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DICOM VS SNOMED CT_

As of 4 November 2026, SNOMED CT is named by 164 companies and DICOM by 405; DICOM skews to companies under 200 people (39% vs 47%), SNOMED CT to companies over 1,000 (34% vs 43%).

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

DICOM: 2–200 employees
39%
SNOMED CT: 2–200 employees
47%
DICOM: 1,000+ employees
43%
SNOMED CT: 1,000+ employees
34%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.6 · 1.8
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
405companies name DICOM
164companies name SNOMED CT
17name both
1,062 · 295postings in 90 days, DICOM · SNOMED CT
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
SegmentDICOMshareSNOMED CTshareLeans
Self-employed61%42%even
2-10 employees277%1610%SNOMED CT
11-50 employees5113%2012%even
51-200 employees7819%4125%SNOMED CT
201-500 employees369%159%even
501-1000 employees318%127%even
1001-5000 employees7519%2716%DICOM
5001-10000 employees328%85%DICOM
10,001+ employees6917%2113%DICOM
By industry
SegmentDICOMshareSNOMED CTshareLeans
Technology & software14536%8954%SNOMED CT
Health care13634%2918%DICOM
Manufacturing & industry5313%106%DICOM
Public, community & associations236%64%DICOM
Business & finance services215%2012%SNOMED CT
Consumer services & leisure164%64%even
Media & content51%21%even
Property & construction31%––outside top 12
Commerce & trade20%––outside top 12
Utilities & infrastructure10%11%even
Transport, logistics & rental––11%outside top 12
By country
SegmentDICOMshareSNOMED CTshareLeans
United States24059%12073%SNOMED CT
Germany369%53%DICOM
Canada184%64%even
United Kingdom154%95%even
France102%21%even
Switzerland92%11%even
Australia72%11%even
Spain61%32%even
Netherlands61%––outside top 12
Poland51%––outside top 12
Brazil41%––outside top 12
India41%––outside top 12
NG––21%outside top 12
Singapore––21%outside top 12
Austria––11%outside top 12
Belgium––11%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentDICOMshareSNOMED CTshareLeans
Software engineering25720%4312%DICOM
IT operations & business systems16012%257%DICOM
healthcare clinical1209%31%DICOM
Data & AI1098%13838%SNOMED CT
Product, program & project management796%216%even
skilled trades and field service474%––outside top 12
Customer service & success433%10%DICOM
research and science343%92%even
Sales333%31%even
Engineering (non-software)242%10%even
General management & consulting81%21%even
Education & training71%31%even
Administration & office60%72%even
Finance & accounting50%51%even
Marketing & communications50%––outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment50%31%even
Business development & strategy40%10%even
arts media and entertainment20%––outside top 12
Design & UX20%––outside top 12
Human resources20%––outside top 12
procurement and purchasing20%––outside top 12
agriculture and environment10%––outside top 12
Unclassified10%62%even
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SNOMED CT is named by 164 companies in job postings and DICOM by 405; 17 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/dicom-vs-snomed-ct)
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

DICOM vs SNOMED CT: questions

Which is more used, DICOM or SNOMED CT?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, DICOM (405) over SNOMED CT (164). By website-and-DNS footprint, SNOMED CT (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses DICOM?

39% of DICOM companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 47% for SNOMED CT. 43% of DICOM companies have over 1,000 employees, against 34% for SNOMED CT.

Do companies run both?

17 companies name both in their postings, usually DICOM in marketing and SNOMED CT 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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