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GPIO VS UART_

As of 30 October 2026, UART is named by 937 companies and GPIO by 123; GPIO skews to companies under 200 people (50% vs 53%), UART to companies over 1,000 (23% vs 27%).

As of 30 October 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: GPIO's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, UART rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

GPIO: 2–200 employees
50%
UART: 2–200 employees
53%
GPIO: 1,000+ employees
27%
UART: 1,000+ employees
23%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.9 · 2.9
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
123companies name GPIO
937companies name UART
181name both
354 · 2,742postings in 90 days, GPIO · UART
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
SegmentGPIOshareUARTshareLeans
Self-employed11%111%even
2-10 employees1210%10711%even
11-50 employees1613%17519%UART
51-200 employees3428%21823%GPIO
201-500 employees1915%14315%even
501-1000 employees87%687%even
1001-5000 employees1714%9710%GPIO
5001-10000 employees65%334%even
10,001+ employees108%859%even
By industry
SegmentGPIOshareUARTshareLeans
Manufacturing & industry6452%44347%GPIO
Technology & software3226%23125%even
Business & finance services97%879%even
Commerce & trade43%293%even
Utilities & infrastructure43%283%even
Media & content32%141%even
Automotive22%394%UART
Transport, logistics & rental22%131%even
Agriculture & forestry11%––outside top 12
Public, community & associations11%172%even
Health care11%61%even
Property & construction––131%outside top 12
Consumer services & leisure––121%outside top 12
By country
SegmentGPIOshareUARTshareLeans
United States8166%57962%GPIO
Germany87%536%even
France43%253%even
United Kingdom43%475%even
Poland32%152%even
Canada22%232%even
Czechia22%––outside top 12
Spain22%91%even
India22%303%even
Australia11%101%even
Brazil11%––outside top 12
Finland11%––outside top 12
Sweden––172%outside top 12
Netherlands––162%outside top 12
Switzerland––101%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentGPIOshareUARTshareLeans
Software engineering30468%2,02054%GPIO
Engineering (non-software)6314%1,29834%UART
IT operations & business systems235%772%GPIO
Product, program & project management51%40%even
Customer service & success41%40%even
Data & AI20%80%even
Quality, safety & environment10%261%even
Sales10%291%even
skilled trades and field service10%70%even
Design & UX––60%outside top 12
research and science––50%outside top 12
Unclassified––40%outside top 12
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UART is named by 937 companies in job postings and GPIO by 123; 181 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/gpio-vs-uart)
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

GPIO vs UART: questions

Which is more used, GPIO or UART?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, UART (937) over GPIO (123). By website-and-DNS footprint, UART (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses GPIO?

50% of GPIO companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 53% for UART. 27% of GPIO companies have over 1,000 employees, against 23% for UART.

Do companies run both?

181 companies name both in their postings, usually GPIO in marketing and UART 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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