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Citrix VS OpenStack_

As of 30 October 2026, OpenStack is named by 411 companies and Citrix by 838; Citrix skews to companies under 200 people (27% vs 45%), OpenStack to companies over 1,000 (34% vs 48%).

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

Citrix: 2–200 employees
27%
OpenStack: 2–200 employees
45%
Citrix: 1,000+ employees
48%
OpenStack: 1,000+ employees
34%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.1 · 4.5
Website or DNS footprint
2,145 · 0
838companies name Citrix
411companies name OpenStack
0name both
2,595 · 1,856postings in 90 days, Citrix · OpenStack
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
SegmentCitrixshareOpenStackshareLeans
Self-employed51%20%even
2-10 employees354%266%OpenStack
11-50 employees8410%6416%OpenStack
51-200 employees10713%9724%OpenStack
201-500 employees10813%5413%even
501-1000 employees10012%277%Citrix
1001-5000 employees21025%6917%Citrix
5001-10000 employees486%225%even
10,001+ employees14117%5012%Citrix
By industry
SegmentCitrixshareOpenStackshareLeans
Technology & software30036%25462%OpenStack
Business & finance services17120%4511%Citrix
Health care10212%20%Citrix
Manufacturing & industry9311%318%Citrix
Property & construction293%72%even
Public, community & associations273%164%even
Utilities & infrastructure253%266%OpenStack
Commerce & trade233%31%Citrix
Transport, logistics & rental213%20%Citrix
Consumer services & leisure152%113%even
Media & content132%123%even
Automotive101%––outside top 12
Agriculture & forestry––10%outside top 12
By country
SegmentCitrixshareOpenStackshareLeans
United States46555%20951%Citrix
Germany11514%4411%Citrix
United Kingdom516%236%even
Canada334%113%even
France243%236%OpenStack
Netherlands213%92%even
Switzerland162%––outside top 12
Australia142%61%even
Austria121%––outside top 12
Spain121%––outside top 12
India101%82%even
Italy91%72%even
Sweden––102%outside top 12
Poland––82%outside top 12
Finland––61%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentCitrixshareOpenStackshareLeans
IT operations & business systems2,06957%73728%Citrix
Software engineering2407%1,02039%OpenStack
Engineering (non-software)1253%1064%even
Customer service & success1013%693%even
Sales973%733%even
Product, program & project management752%713%even
Data & AI491%1325%OpenStack
Administration & office441%––outside top 12
General management & consulting211%––outside top 12
Finance & accounting191%40%even
skilled trades and field service191%––outside top 12
manufacturing and production150%––outside top 12
Education & training––90%outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport––60%outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment––60%outside top 12
Marketing & communications––50%outside top 12
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OpenStack is named by 411 companies in job postings and Citrix by 838; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/citrix-vs-openstack)
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

Citrix vs OpenStack: questions

Which is more used, Citrix or OpenStack?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Citrix (838) over OpenStack (411). By website-and-DNS footprint, Citrix (2,145 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Citrix?

27% of Citrix companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 45% for OpenStack. 48% of Citrix companies have over 1,000 employees, against 34% for OpenStack.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually Citrix in marketing and OpenStack 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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