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Ghidra VS IDA Pro_

As of 4 November 2026, IDA Pro is named by 207 companies and Ghidra by 190; Ghidra skews to companies under 200 people (51% vs 48%), IDA Pro to companies over 1,000 (28% vs 25%).

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

Ghidra: 2–200 employees
51%
IDA Pro: 2–200 employees
48%
Ghidra: 1,000+ employees
25%
IDA Pro: 1,000+ employees
28%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.0 · 2.8
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
190companies name Ghidra
207companies name IDA Pro
219name both
566 · 581postings in 90 days, Ghidra · IDA Pro
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
SegmentGhidrashareIDA ProshareLeans
Self-employed74%73%even
2-10 employees179%178%even
11-50 employees2513%3617%IDA Pro
51-200 employees5428%4723%Ghidra
201-500 employees2212%2814%even
501-1000 employees189%157%Ghidra
1001-5000 employees1910%2613%IDA Pro
5001-10000 employees116%115%even
10,001+ employees179%2010%even
By industry
SegmentGhidrashareIDA ProshareLeans
Technology & software10857%11254%Ghidra
Business & finance services2513%3316%IDA Pro
Manufacturing & industry2111%2211%even
Consumer services & leisure116%115%even
Public, community & associations84%73%even
Media & content53%94%even
Utilities & infrastructure53%42%even
Property & construction32%52%even
Commerce & trade21%10%even
Automotive11%10%even
Health care11%21%even
By country
SegmentGhidrashareIDA ProshareLeans
United States15381%15776%Ghidra
United Kingdom137%157%even
Germany53%105%IDA Pro
India32%42%even
France21%21%even
Romania21%21%even
Australia11%10%even
Cyprus11%10%even
Hungary11%21%even
South Korea11%––outside top 12
Latvia11%––outside top 12
PH11%––outside top 12
United Arab Emirates––31%outside top 12
Sweden––21%outside top 12
Switzerland––10%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentGhidrashareIDA ProshareLeans
IT operations & business systems43356%42150%Ghidra
Software engineering14118%16620%even
Engineering (non-software)192%253%even
Legal, compliance & risk101%121%even
Data & AI61%101%even
Product, program & project management41%40%even
public safety and protective services20%101%even
skilled trades and field service20%20%even
Education & training10%30%even
facilities cleaning and security10%––outside top 12
General management & consulting10%10%even
Unclassified10%10%even
Finance & accounting––40%outside top 12
Administration & office––20%outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment––20%outside top 12
Business development & strategy––10%outside top 12
construction and civil––10%outside top 12
healthcare clinical––10%outside top 12
Human resources––10%outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport––10%outside top 12
Sales––10%outside top 12
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IDA Pro is named by 207 companies in job postings and Ghidra by 190; 219 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/ghidra-vs-ida-pro)
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

Ghidra vs IDA Pro: questions

Which is more used, Ghidra or IDA Pro?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, IDA Pro (207) over Ghidra (190). By website-and-DNS footprint, IDA Pro (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Ghidra?

51% of Ghidra companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 48% for IDA Pro. 25% of Ghidra companies have over 1,000 employees, against 28% for IDA Pro.

Do companies run both?

219 companies name both in their postings, usually Ghidra in marketing and IDA Pro 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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