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Ghidra VS Metasploit_

As of 4 November 2026, Metasploit is named by 370 companies and Ghidra by 190; Ghidra skews to companies under 200 people (51% vs 47%), Metasploit to companies over 1,000 (29% 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, Metasploit rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Ghidra: 2–200 employees
51%
Metasploit: 2–200 employees
47%
Ghidra: 1,000+ employees
25%
Metasploit: 1,000+ employees
29%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.0 · 1.8
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
190companies name Ghidra
370companies name Metasploit
23name both
566 · 672postings in 90 days, Ghidra · Metasploit
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
SegmentGhidrashareMetasploitshareLeans
Self-employed74%134%even
2-10 employees179%4713%Metasploit
11-50 employees2513%7420%Metasploit
51-200 employees5428%5214%Ghidra
201-500 employees2212%5114%Metasploit
501-1000 employees189%257%Ghidra
1001-5000 employees1910%4312%even
5001-10000 employees116%195%even
10,001+ employees179%4612%Metasploit
By industry
SegmentGhidrashareMetasploitshareLeans
Technology & software10857%20355%even
Business & finance services2513%7520%Metasploit
Manufacturing & industry2111%185%Ghidra
Consumer services & leisure116%298%Metasploit
Public, community & associations84%103%even
Media & content53%82%even
Utilities & infrastructure53%82%even
Property & construction32%41%even
Commerce & trade21%82%even
Automotive11%31%even
Health care11%10%even
Agriculture & forestry––10%outside top 12
By country
SegmentGhidrashareMetasploitshareLeans
United States15381%19352%Ghidra
United Kingdom137%226%even
Germany53%154%even
India32%246%Metasploit
France21%185%Metasploit
Romania21%––outside top 12
Australia11%62%even
Cyprus11%––outside top 12
Hungary11%––outside top 12
South Korea11%––outside top 12
Latvia11%––outside top 12
PH11%––outside top 12
Italy––62%outside top 12
United Arab Emirates––51%outside top 12
Canada––51%outside top 12
Poland––51%outside top 12
Belgium––41%outside top 12
Brazil––41%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentGhidrashareMetasploitshareLeans
IT operations & business systems43356%72176%Metasploit
Software engineering14118%232%Ghidra
Engineering (non-software)192%91%even
Legal, compliance & risk101%––outside top 12
Data & AI61%10%even
Product, program & project management41%40%even
public safety and protective services20%30%even
skilled trades and field service20%––outside top 12
Education & training10%182%even
facilities cleaning and security10%61%even
General management & consulting10%30%even
Unclassified10%61%even
Finance & accounting––40%outside top 12
Customer service & success––20%outside top 12
Marketing & communications––20%outside top 12
Sales––10%outside top 12
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Metasploit is named by 370 companies in job postings and Ghidra by 190; 23 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/ghidra-vs-metasploit)
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 Metasploit: questions

Which is more used, Ghidra or Metasploit?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Metasploit (370) over Ghidra (190). By website-and-DNS footprint, Metasploit (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 47% for Metasploit. 25% of Ghidra companies have over 1,000 employees, against 29% for Metasploit.

Do companies run both?

23 companies name both in their postings, usually Ghidra in marketing and Metasploit 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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