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FHIR VS SNOMED CT_

As of 4 November 2026, SNOMED CT is named by 164 companies and FHIR by 1,012; FHIR skews to companies under 200 people (47% vs 47%), SNOMED CT 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, SNOMED CT rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

FHIR: 2–200 employees
47%
SNOMED CT: 2–200 employees
47%
FHIR: 1,000+ employees
31%
SNOMED CT: 1,000+ employees
34%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.4 · 1.8
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
1,012companies name FHIR
164companies name SNOMED CT
142name both
2,454 · 295postings in 90 days, FHIR · SNOMED CT
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
SegmentFHIRshareSNOMED CTshareLeans
Self-employed192%42%even
2-10 employees10210%1610%even
11-50 employees15916%2012%FHIR
51-200 employees21121%4125%SNOMED CT
201-500 employees11712%159%FHIR
501-1000 employees879%127%even
1001-5000 employees16416%2716%even
5001-10000 employees454%85%even
10,001+ employees10811%2113%SNOMED CT
By industry
SegmentFHIRshareSNOMED CTshareLeans
Technology & software55355%8954%even
Health care21421%2918%FHIR
Business & finance services12312%2012%even
Manufacturing & industry485%106%even
Public, community & associations374%64%even
Consumer services & leisure192%64%even
Media & content101%21%even
Commerce & trade20%––outside top 12
Property & construction20%––outside top 12
Utilities & infrastructure20%11%even
Hospitality & travel10%––outside top 12
Transport, logistics & rental10%11%even
By country
SegmentFHIRshareSNOMED CTshareLeans
United States72772%12073%even
Germany576%53%FHIR
United Kingdom424%95%even
Canada303%64%even
India121%––outside top 12
Netherlands111%––outside top 12
Sweden111%––outside top 12
Switzerland91%11%even
Australia81%11%even
France81%21%even
Belgium71%11%even
Spain71%32%even
NG––21%outside top 12
Singapore––21%outside top 12
Austria––11%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentFHIRshareSNOMED CTshareLeans
Software engineering1,03433%4312%FHIR
Data & AI58519%13838%SNOMED CT
Product, program & project management33011%216%FHIR
IT operations & business systems32811%257%FHIR
Sales833%31%even
healthcare clinical371%31%even
General management & consulting321%21%even
Customer service & success311%10%even
research and science261%92%even
Engineering (non-software)211%10%even
Business development & strategy161%10%even
Quality, safety & environment130%31%even
Education & training120%31%even
Unclassified120%62%even
Design & UX60%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications40%––outside top 12
Finance & accounting30%51%even
arts media and entertainment20%––outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk20%––outside top 12
skilled trades and field service20%––outside top 12
Administration & office10%72%even
construction and civil10%––outside top 12
manufacturing and production10%––outside top 12
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SNOMED CT is named by 164 companies in job postings and FHIR by 1,012; 142 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/fhir-vs-snomed-ct)
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 SNOMED CT: questions

Which is more used, FHIR or SNOMED CT?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, FHIR (1,012) over SNOMED CT (164). By website-and-DNS footprint, SNOMED CT (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 47% for SNOMED CT. 31% of FHIR companies have over 1,000 employees, against 34% for SNOMED CT.

Do companies run both?

142 companies name both in their postings, usually FHIR in marketing and SNOMED CT 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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