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Electron VS WPF_

As of 30 October 2026, WPF is named by 546 companies and Electron by 198; Electron skews to companies under 200 people (57% vs 48%), WPF to companies over 1,000 (32% vs 22%).

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

Electron: 2–200 employees
57%
WPF: 2–200 employees
48%
Electron: 1,000+ employees
22%
WPF: 1,000+ employees
32%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.3 · 2.1
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
198companies name Electron
546companies name WPF
0name both
456 · 1,144postings in 90 days, Electron · WPF
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
SegmentElectronshareWPFshareLeans
Self-employed74%31%Electron
2-10 employees2915%295%Electron
11-50 employees5628%12523%Electron
51-200 employees2814%10619%WPF
201-500 employees2211%7714%WPF
501-1000 employees126%305%even
1001-5000 employees2211%7814%WPF
5001-10000 employees84%285%even
10,001+ employees147%7013%WPF
By industry
SegmentElectronshareWPFshareLeans
Technology & software10654%23443%Electron
Manufacturing & industry3719%15328%WPF
Business & finance services147%8115%WPF
Consumer services & leisure105%71%Electron
Media & content105%193%even
Automotive53%71%even
Public, community & associations53%51%even
Health care42%51%even
Utilities & infrastructure32%102%even
Transport, logistics & rental21%41%even
Agriculture & forestry11%––outside top 12
Commerce & trade11%132%even
Property & construction––51%outside top 12
By country
SegmentElectronshareWPFshareLeans
United States13066%22441%Electron
United Kingdom147%479%even
Germany84%9016%WPF
India53%305%WPF
Italy53%143%even
Canada42%––outside top 12
Netherlands42%122%even
Switzerland32%81%even
Poland32%112%even
Brazil21%––outside top 12
France21%183%WPF
Austria11%112%even
Sweden––132%outside top 12
Belgium––81%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentElectronshareWPFshareLeans
Software engineering44867%1,54581%WPF
Engineering (non-software)6510%553%Electron
Product, program & project management142%101%even
IT operations & business systems112%452%even
Data & AI102%201%even
research and science81%––outside top 12
Design & UX71%50%even
Sales71%20%even
skilled trades and field service61%––outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment51%30%even
logistics warehouse and transport41%––outside top 12
manufacturing and production20%––outside top 12
Customer service & success––30%outside top 12
Finance & accounting––30%outside top 12
Unclassified––30%outside top 12
Marketing & communications––20%outside top 12
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WPF is named by 546 companies in job postings and Electron by 198; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/electron-vs-wpf)
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

Electron vs WPF: questions

Which is more used, Electron or WPF?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, WPF (546) over Electron (198). By website-and-DNS footprint, WPF (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Electron?

57% of Electron companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 48% for WPF. 22% of Electron companies have over 1,000 employees, against 32% for WPF.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually Electron in marketing and WPF 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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