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Cerner VS Epic_

As of 4 November 2026, Epic is named by 1,939 companies and Cerner by 690; Cerner skews to companies under 200 people (31% vs 34%), Epic to companies over 1,000 (37% vs 41%).

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

Cerner: 2–200 employees
31%
Epic: 2–200 employees
34%
Cerner: 1,000+ employees
41%
Epic: 1,000+ employees
37%
Postings per company, 90 days
6.1 · 15.9
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
690companies name Cerner
1,939companies name Epic
532name both
4,219 · 30,847postings in 90 days, Cerner · Epic
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
SegmentCernershareEpicshareLeans
Self-employed233%432%even
2-10 employees446%1297%even
11-50 employees609%1759%even
51-200 employees10816%34618%Epic
201-500 employees9514%30216%even
501-1000 employees7811%22211%even
1001-5000 employees14621%36719%Cerner
5001-10000 employees477%1156%even
10,001+ employees8913%24012%even
By industry
SegmentCernershareEpicshareLeans
Health care34450%97050%even
Technology & software17826%26914%Cerner
Business & finance services9914%32117%Epic
Public, community & associations233%1297%Epic
Consumer services & leisure172%834%even
Manufacturing & industry142%462%even
Media & content91%472%even
Commerce & trade20%111%even
Property & construction20%161%even
Transport, logistics & rental10%90%even
Utilities & infrastructure10%121%even
Hospitality & travel––191%outside top 12
By country
SegmentCernershareEpicshareLeans
United States59186%1,66386%even
Canada243%533%even
United Kingdom152%352%even
Australia101%151%even
United Arab Emirates51%––outside top 12
PH30%50%even
Germany20%141%even
France20%161%even
India20%101%even
Singapore20%––outside top 12
Switzerland10%60%even
Finland10%––outside top 12
Netherlands––90%outside top 12
Ireland––50%outside top 12
Belgium––40%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentCernershareEpicshareLeans
healthcare clinical2,86251%19,80049%Cerner
Administration & office4498%3,5669%even
healthcare support and caregiving2765%3,7829%Epic
Finance & accounting2625%1,4954%even
IT operations & business systems1913%1,9615%even
Data & AI1573%5741%even
Product, program & project management1392%6182%even
Software engineering1212%5111%even
Customer service & success811%3131%even
Education & training541%3421%even
social care and community531%4261%even
General management & consulting511%3021%even
Sales481%7772%even
research and science270%2571%even
skilled trades and field service240%670%even
Quality, safety & environment160%950%even
Engineering (non-software)150%1220%even
Unclassified100%660%even
Human resources90%560%even
hospitality and food service80%1590%even
Marketing & communications50%1040%even
Business development & strategy40%690%even
logistics warehouse and transport40%910%even
procurement and purchasing40%––outside top 12
facilities cleaning and security30%1070%even
arts media and entertainment20%510%even
Legal, compliance & risk20%660%even
construction and civil10%320%even
Design & UX10%700%even
manufacturing and production10%––outside top 12
Travel, leisure & events––610%outside top 12
Retail & store operations––400%outside top 12
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Epic is named by 1,939 companies in job postings and Cerner by 690; 532 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/cerner-vs-epic)
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

Cerner vs Epic: questions

Which is more used, Cerner or Epic?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Epic (1,939) over Cerner (690). By website-and-DNS footprint, Epic (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Cerner?

31% of Cerner companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 34% for Epic. 41% of Cerner companies have over 1,000 employees, against 37% for Epic.

Do companies run both?

532 companies name both in their postings, usually Cerner in marketing and Epic 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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