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Fleetora · first roles in DEGrafana Loki VS Splunk_
As of 4 November 2026, Splunk is named by 2,606 companies and Grafana Loki by 639; Grafana Loki skews to companies under 200 people (45% vs 37%), Splunk to companies over 1,000 (38% vs 27%).
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: Grafana Loki's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Splunk rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.
- Grafana Loki: 2–200 employees
- 45%
- Splunk: 2–200 employees
- 37%
- Grafana Loki: 1,000+ employees
- 27%
- Splunk: 1,000+ employees
- 38%
- Postings per company, 90 days
- 2.0 · 4.5
- Website or DNS footprint
- 0 · 0
Who chooses which
Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.
| Segment | Grafana Loki | share | Splunk | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-employed | 17 | 3% | 63 | 2% | even |
| 2-10 employees | 56 | 9% | 169 | 6% | Grafana Loki |
| 11-50 employees | 89 | 14% | 330 | 13% | even |
| 51-200 employees | 143 | 22% | 476 | 18% | Grafana Loki |
| 201-500 employees | 106 | 17% | 336 | 13% | Grafana Loki |
| 501-1000 employees | 56 | 9% | 244 | 9% | even |
| 1001-5000 employees | 85 | 13% | 457 | 18% | Splunk |
| 5001-10000 employees | 29 | 5% | 138 | 5% | even |
| 10,001+ employees | 58 | 9% | 393 | 15% | Splunk |
| Segment | Grafana Loki | share | Splunk | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology & software | 322 | 50% | 1,300 | 50% | even |
| Business & finance services | 129 | 20% | 609 | 23% | Splunk |
| Manufacturing & industry | 68 | 11% | 220 | 8% | Grafana Loki |
| Media & content | 32 | 5% | 74 | 3% | Grafana Loki |
| Utilities & infrastructure | 21 | 3% | 72 | 3% | even |
| Transport, logistics & rental | 18 | 3% | 32 | 1% | even |
| Public, community & associations | 14 | 2% | 64 | 2% | even |
| Consumer services & leisure | 14 | 2% | 76 | 3% | even |
| Property & construction | 8 | 1% | 31 | 1% | even |
| Commerce & trade | 6 | 1% | 65 | 2% | even |
| Automotive | 3 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Health care | 2 | 0% | 24 | 1% | even |
| Hospitality & travel | – | – | 23 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | Grafana Loki | share | Splunk | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 328 | 51% | 1,699 | 65% | Splunk |
| Germany | 47 | 7% | 51 | 2% | Grafana Loki |
| United Kingdom | 47 | 7% | 161 | 6% | even |
| France | 27 | 4% | 90 | 3% | even |
| Brazil | 20 | 3% | 24 | 1% | Grafana Loki |
| India | 15 | 2% | 74 | 3% | even |
| Netherlands | 12 | 2% | 29 | 1% | even |
| Australia | 10 | 2% | 39 | 1% | even |
| Switzerland | 10 | 2% | 22 | 1% | even |
| Italy | 9 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Singapore | 9 | 1% | 30 | 1% | even |
| Spain | 8 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Canada | – | – | 65 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| Poland | – | – | 18 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | Grafana Loki | share | Splunk | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software engineering | 1,169 | 68% | 4,365 | 30% | Grafana Loki |
| IT operations & business systems | 189 | 11% | 6,106 | 41% | Splunk |
| Data & AI | 91 | 5% | 678 | 5% | even |
| Engineering (non-software) | 26 | 2% | 357 | 2% | even |
| Marketing & communications | 20 | 1% | 26 | 0% | even |
| Product, program & project management | 17 | 1% | 196 | 1% | even |
| Customer service & success | 15 | 1% | 251 | 2% | even |
| Sales | 13 | 1% | 338 | 2% | even |
| Unclassified | 6 | 0% | 20 | 0% | even |
| arts media and entertainment | 4 | 0% | 1 | 0% | even |
| General management & consulting | 2 | 0% | 62 | 0% | even |
| construction and civil | 1 | 0% | 7 | 0% | even |
| Quality, safety & environment | 1 | 0% | 34 | 0% | even |
| Legal, compliance & risk | – | – | 52 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Education & training | – | – | 24 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Finance & accounting | – | – | 20 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| facilities cleaning and security | – | – | 18 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| research and science | – | – | 12 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Business development & strategy | – | – | 11 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Administration & office | – | – | 10 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| public safety and protective services | – | – | 8 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| skilled trades and field service | – | – | 7 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Human resources | – | – | 5 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| manufacturing and production | – | – | 5 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| logistics warehouse and transport | – | – | 4 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| hospitality and food service | – | – | 3 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Design & UX | – | – | 2 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| social care and community | – | – | 2 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| agriculture and environment | – | – | 1 | 0% | outside top 12 |
The companies behind each column
Companies using Grafana Loki →
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Splunk is named by 2,606 companies in job postings and Grafana Loki by 639; 77 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/grafana-loki-vs-splunk)
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.
Grafana Loki vs Splunk: questions
Which is more used, Grafana Loki or Splunk?
By companies naming it in their own job postings, Splunk (2,606) over Grafana Loki (639). By website-and-DNS footprint, Splunk (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.
Who chooses Grafana Loki?
45% of Grafana Loki companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 37% for Splunk. 27% of Grafana Loki companies have over 1,000 employees, against 38% for Splunk.
Do companies run both?
77 companies name both in their postings, usually Grafana Loki in marketing and Splunk 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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