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GDSII VS Vivado_

As of 4 November 2026, Vivado is named by 310 companies and GDSII by 264; GDSII skews to companies under 200 people (46% vs 45%), Vivado to companies over 1,000 (31% 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, Vivado rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

GDSII: 2–200 employees
46%
Vivado: 2–200 employees
45%
GDSII: 1,000+ employees
31%
Vivado: 1,000+ employees
31%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.8 · 3.4
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
264companies name GDSII
310companies name Vivado
0name both
751 · 1,056postings in 90 days, GDSII · Vivado
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
SegmentGDSIIshareVivadoshareLeans
Self-employed42%31%even
2-10 employees3011%227%GDSII
11-50 employees4617%4113%GDSII
51-200 employees4517%7524%Vivado
201-500 employees3814%4515%even
501-1000 employees197%279%even
1001-5000 employees3313%4314%even
5001-10000 employees104%155%even
10,001+ employees3915%3913%GDSII
By industry
SegmentGDSIIshareVivadoshareLeans
Manufacturing & industry6725%16654%Vivado
Hospitality & travel6625%––outside top 12
Technology & software5119%5819%even
Business & finance services2811%4113%Vivado
Automotive104%31%GDSII
Public, community & associations83%124%even
Media & content83%31%GDSII
Transport, logistics & rental83%52%even
Consumer services & leisure62%72%even
Commerce & trade52%21%even
Property & construction52%10%even
Utilities & infrastructure21%114%Vivado
Health care––10%outside top 12
By country
SegmentGDSIIshareVivadoshareLeans
United States13350%18961%Vivado
United Kingdom228%134%GDSII
India135%114%even
France125%145%even
Germany104%155%even
Brazil93%––outside top 12
Australia73%––outside top 12
Canada62%93%even
Spain52%83%even
United Arab Emirates42%––outside top 12
Switzerland31%31%even
Greece31%––outside top 12
Austria––52%outside top 12
Poland––52%outside top 12
Belgium––41%outside top 12
Czechia––31%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentGDSIIshareVivadoshareLeans
Engineering (non-software)46848%90169%Vivado
Travel, leisure & events11412%––outside top 12
Software engineering636%23718%Vivado
Product, program & project management293%40%GDSII
IT operations & business systems222%60%even
Finance & accounting192%––outside top 12
Sales192%222%even
skilled trades and field service182%––outside top 12
hospitality and food service162%––outside top 12
Data & AI141%40%even
Customer service & success131%––outside top 12
research and science51%30%even
Design & UX40%40%even
General management & consulting40%––outside top 12
Unclassified40%50%even
construction and civil30%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications30%––outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment30%10%even
procurement and purchasing20%––outside top 12
Administration & office10%––outside top 12
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
manufacturing and production––10%outside top 12
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Vivado is named by 310 companies in job postings and GDSII by 264; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/gdsii-vs-vivado)
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 Vivado: questions

Which is more used, GDSII or Vivado?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Vivado (310) over GDSII (264). By website-and-DNS footprint, Vivado (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 45% for Vivado. 31% of GDSII companies have over 1,000 employees, against 31% for Vivado.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually GDSII in marketing and Vivado 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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