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Gurobi VS MATLAB_

As of 4 November 2026, MATLAB is named by 3,640 companies and Gurobi by 167; Gurobi skews to companies under 200 people (35% vs 45%), MATLAB to companies over 1,000 (34% vs 47%).

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

Gurobi: 2–200 employees
35%
MATLAB: 2–200 employees
45%
Gurobi: 1,000+ employees
47%
MATLAB: 1,000+ employees
34%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.2 · 6.1
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
167companies name Gurobi
3,640companies name MATLAB
18name both
363 · 22,359postings in 90 days, Gurobi · MATLAB
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
SegmentGurobishareMATLABshareLeans
Self-employed21%832%even
2-10 employees106%36110%MATLAB
11-50 employees2414%53915%even
51-200 employees2515%72620%MATLAB
201-500 employees95%43512%MATLAB
501-1000 employees1911%2748%Gurobi
1001-5000 employees2113%55215%MATLAB
5001-10000 employees85%1845%even
10,001+ employees4929%48613%Gurobi
By industry
SegmentGurobishareMATLABshareLeans
Technology & software4929%49814%Gurobi
Manufacturing & industry2515%1,40839%MATLAB
Business & finance services2012%60917%MATLAB
Transport, logistics & rental1710%381%Gurobi
Commerce & trade159%411%Gurobi
Utilities & infrastructure117%2026%even
Public, community & associations106%2326%even
Consumer services & leisure85%2326%even
Automotive32%1424%MATLAB
Property & construction32%842%even
Hospitality & travel21%––outside top 12
Media & content21%892%even
Health care––592%outside top 12
By country
SegmentGurobishareMATLABshareLeans
United States10563%2,18160%Gurobi
Germany138%2808%even
Canada74%872%even
United Kingdom74%2096%even
France53%1334%even
Brazil32%––outside top 12
Spain21%441%even
India21%642%even
Singapore21%––outside top 12
Austria11%––outside top 12
Australia11%331%even
China11%––outside top 12
Netherlands––552%outside top 12
Sweden––521%outside top 12
Switzerland––481%outside top 12
Italy––421%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentGurobishareMATLABshareLeans
Data & AI27460%1,1904%Gurobi
Software engineering225%2,2368%MATLAB
Engineering (non-software)174%16,67760%MATLAB
IT operations & business systems123%1871%even
research and science82%1,3885%MATLAB
logistics warehouse and transport72%270%even
Finance & accounting51%2791%even
Legal, compliance & risk51%1310%even
Sales51%1991%even
General management & consulting41%300%even
Marketing & communications20%230%even
Customer service & success10%240%even
healthcare clinical10%240%even
hospitality and food service10%20%even
Unclassified10%1190%even
Quality, safety & environment––1931%outside top 12
Product, program & project management––930%outside top 12
Education & training––920%outside top 12
skilled trades and field service––710%outside top 12
Design & UX––450%outside top 12
public safety and protective services––290%outside top 12
Business development & strategy––250%outside top 12
construction and civil––180%outside top 12
arts media and entertainment––160%outside top 12
manufacturing and production––110%outside top 12
Administration & office––60%outside top 12
Human resources––40%outside top 12
agriculture and environment––20%outside top 12
Travel, leisure & events––20%outside top 12
facilities cleaning and security––10%outside top 12
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MATLAB is named by 3,640 companies in job postings and Gurobi by 167; 18 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/gurobi-vs-matlab)
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

Gurobi vs MATLAB: questions

Which is more used, Gurobi or MATLAB?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, MATLAB (3,640) over Gurobi (167). By website-and-DNS footprint, MATLAB (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Gurobi?

35% of Gurobi companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 45% for MATLAB. 47% of Gurobi companies have over 1,000 employees, against 34% for MATLAB.

Do companies run both?

18 companies name both in their postings, usually Gurobi in marketing and MATLAB 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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