Shipvane · 4 AE roles
Marco E. · joined Cargolio
Fleetora · first roles in DECognex VS iPhone_
As of 4 November 2026, iPhone is named by 527 companies and Cognex by 253; Cognex skews to companies under 200 people (21% vs 44%), iPhone to companies over 1,000 (30% vs 52%).
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: Cognex's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, iPhone rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.
- Cognex: 2–200 employees
- 21%
- iPhone: 2–200 employees
- 44%
- Cognex: 1,000+ employees
- 52%
- iPhone: 1,000+ employees
- 30%
- Postings per company, 90 days
- 2.7 · 3.2
- 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 | Cognex | share | iPhone | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-employed | 2 | 1% | 11 | 2% | even |
| 2-10 employees | 5 | 2% | 55 | 10% | iPhone |
| 11-50 employees | 14 | 6% | 85 | 16% | iPhone |
| 51-200 employees | 34 | 13% | 93 | 18% | iPhone |
| 201-500 employees | 33 | 13% | 74 | 14% | even |
| 501-1000 employees | 34 | 13% | 52 | 10% | Cognex |
| 1001-5000 employees | 40 | 16% | 80 | 15% | even |
| 5001-10000 employees | 23 | 9% | 24 | 5% | Cognex |
| 10,001+ employees | 68 | 27% | 53 | 10% | Cognex |
| Segment | Cognex | share | iPhone | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing & industry | 153 | 60% | 53 | 10% | Cognex |
| Automotive | 44 | 17% | 9 | 2% | Cognex |
| Business & finance services | 17 | 7% | 91 | 17% | iPhone |
| Technology & software | 11 | 4% | 113 | 21% | iPhone |
| Commerce & trade | 10 | 4% | 42 | 8% | iPhone |
| Health care | 5 | 2% | 28 | 5% | iPhone |
| Media & content | 4 | 2% | 25 | 5% | iPhone |
| Property & construction | 4 | 2% | 71 | 13% | iPhone |
| Consumer services & leisure | 2 | 1% | 35 | 7% | iPhone |
| Utilities & infrastructure | 2 | 1% | 15 | 3% | iPhone |
| Transport, logistics & rental | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Public, community & associations | – | – | 26 | 5% | outside top 12 |
| Hospitality & travel | – | – | 10 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | Cognex | share | iPhone | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 174 | 69% | 274 | 52% | Cognex |
| Germany | 18 | 7% | 98 | 19% | iPhone |
| Canada | 11 | 4% | 13 | 2% | even |
| France | 11 | 4% | 16 | 3% | even |
| United Kingdom | 7 | 3% | 15 | 3% | even |
| India | 4 | 2% | 25 | 5% | iPhone |
| Denmark | 3 | 1% | 4 | 1% | even |
| Poland | 3 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Australia | 2 | 1% | 8 | 2% | even |
| Spain | 2 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| MY | 2 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| China | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Netherlands | – | – | 9 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| Switzerland | – | – | 7 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Austria | – | – | 6 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Belgium | – | – | 6 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | Cognex | share | iPhone | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering (non-software) | 474 | 57% | 37 | 1% | Cognex |
| skilled trades and field service | 159 | 19% | 147 | 4% | Cognex |
| Sales | 35 | 4% | 180 | 5% | even |
| Software engineering | 21 | 3% | 716 | 21% | iPhone |
| Data & AI | 13 | 2% | 45 | 1% | even |
| Quality, safety & environment | 9 | 1% | 48 | 1% | even |
| Product, program & project management | 5 | 1% | 75 | 2% | even |
| Education & training | 4 | 0% | 11 | 0% | even |
| manufacturing and production | 4 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Customer service & success | 3 | 0% | 69 | 2% | even |
| IT operations & business systems | 2 | 0% | 534 | 16% | iPhone |
| Unclassified | 2 | 0% | 134 | 4% | iPhone |
| construction and civil | 1 | 0% | 60 | 2% | even |
| Finance & accounting | 1 | 0% | 23 | 1% | even |
| Human resources | 1 | 0% | 6 | 0% | even |
| logistics warehouse and transport | 1 | 0% | 317 | 9% | iPhone |
| Marketing & communications | 1 | 0% | 56 | 2% | even |
| procurement and purchasing | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| research and science | 1 | 0% | 26 | 1% | even |
| Retail & store operations | – | – | 164 | 5% | outside top 12 |
| public safety and protective services | – | – | 66 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| arts media and entertainment | – | – | 44 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| healthcare support and caregiving | – | – | 22 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| social care and community | – | – | 21 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Administration & office | – | – | 20 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Design & UX | – | – | 14 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| General management & consulting | – | – | 14 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| healthcare clinical | – | – | 12 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| facilities cleaning and security | – | – | 11 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| real estate and property | – | – | 10 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Legal, compliance & risk | – | – | 7 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| hospitality and food service | – | – | 6 | 0% | outside top 12 |
The companies behind each column
Companies using Cognex →
Companies using iPhone →
end user devices peripherals ranked →
Quote the sentence with the date and the link. The numbers change daily; the link always shows the current ones.
iPhone is named by 527 companies in job postings and Cognex by 253; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/cognex-vs-iphone)
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.
Cognex vs iPhone: questions
Which is more used, Cognex or iPhone?
By companies naming it in their own job postings, iPhone (527) over Cognex (253). By website-and-DNS footprint, iPhone (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.
Who chooses Cognex?
21% of Cognex companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 44% for iPhone. 52% of Cognex companies have over 1,000 employees, against 30% for iPhone.
Do companies run both?
0 companies name both in their postings, usually Cognex in marketing and iPhone 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.
Get either list your way
The same data as a search, over MCP and the API, as bulk files, or pushed to you as it changes.
Every company on either tool,
with the person who owns it
Filter on Cognex or iPhone, and get 1,000 records free.