
Australia72%51%even
Spain72%112%even
India72%81%even
Netherlands72%61%even
Poland62%––outside top 12
Switzerland51%61%even
Austria––92%outside top 12
Italy––71%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentCephshareNetAppshareLeans
IT operations & business systems39231%1,30344%NetApp
Software engineering39031%30310%Ceph
Data & AI504%602%even
Engineering (non-software)484%1535%even
healthcare clinical393%––outside top 12
Customer service & success232%662%even
Sales202%39913%NetApp
Product, program & project management141%742%even
Human resources111%151%even
Design & UX81%––outside top 12
Administration & office50%20%even
logistics warehouse and transport40%100%even
Unclassified40%181%even
arts media and entertainment30%20%even
Finance & accounting30%60%even
healthcare support and caregiving30%––outside top 12
Education & training20%20%even
General management & consulting20%120%even
skilled trades and field service20%40%even
construction and civil10%20%even
Marketing & communications10%271%even
research and science10%40%even
Business development & strategy––482%outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk––60%outside top 12
procurement and purchasing––60%outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment––60%outside top 12
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NetApp is named by 558 companies in job postings and Ceph by 390; 54 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/ceph-vs-netapp)
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

Ceph vs NetApp: questions

Which is more used, Ceph or NetApp?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, NetApp (558) over Ceph (390). By website-and-DNS footprint, NetApp (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Ceph?

51% of Ceph companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 35% for NetApp. 26% of Ceph companies have over 1,000 employees, against 45% for NetApp.

Do companies run both?

54 companies name both in their postings, usually Ceph in marketing and NetApp 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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