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HL7 VS X12 837_

As of 4 November 2026, X12 837 is named by 112 companies and HL7 by 1,126; HL7 skews to companies under 200 people (43% vs 32%), X12 837 to companies over 1,000 (38% vs 34%).

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: HL7's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, X12 837 rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

HL7: 2–200 employees
43%
X12 837: 2–200 employees
32%
HL7: 1,000+ employees
34%
X12 837: 1,000+ employees
38%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.4 · 1.4
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
1,126companies name HL7
112companies name X12 837
0name both
2,723 · 159postings in 90 days, HL7 · X12 837
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
SegmentHL7shareX12 837shareLeans
Self-employed192%22%even
2-10 employees969%54%HL7
11-50 employees15814%1110%HL7
51-200 employees23020%2018%HL7
201-500 employees13612%1715%X12 837
501-1000 employees10710%1513%X12 837
1001-5000 employees20318%2623%X12 837
5001-10000 employees575%65%even
10,001+ employees12011%109%even
By industry
SegmentHL7shareX12 837shareLeans
Technology & software56450%6154%X12 837
Health care31328%1816%HL7
Business & finance services12111%2623%X12 837
Manufacturing & industry434%––outside top 12
Public, community & associations383%22%even
Consumer services & leisure222%11%even
Media & content121%11%even
Property & construction40%––outside top 12
Commerce & trade30%11%even
Utilities & infrastructure30%––outside top 12
Transport, logistics & rental20%11%even
Hospitality & travel10%––outside top 12
Agriculture & forestry––11%outside top 12
By country
SegmentHL7shareX12 837shareLeans
United States82073%10493%X12 837
Germany575%11%HL7
Canada373%22%even
United Kingdom363%11%HL7
France161%11%even
Australia141%––outside top 12
India141%––outside top 12
Switzerland121%––outside top 12
Spain91%––outside top 12
Netherlands81%––outside top 12
Sweden71%––outside top 12
Belgium50%––outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentHL7shareX12 837shareLeans
Software engineering1,05030%9233%X12 837
Data & AI52015%4717%X12 837
IT operations & business systems49614%4015%even
Product, program & project management33310%166%HL7
Sales883%21%even
Customer service & success862%41%even
Engineering (non-software)441%10%even
skilled trades and field service251%––outside top 12
General management & consulting241%––outside top 12
healthcare clinical211%––outside top 12
Business development & strategy160%10%even
Quality, safety & environment100%21%even
research and science100%––outside top 12
Unclassified90%31%even
Education & training80%––outside top 12
Finance & accounting80%135%X12 837
Administration & office50%31%even
Design & UX40%––outside top 12
arts media and entertainment20%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications20%––outside top 12
procurement and purchasing20%––outside top 12
construction and civil10%––outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk10%––outside top 12
manufacturing and production10%––outside top 12
Human resources––10%outside top 12
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X12 837 is named by 112 companies in job postings and HL7 by 1,126; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/hl7-vs-x12-837)
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

HL7 vs X12 837: questions

Which is more used, HL7 or X12 837?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, HL7 (1,126) over X12 837 (112). By website-and-DNS footprint, X12 837 (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses HL7?

43% of HL7 companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 32% for X12 837. 34% of HL7 companies have over 1,000 employees, against 38% for X12 837.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually HL7 in marketing and X12 837 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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