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CUDA VS OpenCL_

As of 4 November 2026, OpenCL is named by 147 companies and CUDA by 1,133; CUDA skews to companies under 200 people (57% vs 54%), OpenCL to companies over 1,000 (29% vs 21%).

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

CUDA: 2–200 employees
57%
OpenCL: 2–200 employees
54%
CUDA: 1,000+ employees
21%
OpenCL: 1,000+ employees
29%
Postings per company, 90 days
4.1 · 3.8
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
1,133companies name CUDA
147companies name OpenCL
181name both
4,619 · 558postings in 90 days, CUDA · OpenCL
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
SegmentCUDAshareOpenCLshareLeans
Self-employed696%64%CUDA
2-10 employees22520%2316%CUDA
11-50 employees21819%3322%OpenCL
51-200 employees20218%2316%CUDA
201-500 employees1049%128%even
501-1000 employees736%85%even
1001-5000 employees1029%128%even
5001-10000 employees414%64%even
10,001+ employees999%2416%OpenCL
By industry
SegmentCUDAshareOpenCLshareLeans
Technology & software53747%4833%CUDA
Manufacturing & industry28425%5638%OpenCL
Business & finance services11010%1712%even
Public, community & associations555%96%even
Consumer services & leisure434%21%CUDA
Media & content363%75%even
Automotive202%43%even
Utilities & infrastructure182%21%even
Commerce & trade131%11%even
Transport, logistics & rental81%––outside top 12
Property & construction50%11%even
Health care40%––outside top 12
By country
SegmentCUDAshareOpenCLshareLeans
United States76868%9263%CUDA
United Kingdom787%107%even
Germany454%96%OpenCL
India353%64%even
France293%53%even
Canada192%64%OpenCL
Switzerland151%21%even
Australia131%21%even
Spain81%––outside top 12
Austria71%11%even
Italy71%––outside top 12
Singapore71%––outside top 12
Belgium––21%outside top 12
Netherlands––21%outside top 12
Poland––21%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentCUDAshareOpenCLshareLeans
Data & AI2,18737%14920%CUDA
Software engineering1,81030%32745%OpenCL
Engineering (non-software)3536%10915%OpenCL
IT operations & business systems2164%81%CUDA
Sales1092%91%even
research and science551%51%even
Product, program & project management491%91%even
Marketing & communications301%10%even
Customer service & success190%––outside top 12
Education & training140%––outside top 12
Business development & strategy120%––outside top 12
Unclassified110%––outside top 12
Finance & accounting70%––outside top 12
Human resources60%––outside top 12
construction and civil50%––outside top 12
General management & consulting40%––outside top 12
arts media and entertainment20%––outside top 12
Design & UX20%––outside top 12
skilled trades and field service20%––outside top 12
facilities cleaning and security10%––outside top 12
Travel, leisure & events10%––outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment––10%outside top 12
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OpenCL is named by 147 companies in job postings and CUDA by 1,133; 181 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/cuda-vs-opencl)
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

CUDA vs OpenCL: questions

Which is more used, CUDA or OpenCL?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, CUDA (1,133) over OpenCL (147). By website-and-DNS footprint, OpenCL (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses CUDA?

57% of CUDA companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 54% for OpenCL. 21% of CUDA companies have over 1,000 employees, against 29% for OpenCL.

Do companies run both?

181 companies name both in their postings, usually CUDA in marketing and OpenCL 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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