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GDSII VS UVM_

As of 4 November 2026, UVM is named by 353 companies and GDSII by 264; GDSII skews to companies under 200 people (46% vs 48%), UVM to companies over 1,000 (32% 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: GDSII's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, UVM rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

GDSII: 2–200 employees
46%
UVM: 2–200 employees
48%
GDSII: 1,000+ employees
31%
UVM: 1,000+ employees
32%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.8 · 7.6
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
264companies name GDSII
353companies name UVM
4name both
751 · 2,699postings in 90 days, GDSII · UVM
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
SegmentGDSIIshareUVMshareLeans
Self-employed42%103%even
2-10 employees3011%4713%even
11-50 employees4617%5816%even
51-200 employees4517%6318%even
201-500 employees3814%4412%even
501-1000 employees197%175%GDSII
1001-5000 employees3313%4312%even
5001-10000 employees104%154%even
10,001+ employees3915%5616%even
By industry
SegmentGDSIIshareUVMshareLeans
Manufacturing & industry6725%17349%UVM
Hospitality & travel6625%––outside top 12
Technology & software5119%9427%UVM
Business & finance services2811%3911%even
Automotive104%51%GDSII
Public, community & associations83%103%even
Media & content83%82%even
Transport, logistics & rental83%10%GDSII
Consumer services & leisure62%72%even
Commerce & trade52%41%even
Property & construction52%21%even
Utilities & infrastructure21%93%even
Health care––10%outside top 12
By country
SegmentGDSIIshareUVMshareLeans
United States13350%21962%UVM
United Kingdom228%165%GDSII
India135%237%even
France125%62%GDSII
Germany104%51%GDSII
Brazil93%––outside top 12
Australia73%––outside top 12
Canada62%82%even
Spain52%––outside top 12
United Arab Emirates42%––outside top 12
Switzerland31%31%even
Greece31%––outside top 12
Belgium––51%outside top 12
Sweden––51%outside top 12
Austria––41%outside top 12
Ireland––41%outside top 12
Poland––41%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentGDSIIshareUVMshareLeans
Engineering (non-software)46848%3,02484%UVM
Travel, leisure & events11412%––outside top 12
Software engineering636%782%GDSII
Product, program & project management293%110%GDSII
IT operations & business systems222%602%even
Finance & accounting192%––outside top 12
Sales192%181%even
skilled trades and field service182%––outside top 12
hospitality and food service162%––outside top 12
Data & AI141%90%even
Customer service & success131%50%even
research and science51%––outside top 12
Design & UX40%241%even
General management & consulting40%291%even
Unclassified40%40%even
construction and civil30%10%even
Marketing & communications30%––outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment30%140%even
procurement and purchasing20%––outside top 12
Administration & office10%10%even
arts media and entertainment10%––outside top 12
Business development & strategy10%––outside top 12
Human resources10%––outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport10%––outside top 12
personal care and wellness10%––outside top 12
agriculture and environment––160%outside top 12
healthcare clinical––20%outside top 12
Retail & store operations––20%outside top 12
Education & training––10%outside top 12
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UVM is named by 353 companies in job postings and GDSII by 264; 4 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/gdsii-vs-uvm)
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

GDSII vs UVM: questions

Which is more used, GDSII or UVM?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, UVM (353) over GDSII (264). By website-and-DNS footprint, UVM (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses GDSII?

46% of GDSII companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 48% for UVM. 31% of GDSII companies have over 1,000 employees, against 32% for UVM.

Do companies run both?

4 companies name both in their postings, usually GDSII in marketing and UVM 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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