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Express.js VS Spring Boot_

As of 30 October 2026, Spring Boot is named by 3,135 companies and Express.js by 1,461; Express.js skews to companies under 200 people (64% vs 49%), Spring Boot to companies over 1,000 (28% vs 16%).

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

Express.js: 2–200 employees
64%
Spring Boot: 2–200 employees
49%
Express.js: 1,000+ employees
16%
Spring Boot: 1,000+ employees
28%
Postings per company, 90 days
1.8 · 4.7
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
1,461companies name Express.js
3,135companies name Spring Boot
196name both
2,616 · 14,787postings in 90 days, Express.js · Spring Boot
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
SegmentExpress.jsshareSpring BootshareLeans
Self-employed252%381%even
2-10 employees17912%2368%Express.js
11-50 employees43930%60419%Express.js
51-200 employees32422%69122%even
201-500 employees15210%43314%Spring Boot
501-1000 employees1047%2679%even
1001-5000 employees1067%41113%Spring Boot
5001-10000 employees383%1234%even
10,001+ employees946%33211%Spring Boot
By industry
SegmentExpress.jsshareSpring BootshareLeans
Technology & software89962%1,89460%even
Business & finance services24417%62720%Spring Boot
Manufacturing & industry715%1334%even
Consumer services & leisure483%692%even
Media & content403%843%even
Health care282%281%even
Property & construction262%291%even
Commerce & trade232%602%even
Public, community & associations222%461%even
Hospitality & travel201%271%even
Automotive141%––outside top 12
Utilities & infrastructure141%662%even
Transport, logistics & rental––441%outside top 12
By country
SegmentExpress.jsshareSpring BootshareLeans
United States84158%1,48547%Express.js
India18212%1776%Express.js
United Kingdom795%2117%even
Germany524%2949%Spring Boot
Canada383%622%even
France332%1465%Spring Boot
Singapore232%––outside top 12
Australia141%381%even
Italy141%622%even
Brazil121%––outside top 12
United Arab Emirates111%––outside top 12
Netherlands111%552%even
Poland––532%outside top 12
Sweden––522%outside top 12
Switzerland––461%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentExpress.jsshareSpring BootshareLeans
Software engineering3,00075%16,75384%Spring Boot
IT operations & business systems1323%7654%even
Data & AI1283%4722%even
Engineering (non-software)531%1451%even
Sales311%480%even
real estate and property301%––outside top 12
Administration & office281%––outside top 12
Finance & accounting281%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications271%––outside top 12
Education & training231%110%even
Product, program & project management211%1161%even
Customer service & success180%250%even
Unclassified––630%outside top 12
General management & consulting––180%outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment––180%outside top 12
construction and civil––120%outside top 12
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Spring Boot is named by 3,135 companies in job postings and Express.js by 1,461; 196 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/express-js-vs-spring-boot)
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

Express.js vs Spring Boot: questions

Which is more used, Express.js or Spring Boot?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Spring Boot (3,135) over Express.js (1,461). By website-and-DNS footprint, Spring Boot (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Express.js?

64% of Express.js companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 49% for Spring Boot. 16% of Express.js companies have over 1,000 employees, against 28% for Spring Boot.

Do companies run both?

196 companies name both in their postings, usually Express.js in marketing and Spring Boot 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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