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FHIR VS HL7_

As of 4 November 2026, HL7 is named by 1,126 companies and FHIR by 1,012; FHIR skews to companies under 200 people (47% vs 43%), HL7 to companies over 1,000 (34% vs 31%).

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: FHIR's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, HL7 rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

FHIR: 2–200 employees
47%
HL7: 2–200 employees
43%
FHIR: 1,000+ employees
31%
HL7: 1,000+ employees
34%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.4 · 2.4
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
1,012companies name FHIR
1,126companies name HL7
1,117name both
2,454 · 2,723postings in 90 days, FHIR · HL7
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
SegmentFHIRshareHL7shareLeans
Self-employed192%192%even
2-10 employees10210%969%even
11-50 employees15916%15814%even
51-200 employees21121%23020%even
201-500 employees11712%13612%even
501-1000 employees879%10710%even
1001-5000 employees16416%20318%even
5001-10000 employees454%575%even
10,001+ employees10811%12011%even
By industry
SegmentFHIRshareHL7shareLeans
Technology & software55355%56450%FHIR
Health care21421%31328%HL7
Business & finance services12312%12111%even
Manufacturing & industry485%434%even
Public, community & associations374%383%even
Consumer services & leisure192%222%even
Media & content101%121%even
Commerce & trade20%30%even
Property & construction20%40%even
Utilities & infrastructure20%30%even
Hospitality & travel10%10%even
Transport, logistics & rental10%20%even
By country
SegmentFHIRshareHL7shareLeans
United States72772%82073%even
Germany576%575%even
United Kingdom424%363%even
Canada303%373%even
India121%141%even
Netherlands111%81%even
Sweden111%71%even
Switzerland91%121%even
Australia81%141%even
France81%161%even
Belgium71%50%even
Spain71%91%even
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentFHIRshareHL7shareLeans
Software engineering1,03433%1,05030%FHIR
Data & AI58519%52015%FHIR
Product, program & project management33011%33310%even
IT operations & business systems32811%49614%HL7
Sales833%883%even
healthcare clinical371%211%even
General management & consulting321%241%even
Customer service & success311%862%even
research and science261%100%even
Engineering (non-software)211%441%even
Business development & strategy161%160%even
Quality, safety & environment130%100%even
Education & training120%80%even
Unclassified120%90%even
Design & UX60%40%even
Marketing & communications40%20%even
Finance & accounting30%80%even
arts media and entertainment20%20%even
Legal, compliance & risk20%10%even
skilled trades and field service20%251%even
Administration & office10%50%even
construction and civil10%10%even
manufacturing and production10%10%even
procurement and purchasing––20%outside top 12
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HL7 is named by 1,126 companies in job postings and FHIR by 1,012; 1,117 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/fhir-vs-hl7)
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

FHIR vs HL7: questions

Which is more used, FHIR or HL7?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, HL7 (1,126) over FHIR (1,012). By website-and-DNS footprint, HL7 (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses FHIR?

47% of FHIR companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 43% for HL7. 31% of FHIR companies have over 1,000 employees, against 34% for HL7.

Do companies run both?

1,117 companies name both in their postings, usually FHIR in marketing and HL7 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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