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FreeRTOS VS QNX_

As of 4 November 2026, QNX is named by 186 companies and FreeRTOS by 489; FreeRTOS skews to companies under 200 people (49% vs 41%), QNX to companies over 1,000 (37% vs 29%).

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

FreeRTOS: 2–200 employees
49%
QNX: 2–200 employees
41%
FreeRTOS: 1,000+ employees
29%
QNX: 1,000+ employees
37%
Postings per company, 90 days
1.9 · 4.8
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
489companies name FreeRTOS
186companies name QNX
74name both
921 · 897postings in 90 days, FreeRTOS · QNX
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
SegmentFreeRTOSshareQNXshareLeans
Self-employed122%32%even
2-10 employees5712%158%FreeRTOS
11-50 employees7816%2916%even
51-200 employees10622%3318%FreeRTOS
201-500 employees6012%2011%even
501-1000 employees337%179%QNX
1001-5000 employees6313%1910%FreeRTOS
5001-10000 employees194%148%QNX
10,001+ employees6112%3619%QNX
By industry
SegmentFreeRTOSshareQNXshareLeans
Manufacturing & industry25051%6032%FreeRTOS
Technology & software10421%5630%QNX
Business & finance services5712%2212%even
Automotive163%3016%QNX
Utilities & infrastructure153%21%even
Commerce & trade143%42%even
Consumer services & leisure112%32%even
Public, community & associations102%32%even
Media & content51%32%even
Property & construction41%––outside top 12
Transport, logistics & rental20%32%even
Agriculture & forestry10%––outside top 12
By country
SegmentFreeRTOSshareQNXshareLeans
United States28959%10758%even
Germany306%158%even
France245%105%even
United Kingdom214%116%even
India143%53%even
Canada122%63%even
Sweden112%53%even
Poland82%21%even
Netherlands71%21%even
Australia51%––outside top 12
Switzerland51%––outside top 12
Austria41%32%even
Italy––32%outside top 12
China––21%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentFreeRTOSshareQNXshareLeans
Software engineering1,03882%81367%FreeRTOS
Engineering (non-software)847%766%even
IT operations & business systems222%474%QNX
Sales91%121%even
Data & AI71%373%QNX
Product, program & project management40%181%even
Unclassified20%20%even
Business development & strategy10%––outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport10%10%even
Marketing & communications10%40%even
research and science10%10%even
Quality, safety & environment––91%outside top 12
construction and civil––50%outside top 12
skilled trades and field service––50%outside top 12
Customer service & success––20%outside top 12
Finance & accounting––10%outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk––10%outside top 12
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QNX is named by 186 companies in job postings and FreeRTOS by 489; 74 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/freertos-vs-qnx)
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

FreeRTOS vs QNX: questions

Which is more used, FreeRTOS or QNX?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, FreeRTOS (489) over QNX (186). By website-and-DNS footprint, QNX (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses FreeRTOS?

49% of FreeRTOS companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 41% for QNX. 29% of FreeRTOS companies have over 1,000 employees, against 37% for QNX.

Do companies run both?

74 companies name both in their postings, usually FreeRTOS in marketing and QNX 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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