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IDA Pro VS Metasploit_

As of 4 November 2026, Metasploit is named by 370 companies and IDA Pro by 207; IDA Pro skews to companies under 200 people (48% vs 47%), Metasploit to companies over 1,000 (29% vs 28%).

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

IDA Pro: 2–200 employees
48%
Metasploit: 2–200 employees
47%
IDA Pro: 1,000+ employees
28%
Metasploit: 1,000+ employees
29%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.8 · 1.8
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
207companies name IDA Pro
370companies name Metasploit
25name both
581 · 672postings in 90 days, IDA Pro · Metasploit
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
SegmentIDA ProshareMetasploitshareLeans
Self-employed73%134%even
2-10 employees178%4713%Metasploit
11-50 employees3617%7420%Metasploit
51-200 employees4723%5214%IDA Pro
201-500 employees2814%5114%even
501-1000 employees157%257%even
1001-5000 employees2613%4312%even
5001-10000 employees115%195%even
10,001+ employees2010%4612%Metasploit
By industry
SegmentIDA ProshareMetasploitshareLeans
Technology & software11254%20355%even
Business & finance services3316%7520%Metasploit
Manufacturing & industry2211%185%IDA Pro
Consumer services & leisure115%298%Metasploit
Media & content94%82%IDA Pro
Public, community & associations73%103%even
Property & construction52%41%even
Utilities & infrastructure42%82%even
Health care21%10%even
Automotive10%31%even
Commerce & trade10%82%even
Agriculture & forestry––10%outside top 12
By country
SegmentIDA ProshareMetasploitshareLeans
United States15776%19352%IDA Pro
United Kingdom157%226%even
Germany105%154%even
India42%246%Metasploit
United Arab Emirates31%51%even
France21%185%Metasploit
Hungary21%––outside top 12
Romania21%––outside top 12
Sweden21%––outside top 12
Australia10%62%even
Switzerland10%––outside top 12
Cyprus10%––outside top 12
Italy––62%outside top 12
Canada––51%outside top 12
Poland––51%outside top 12
Belgium––41%outside top 12
Brazil––41%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentIDA ProshareMetasploitshareLeans
IT operations & business systems42150%72176%Metasploit
Software engineering16620%232%IDA Pro
Engineering (non-software)253%91%even
Legal, compliance & risk121%––outside top 12
Data & AI101%10%even
public safety and protective services101%30%even
Finance & accounting40%40%even
Product, program & project management40%40%even
Education & training30%182%even
Administration & office20%––outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment20%––outside top 12
skilled trades and field service20%––outside top 12
Business development & strategy10%––outside top 12
construction and civil10%––outside top 12
General management & consulting10%30%even
healthcare clinical10%––outside top 12
Human resources10%––outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport10%––outside top 12
Sales10%10%even
Unclassified10%61%even
facilities cleaning and security––61%outside top 12
Customer service & success––20%outside top 12
Marketing & communications––20%outside top 12
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Metasploit is named by 370 companies in job postings and IDA Pro by 207; 25 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/ida-pro-vs-metasploit)
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

IDA Pro vs Metasploit: questions

Which is more used, IDA Pro or Metasploit?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Metasploit (370) over IDA Pro (207). By website-and-DNS footprint, Metasploit (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses IDA Pro?

48% of IDA Pro companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 47% for Metasploit. 28% of IDA Pro companies have over 1,000 employees, against 29% for Metasploit.

Do companies run both?

25 companies name both in their postings, usually IDA Pro in marketing and Metasploit 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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