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HubSpot VS Salesforce_

As of 4 November 2026, Salesforce is named by 17,524 companies and HubSpot by 9,919; HubSpot skews to companies under 200 people (67% vs 45%), Salesforce to companies over 1,000 (25% vs 10%).

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

HubSpot: 2–200 employees
67%
Salesforce: 2–200 employees
45%
HubSpot: 1,000+ employees
10%
Salesforce: 1,000+ employees
25%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.1 · 5.2
Website or DNS footprint
361,420 · 60,966
9,919companies name HubSpot
17,524companies name Salesforce
5,037name both
20,599 · 91,110postings in 90 days, HubSpot · Salesforce
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
SegmentHubSpotshareSalesforceshareLeans
Self-employed3253%3692%even
2-10 employees1,29713%1,2077%HubSpot
11-50 employees2,49025%2,41314%HubSpot
51-200 employees2,83929%4,32825%HubSpot
201-500 employees1,34214%2,99917%Salesforce
501-1000 employees6376%1,90011%Salesforce
1001-5000 employees6617%2,52014%Salesforce
5001-10000 employees1321%6354%Salesforce
10,001+ employees1962%1,1537%Salesforce
By industry
SegmentHubSpotshareSalesforceshareLeans
Technology & software4,45445%5,56132%HubSpot
Business & finance services2,21122%3,57120%even
Manufacturing & industry7417%2,24313%Salesforce
Consumer services & leisure5566%9886%even
Property & construction3604%7174%even
Media & content3183%5623%even
Commerce & trade2713%6904%even
Health care2282%5763%even
Public, community & associations2262%1,2397%Salesforce
Transport, logistics & rental1792%3372%even
Utilities & infrastructure1612%5133%even
Hospitality & travel1051%2531%even
By country
SegmentHubSpotshareSalesforceshareLeans
United States5,91060%11,91468%Salesforce
United Kingdom7578%1,1116%even
Germany7297%6814%HubSpot
Canada2853%5013%even
France2372%3902%even
India2272%2862%even
Netherlands1972%1491%even
Australia1602%2682%even
Brazil1421%2001%even
Spain991%1431%even
Belgium761%––outside top 12
Switzerland661%931%even
Italy––1131%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentHubSpotshareSalesforceshareLeans
Sales10,58238%41,71736%HubSpot
Marketing & communications7,16626%6,2615%HubSpot
Customer service & success1,7196%7,0976%even
Business development & strategy1,6296%5,5765%even
Software engineering5762%10,3169%Salesforce
IT operations & business systems4972%7,2746%Salesforce
Data & AI4662%3,2293%even
Product, program & project management4622%3,8733%even
Finance & accounting3061%4,2094%Salesforce
Administration & office3011%1,1051%even
General management & consulting2201%1,6841%even
Design & UX1360%3740%even
Travel, leisure & events1240%4230%even
Unclassified1210%5991%even
Education & training1050%6331%even
Human resources990%8121%even
Retail & store operations770%7461%even
Engineering (non-software)600%4020%even
real estate and property480%2140%even
social care and community440%4150%even
Legal, compliance & risk410%6491%even
skilled trades and field service260%7261%even
arts media and entertainment250%––outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport240%4190%even
construction and civil210%3610%even
hospitality and food service190%1110%even
Quality, safety & environment160%4260%even
procurement and purchasing130%1710%even
healthcare clinical100%2640%even
manufacturing and production70%––outside top 12
research and science––660%outside top 12
personal care and wellness––600%outside top 12
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Salesforce is named by 17,524 companies in job postings and HubSpot by 9,919; 5,037 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/hubspot-vs-salesforce)
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

HubSpot vs Salesforce: questions

Which is more used, HubSpot or Salesforce?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Salesforce (17,524) over HubSpot (9,919). By website-and-DNS footprint, HubSpot (361,420 vs 60,966), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses HubSpot?

67% of HubSpot companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 45% for Salesforce. 10% of HubSpot companies have over 1,000 employees, against 25% for Salesforce.

Do companies run both?

5,037 companies name both in their postings, usually HubSpot in marketing and Salesforce 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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