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HiBob VS UKG

As of 30 October 2026, UKG is named by 986 companies and HiBob by 151; HiBob skews to companies under 200 people (51% vs 18%), UKG to companies over 1,000 (49% vs 6%).

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

HiBob: 2–200 employees
51%
UKG: 2–200 employees
18%
HiBob: 1,000+ employees
6%
UKG: 1,000+ employees
49%
Postings per company, 90 days
1.6 · 2.2
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 242
151companies name HiBob
986companies name UKG
3name both
248 · 2,200postings in 90 days, HiBob · UKG
02Side 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
SegmentHiBobshareUKGshareLeans
Self-employed32%30%even
2-10 employees117%293%HiBob
11-50 employees2617%343%HiBob
51-200 employees4026%11412%HiBob
201-500 employees4228%17518%HiBob
501-1000 employees2013%14615%even
1001-5000 employees85%27528%UKG
5001-10000 employees11%768%UKG
10,001+ employees––13414%outside top 12
By industry
SegmentHiBobshareUKGshareLeans
Technology & software5738%788%HiBob
Business & finance services4127%12913%HiBob
Manufacturing & industry139%21522%UKG
Commerce & trade85%707%even
Consumer services & leisure75%414%even
Media & content64%––outside top 12
Public, community & associations43%889%UKG
Hospitality & travel43%303%even
Transport, logistics & rental32%374%even
Utilities & infrastructure32%303%even
Health care21%14214%UKG
Property & construction21%818%UKG
Automotive––222%outside top 12
By country
SegmentHiBobshareUKGshareLeans
United States5838%82584%UKG
United Kingdom4429%323%HiBob
Germany117%91%HiBob
Canada43%596%UKG
Netherlands43%30%HiBob
Sweden43%30%HiBob
Australia32%162%even
Spain32%30%even
France32%71%even
Switzerland21%––outside top 12
Cyprus21%––outside top 12
Finland21%––outside top 12
Denmark––30%outside top 12
India––30%outside top 12
Austria––20%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentHiBobshareUKGshareLeans
Human resources19066%81332%HiBob
Finance & accounting228%47619%UKG
IT operations & business systems186%2169%UKG
Customer service & success83%––outside top 12
Product, program & project management72%572%even
Software engineering62%723%even
Education & training52%––outside top 12
General management & consulting52%432%even
Data & AI41%382%even
Sales31%733%even
Administration & office10%984%UKG
Manufacturing and production10%522%even
Construction and civil––351%outside top 12
Hospitality and food service––341%outside top 12
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UKG is named by 986 companies in job postings and HiBob by 151; 3 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/hibob-vs-ukg)
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

HiBob vs UKG: questions

Which is more used, HiBob or UKG?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, UKG (986) over HiBob (151). By website-and-DNS footprint, UKG (242 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses HiBob?

51% of HiBob companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 18% for UKG. 6% of HiBob companies have over 1,000 employees, against 49% for UKG.

Do companies run both?

3 companies name both in their postings, usually HiBob in marketing and UKG 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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