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IBM i VS IBM IMS_

As of 4 November 2026, IBM IMS is named by 403 companies and IBM i by 1,000; IBM i skews to companies under 200 people (22% vs 34%), IBM IMS to companies over 1,000 (45% vs 52%).

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

IBM i: 2–200 employees
22%
IBM IMS: 2–200 employees
34%
IBM i: 1,000+ employees
52%
IBM IMS: 1,000+ employees
45%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.7 · 3.3
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
1,000companies name IBM i
403companies name IBM IMS
0name both
3,733 · 1,325postings in 90 days, IBM i · IBM IMS
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
SegmentIBM ishareIBM IMSshareLeans
Self-employed131%82%even
2-10 employees394%266%IBM IMS
11-50 employees455%297%IBM IMS
51-200 employees13313%8220%IBM IMS
201-500 employees14014%4511%IBM i
501-1000 employees11411%328%IBM i
1001-5000 employees24324%6015%IBM i
5001-10000 employees778%246%even
10,001+ employees19620%9724%IBM IMS
By industry
SegmentIBM ishareIBM IMSshareLeans
Manufacturing & industry24725%6215%IBM i
Commerce & trade16416%174%IBM i
Business & finance services15315%8020%IBM IMS
Technology & software12913%10225%IBM IMS
Transport, logistics & rental818%102%IBM i
Automotive677%143%IBM i
Property & construction273%102%even
Health care263%225%IBM IMS
Public, community & associations242%205%IBM IMS
Utilities & infrastructure192%379%IBM IMS
Consumer services & leisure182%154%even
Hospitality & travel182%––outside top 12
Media & content––102%outside top 12
By country
SegmentIBM ishareIBM IMSshareLeans
United States61461%23659%IBM i
Canada576%164%even
France515%174%even
Germany414%164%even
United Kingdom384%246%IBM IMS
Italy354%––outside top 12
Australia131%102%even
Spain121%––outside top 12
India101%113%even
Netherlands101%––outside top 12
Belgium81%31%even
Austria71%31%even
Poland––61%outside top 12
Denmark––51%outside top 12
Sweden––51%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentIBM ishareIBM IMSshareLeans
logistics warehouse and transport70815%855%IBM i
IT operations & business systems48410%26216%IBM IMS
Finance & accounting4209%493%IBM i
Software engineering4129%31819%IBM IMS
Retail & store operations2595%––outside top 12
Customer service & success2114%191%IBM i
Sales1834%362%even
manufacturing and production1724%171%IBM i
General management & consulting1613%70%IBM i
Quality, safety & environment1162%322%even
Administration & office972%483%even
Product, program & project management812%1338%IBM IMS
skilled trades and field service752%141%even
Engineering (non-software)722%754%IBM IMS
procurement and purchasing711%20%even
Data & AI611%241%even
hospitality and food service331%10%even
healthcare support and caregiving230%80%even
Legal, compliance & risk180%91%even
Unclassified180%40%even
research and science130%70%even
healthcare clinical120%342%even
Human resources110%––outside top 12
Travel, leisure & events110%––outside top 12
construction and civil80%80%even
Marketing & communications80%191%even
Business development & strategy70%171%even
Education & training60%50%even
social care and community60%70%even
arts media and entertainment20%10%even
public safety and protective services––171%outside top 12
facilities cleaning and security––30%outside top 12
agriculture and environment––20%outside top 12
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IBM IMS is named by 403 companies in job postings and IBM i by 1,000; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/ibm-i-vs-ibm-ims)
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

IBM i vs IBM IMS: questions

Which is more used, IBM i or IBM IMS?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, IBM i (1,000) over IBM IMS (403). By website-and-DNS footprint, IBM IMS (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses IBM i?

22% of IBM i companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 34% for IBM IMS. 52% of IBM i companies have over 1,000 employees, against 45% for IBM IMS.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually IBM i in marketing and IBM IMS 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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