cron VS eBPF
As of 30 October 2026, eBPF is named by 218 companies and cron by 179; cron skews to companies under 200 people (56% vs 48%), eBPF to companies over 1,000 (28% vs 24%).
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: cron's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, eBPF rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.
- cron: 2–200 employees
- 56%
- eBPF: 2–200 employees
- 48%
- cron: 1,000+ employees
- 24%
- eBPF: 1,000+ employees
- 28%
- Postings per company, 90 days
- 2.0 · 3.7
- 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 | cron | share | eBPF | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-employed | 3 | 2% | 5 | 2% | even |
| 2-10 employees | 19 | 11% | 21 | 10% | even |
| 11-50 employees | 42 | 23% | 45 | 21% | cron |
| 51-200 employees | 39 | 22% | 38 | 17% | cron |
| 201-500 employees | 22 | 12% | 29 | 13% | even |
| 501-1000 employees | 11 | 6% | 20 | 9% | eBPF |
| 1001-5000 employees | 20 | 11% | 35 | 16% | eBPF |
| 5001-10000 employees | 6 | 3% | 8 | 4% | even |
| 10,001+ employees | 17 | 9% | 17 | 8% | even |
| Segment | cron | share | eBPF | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology & software | 95 | 53% | 146 | 67% | eBPF |
| Business & finance services | 35 | 20% | 16 | 7% | cron |
| Manufacturing & industry | 14 | 8% | 29 | 13% | eBPF |
| Consumer services & leisure | 8 | 4% | 4 | 2% | cron |
| Commerce & trade | 7 | 4% | 1 | 0% | cron |
| Property & construction | 4 | 2% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Public, community & associations | 3 | 2% | 4 | 2% | even |
| Health care | 3 | 2% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Media & content | 3 | 2% | 8 | 4% | even |
| Utilities & infrastructure | 3 | 2% | 4 | 2% | even |
| Transport, logistics & rental | 2 | 1% | 4 | 2% | even |
| Agriculture & forestry | 1 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Automotive | – | – | 2 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | cron | share | eBPF | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 115 | 64% | 162 | 74% | eBPF |
| India | 12 | 7% | 4 | 2% | cron |
| United Kingdom | 10 | 6% | 15 | 7% | even |
| Germany | 7 | 4% | 4 | 2% | cron |
| France | 5 | 3% | 4 | 2% | even |
| Canada | 4 | 2% | 3 | 1% | even |
| Australia | 3 | 2% | 2 | 1% | even |
| Belgium | 2 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Estonia | 2 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Poland | 2 | 1% | 2 | 1% | even |
| VN | 2 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Netherlands | – | – | 4 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| Austria | – | – | 2 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Italy | – | – | 2 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Lithuania | – | – | 2 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | cron | share | eBPF | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software engineering | 214 | 45% | 465 | 47% | even |
| IT operations & business systems | 143 | 30% | 267 | 27% | cron |
| Data & AI | 28 | 6% | 21 | 2% | cron |
| Engineering (non-software) | 11 | 2% | 21 | 2% | even |
| Customer service & success | 8 | 2% | 21 | 2% | even |
| Sales | 6 | 1% | 40 | 4% | eBPF |
| Product, program & project management | 3 | 1% | 17 | 2% | even |
| General management & consulting | 2 | 0% | 2 | 0% | even |
| Unclassified | 2 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Administration & office | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Business development & strategy | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Education & training | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Marketing & communications | – | – | 8 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Human resources | – | – | 5 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Quality, safety & environment | – | – | 3 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Research and science | – | – | 2 | 0% | outside top 12 |
The companies behind each column
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eBPF is named by 218 companies in job postings and cron by 179; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/cron-vs-ebpf)
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.
cron vs eBPF: questions
Which is more used, cron or eBPF?
By companies naming it in their own job postings, eBPF (218) over cron (179). By website-and-DNS footprint, eBPF (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.
Who chooses cron?
56% of cron companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 48% for eBPF. 24% of cron companies have over 1,000 employees, against 28% for eBPF.
Do companies run both?
0 companies name both in their postings, usually cron in marketing and eBPF 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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