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Go VS PHP_

As of 4 November 2026, PHP is named by 7,302 companies and Go by 7,047; Go skews to companies under 200 people (55% vs 73%), PHP to companies over 1,000 (10% vs 21%).

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

Go: 2–200 employees
55%
PHP: 2–200 employees
73%
Go: 1,000+ employees
21%
PHP: 1,000+ employees
10%
Postings per company, 90 days
4.1 · 2.2
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
7,047companies name Go
7,302companies name PHP
601name both
29,064 · 15,984postings in 90 days, Go · PHP
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
SegmentGosharePHPshareLeans
Self-employed3615%3014%even
2-10 employees87212%1,23317%PHP
11-50 employees1,40120%2,61436%PHP
51-200 employees1,58522%1,44720%Go
201-500 employees84112%6399%Go
501-1000 employees5287%3174%Go
1001-5000 employees75911%4416%Go
5001-10000 employees2103%1011%even
10,001+ employees4907%2093%Go
By industry
SegmentGosharePHPshareLeans
Technology & software3,99857%3,45547%Go
Business & finance services1,23017%1,96327%PHP
Manufacturing & industry5448%2784%Go
Media & content3225%3405%even
Consumer services & leisure1712%3415%PHP
Commerce & trade1662%2243%even
Public, community & associations1542%1612%even
Utilities & infrastructure1332%1162%even
Transport, logistics & rental851%601%even
Health care711%1652%even
Hospitality & travel621%591%even
Property & construction561%811%even
By country
SegmentGosharePHPshareLeans
United States4,36262%2,58735%Go
United Kingdom4617%4556%even
Germany3725%82811%PHP
India1682%74110%PHP
Canada1292%1742%even
France1262%2924%PHP
Australia931%961%even
Sweden911%––outside top 12
Netherlands771%2684%PHP
Singapore761%––outside top 12
Brazil721%––outside top 12
Switzerland601%––outside top 12
Italy––1833%outside top 12
Poland––1462%outside top 12
Spain––911%outside top 12
Belgium––751%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentGosharePHPshareLeans
Software engineering24,43263%18,88167%PHP
IT operations & business systems4,35811%1,2324%Go
Data & AI3,4229%3901%Go
Engineering (non-software)6742%3421%even
Sales5822%2461%even
Product, program & project management3101%3501%even
Customer service & success1800%2551%even
Finance & accounting1230%860%even
Unclassified1180%1,1274%PHP
Marketing & communications900%4001%even
hospitality and food service530%140%even
Quality, safety & environment400%730%even
General management & consulting350%360%even
construction and civil330%180%even
Design & UX330%2231%even
Business development & strategy270%1040%even
logistics warehouse and transport250%220%even
manufacturing and production250%280%even
Travel, leisure & events240%––outside top 12
Human resources210%780%even
Legal, compliance & risk200%520%even
Administration & office190%630%even
Education & training190%1340%even
research and science180%210%even
arts media and entertainment150%360%even
healthcare clinical140%3841%even
Retail & store operations120%1040%even
facilities cleaning and security80%140%even
skilled trades and field service80%190%even
social care and community60%460%even
healthcare support and caregiving––70%outside top 12
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PHP is named by 7,302 companies in job postings and Go by 7,047; 601 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/go-vs-php)
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

Go vs PHP: questions

Which is more used, Go or PHP?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, PHP (7,302) over Go (7,047). By website-and-DNS footprint, PHP (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Go?

55% of Go companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 73% for PHP. 21% of Go companies have over 1,000 employees, against 10% for PHP.

Do companies run both?

601 companies name both in their postings, usually Go in marketing and PHP 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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