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As of 4 November 2026, gRPC is named by 1,753 companies and GraphQL by 4,089; GraphQL skews to companies under 200 people (53% vs 45%), gRPC to companies over 1,000 (30% vs 23%).
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: GraphQL's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, gRPC rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.
- GraphQL: 2–200 employees
- 53%
- gRPC: 2–200 employees
- 45%
- GraphQL: 1,000+ employees
- 23%
- gRPC: 1,000+ employees
- 30%
- Postings per company, 90 days
- 3.0 · 2.6
- 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 | GraphQL | share | gRPC | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-employed | 168 | 4% | 61 | 3% | even |
| 2-10 employees | 481 | 12% | 180 | 10% | even |
| 11-50 employees | 880 | 22% | 264 | 15% | GraphQL |
| 51-200 employees | 817 | 20% | 337 | 19% | even |
| 201-500 employees | 489 | 12% | 229 | 13% | even |
| 501-1000 employees | 294 | 7% | 152 | 9% | even |
| 1001-5000 employees | 478 | 12% | 249 | 14% | gRPC |
| 5001-10000 employees | 130 | 3% | 76 | 4% | even |
| 10,001+ employees | 352 | 9% | 205 | 12% | gRPC |
| Segment | GraphQL | share | gRPC | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology & software | 2,264 | 55% | 920 | 52% | GraphQL |
| Business & finance services | 793 | 19% | 312 | 18% | even |
| Manufacturing & industry | 262 | 6% | 221 | 13% | gRPC |
| Media & content | 170 | 4% | 68 | 4% | even |
| Commerce & trade | 148 | 4% | 31 | 2% | even |
| Consumer services & leisure | 106 | 3% | 30 | 2% | even |
| Public, community & associations | 63 | 2% | 26 | 1% | even |
| Utilities & infrastructure | 55 | 1% | 50 | 3% | even |
| Hospitality & travel | 50 | 1% | 12 | 1% | even |
| Transport, logistics & rental | 50 | 1% | 31 | 2% | even |
| Health care | 46 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Property & construction | 39 | 1% | 18 | 1% | even |
| Automotive | – | – | 24 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | GraphQL | share | gRPC | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,346 | 57% | 1,110 | 63% | gRPC |
| United Kingdom | 266 | 7% | 117 | 7% | even |
| Germany | 211 | 5% | 74 | 4% | even |
| India | 178 | 4% | 43 | 2% | even |
| France | 99 | 2% | 26 | 1% | even |
| Canada | 98 | 2% | 26 | 1% | even |
| Brazil | 57 | 1% | 18 | 1% | even |
| Sweden | 55 | 1% | 22 | 1% | even |
| Australia | 53 | 1% | 16 | 1% | even |
| Netherlands | 53 | 1% | 16 | 1% | even |
| Poland | 52 | 1% | 17 | 1% | even |
| Singapore | 39 | 1% | 21 | 1% | even |
| Segment | GraphQL | share | gRPC | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software engineering | 11,516 | 73% | 4,321 | 72% | even |
| Data & AI | 1,549 | 10% | 538 | 9% | even |
| IT operations & business systems | 583 | 4% | 254 | 4% | even |
| Engineering (non-software) | 176 | 1% | 136 | 2% | even |
| Sales | 162 | 1% | 31 | 1% | even |
| Product, program & project management | 142 | 1% | 58 | 1% | even |
| Customer service & success | 85 | 1% | 10 | 0% | even |
| Unclassified | 54 | 0% | 26 | 0% | even |
| Quality, safety & environment | 33 | 0% | 17 | 0% | even |
| Marketing & communications | 18 | 0% | 8 | 0% | even |
| Design & UX | 16 | 0% | 3 | 0% | even |
| General management & consulting | 13 | 0% | 5 | 0% | even |
| construction and civil | 10 | 0% | 6 | 0% | even |
| arts media and entertainment | 8 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Business development & strategy | 8 | 0% | 1 | 0% | even |
| Finance & accounting | 5 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Human resources | 5 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Education & training | 4 | 0% | 2 | 0% | even |
| Legal, compliance & risk | 4 | 0% | 1 | 0% | even |
| skilled trades and field service | 2 | 0% | 4 | 0% | even |
| facilities cleaning and security | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| healthcare support and caregiving | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| hospitality and food service | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| manufacturing and production | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| research and science | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0% | even |
The companies behind each column
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gRPC is named by 1,753 companies in job postings and GraphQL by 4,089; 538 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/graphql-vs-grpc)
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.
GraphQL vs gRPC: questions
Which is more used, GraphQL or gRPC?
By companies naming it in their own job postings, GraphQL (4,089) over gRPC (1,753). By website-and-DNS footprint, gRPC (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.
Who chooses GraphQL?
53% of GraphQL companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 45% for gRPC. 23% of GraphQL companies have over 1,000 employees, against 30% for gRPC.
Do companies run both?
538 companies name both in their postings, usually GraphQL in marketing and gRPC 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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