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As of 4 November 2026, Visual Studio Code is named by 1,213 companies and Eclipse IDE by 1,214; Eclipse IDE skews to companies under 200 people (45% vs 40%), Visual Studio Code to companies over 1,000 (37% vs 33%).
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: Eclipse IDE's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Visual Studio Code rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.
- Eclipse IDE: 2–200 employees
- 45%
- Visual Studio Code: 2–200 employees
- 40%
- Eclipse IDE: 1,000+ employees
- 33%
- Visual Studio Code: 1,000+ employees
- 37%
- Postings per company, 90 days
- 4.4 · 2.3
- 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 | Eclipse IDE | share | Visual Studio Code | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-employed | 16 | 1% | 30 | 2% | even |
| 2-10 employees | 64 | 5% | 77 | 6% | even |
| 11-50 employees | 205 | 17% | 173 | 14% | Eclipse IDE |
| 51-200 employees | 282 | 23% | 241 | 20% | Eclipse IDE |
| 201-500 employees | 153 | 13% | 149 | 12% | even |
| 501-1000 employees | 93 | 8% | 98 | 8% | even |
| 1001-5000 employees | 166 | 14% | 220 | 18% | Visual Studio Code |
| 5001-10000 employees | 60 | 5% | 63 | 5% | even |
| 10,001+ employees | 175 | 14% | 162 | 13% | even |
| Segment | Eclipse IDE | share | Visual Studio Code | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology & software | 554 | 46% | 523 | 43% | Eclipse IDE |
| Business & finance services | 214 | 18% | 258 | 21% | Visual Studio Code |
| Manufacturing & industry | 141 | 12% | 173 | 14% | Visual Studio Code |
| Health care | 99 | 8% | 10 | 1% | Eclipse IDE |
| Commerce & trade | 44 | 4% | 49 | 4% | even |
| Utilities & infrastructure | 36 | 3% | 21 | 2% | even |
| Consumer services & leisure | 34 | 3% | 43 | 4% | even |
| Public, community & associations | 23 | 2% | 41 | 3% | even |
| Automotive | 18 | 1% | 20 | 2% | even |
| Media & content | 17 | 1% | 43 | 4% | Visual Studio Code |
| Property & construction | 17 | 1% | 14 | 1% | even |
| Transport, logistics & rental | 11 | 1% | 15 | 1% | even |
| Segment | Eclipse IDE | share | Visual Studio Code | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 685 | 56% | 661 | 54% | even |
| Germany | 116 | 10% | 106 | 9% | even |
| India | 67 | 6% | 41 | 3% | Eclipse IDE |
| France | 51 | 4% | 49 | 4% | even |
| United Kingdom | 50 | 4% | 60 | 5% | even |
| Canada | 27 | 2% | 39 | 3% | even |
| Italy | 17 | 1% | 26 | 2% | even |
| Spain | 12 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Australia | 9 | 1% | 11 | 1% | even |
| Poland | 9 | 1% | 14 | 1% | even |
| Austria | 8 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Netherlands | – | – | 25 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| Japan | – | – | 15 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Brazil | – | – | 11 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | Eclipse IDE | share | Visual Studio Code | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software engineering | 5,418 | 69% | 2,029 | 58% | Eclipse IDE |
| IT operations & business systems | 484 | 6% | 304 | 9% | Visual Studio Code |
| healthcare clinical | 230 | 3% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Engineering (non-software) | 178 | 2% | 106 | 3% | even |
| Sales | 158 | 2% | 31 | 1% | even |
| logistics warehouse and transport | 138 | 2% | 1 | 0% | even |
| Data & AI | 84 | 1% | 335 | 10% | Visual Studio Code |
| Finance & accounting | 60 | 1% | 21 | 1% | even |
| General management & consulting | 44 | 1% | 7 | 0% | even |
| Product, program & project management | 40 | 1% | 85 | 2% | even |
| Retail & store operations | 32 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| research and science | 30 | 0% | 14 | 0% | even |
| Legal, compliance & risk | 29 | 0% | 8 | 0% | even |
| Administration & office | 27 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Customer service & success | 23 | 0% | 35 | 1% | even |
| Unclassified | 23 | 0% | 13 | 0% | even |
| Education & training | 20 | 0% | 13 | 0% | even |
| construction and civil | 14 | 0% | 2 | 0% | even |
| Quality, safety & environment | 13 | 0% | 8 | 0% | even |
| Business development & strategy | 9 | 0% | 1 | 0% | even |
| procurement and purchasing | 9 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Design & UX | 5 | 0% | 25 | 1% | even |
| skilled trades and field service | 4 | 0% | 1 | 0% | even |
| manufacturing and production | 3 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Marketing & communications | 3 | 0% | 26 | 1% | even |
| arts media and entertainment | 2 | 0% | 11 | 0% | even |
| social care and community | 2 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Human resources | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0% | even |
| hospitality and food service | – | – | 1 | 0% | outside top 12 |
The companies behind each column
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Visual Studio Code is named by 1,213 companies in job postings and Eclipse IDE by 1,214; 188 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/eclipse-ide-vs-visual-studio-code)
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.
Eclipse IDE vs Visual Studio Code: questions
Which is more used, Eclipse IDE or Visual Studio Code?
By companies naming it in their own job postings, Eclipse IDE (1,214) over Visual Studio Code (1,213). By website-and-DNS footprint, Visual Studio Code (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.
Who chooses Eclipse IDE?
45% of Eclipse IDE companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 40% for Visual Studio Code. 33% of Eclipse IDE companies have over 1,000 employees, against 37% for Visual Studio Code.
Do companies run both?
188 companies name both in their postings, usually Eclipse IDE in marketing and Visual Studio Code 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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