ESP32 VS Raspberry Pi
As of 4 November 2026, Raspberry Pi is named by 418 companies and ESP32 by 220; ESP32 skews to companies under 200 people (62% vs 54%), Raspberry Pi to companies over 1,000 (26% vs 19%).
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: ESP32's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Raspberry Pi rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.
- ESP32: 2–200 employees
- 62%
- Raspberry Pi: 2–200 employees
- 54%
- ESP32: 1,000+ employees
- 19%
- Raspberry Pi: 1,000+ employees
- 26%
- Postings per company, 90 days
- 1.6 · 1.6
- 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 | ESP32 | share | Raspberry Pi | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-employed | 7 | 3% | 19 | 5% | even |
| 2-10 employees | 33 | 15% | 58 | 14% | even |
| 11-50 employees | 55 | 25% | 85 | 20% | ESP32 |
| 51-200 employees | 49 | 22% | 81 | 19% | ESP32 |
| 201-500 employees | 23 | 10% | 45 | 11% | even |
| 501-1000 employees | 11 | 5% | 20 | 5% | even |
| 1001-5000 employees | 25 | 11% | 59 | 14% | Raspberry Pi |
| 5001-10000 employees | 7 | 3% | 15 | 4% | even |
| 10,001+ employees | 10 | 5% | 36 | 9% | Raspberry Pi |
| Segment | ESP32 | share | Raspberry Pi | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing & industry | 76 | 35% | 152 | 36% | even |
| Technology & software | 57 | 26% | 97 | 23% | ESP32 |
| Business & finance services | 26 | 12% | 34 | 8% | ESP32 |
| Commerce & trade | 15 | 7% | 16 | 4% | ESP32 |
| Consumer services & leisure | 15 | 7% | 41 | 10% | Raspberry Pi |
| Automotive | 8 | 4% | 11 | 3% | even |
| Public, community & associations | 7 | 3% | 18 | 4% | even |
| Utilities & infrastructure | 5 | 2% | 13 | 3% | even |
| Media & content | 4 | 2% | 18 | 4% | Raspberry Pi |
| Property & construction | 4 | 2% | 6 | 1% | even |
| Agriculture & forestry | 3 | 1% | 1 | 0% | even |
| Transport, logistics & rental | – | – | 10 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | ESP32 | share | Raspberry Pi | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 96 | 44% | 215 | 51% | Raspberry Pi |
| Germany | 25 | 11% | 48 | 11% | even |
| India | 22 | 10% | 19 | 5% | ESP32 |
| Spain | 6 | 3% | 5 | 1% | even |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 3% | 24 | 6% | Raspberry Pi |
| Poland | 6 | 3% | 7 | 2% | even |
| France | 5 | 2% | 12 | 3% | even |
| Canada | 4 | 2% | 11 | 3% | even |
| Switzerland | 4 | 2% | 7 | 2% | even |
| Australia | 3 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Italy | 3 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1% | 9 | 2% | even |
| Sweden | – | – | 7 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| Singapore | – | – | 5 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | ESP32 | share | Raspberry Pi | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software engineering | 209 | 36% | 288 | 32% | ESP32 |
| Engineering (non-software) | 128 | 22% | 281 | 31% | Raspberry Pi |
| Marketing & communications | 23 | 4% | 2 | 0% | ESP32 |
| IT operations & business systems | 17 | 3% | 31 | 3% | even |
| Finance & accounting | 16 | 3% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Administration & office | 14 | 2% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Data & AI | 12 | 2% | 33 | 4% | even |
| Arts media and entertainment | 8 | 1% | 3 | 0% | even |
| Skilled trades and field service | 8 | 1% | 9 | 1% | even |
| Product, program & project management | 6 | 1% | 9 | 1% | even |
| Research and science | 6 | 1% | 18 | 2% | even |
| Design & UX | 5 | 1% | 8 | 1% | even |
| Sales | 3 | 1% | 27 | 3% | Raspberry Pi |
| Customer service & success | 2 | 0% | 7 | 1% | even |
| Education & training | 2 | 0% | 9 | 1% | even |
| Quality, safety & environment | 2 | 0% | 3 | 0% | even |
| Unclassified | 2 | 0% | 3 | 0% | even |
| Logistics warehouse and transport | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0% | even |
| Manufacturing and production | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Real estate and property | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| General management & consulting | – | – | 1 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Social care and community | – | – | 1 | 0% | outside top 12 |
The companies behind each column
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Raspberry Pi is named by 418 companies in job postings and ESP32 by 220; 76 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/esp32-vs-raspberry-pi)
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.
ESP32 vs Raspberry Pi: questions
Which is more used, ESP32 or Raspberry Pi?
By companies naming it in their own job postings, Raspberry Pi (418) over ESP32 (220). By website-and-DNS footprint, Raspberry Pi (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.
Who chooses ESP32?
62% of ESP32 companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 54% for Raspberry Pi. 19% of ESP32 companies have over 1,000 employees, against 26% for Raspberry Pi.
Do companies run both?
76 companies name both in their postings, usually ESP32 in marketing and Raspberry Pi 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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