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IDEXX VS Waters Empower_

As of 4 November 2026, Waters Empower is named by 258 companies and IDEXX by 134; IDEXX skews to companies under 200 people (68% vs 28%), Waters Empower to companies over 1,000 (47% vs 16%).

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

IDEXX: 2–200 employees
68%
Waters Empower: 2–200 employees
28%
IDEXX: 1,000+ employees
16%
Waters Empower: 1,000+ employees
47%
Postings per company, 90 days
7.9 · 2.6
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
134companies name IDEXX
258companies name Waters Empower
0name both
1,065 · 678postings in 90 days, IDEXX · Waters Empower
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
SegmentIDEXXshareWaters EmpowershareLeans
2-10 employees3929%125%IDEXX
11-50 employees3627%166%IDEXX
51-200 employees1612%4417%Waters Empower
201-500 employees1511%3212%even
501-1000 employees75%3313%Waters Empower
1001-5000 employees107%5120%Waters Empower
5001-10000 employees54%187%Waters Empower
10,001+ employees64%5120%Waters Empower
Self-employed––10%outside top 12
By industry
SegmentIDEXXshareWaters EmpowershareLeans
Health care10276%125%IDEXX
Public, community & associations1612%177%IDEXX
Consumer services & leisure64%52%IDEXX
Commerce & trade43%21%IDEXX
Media & content32%31%even
Business & finance services21%4618%Waters Empower
Technology & software11%2610%Waters Empower
Manufacturing & industry––13050%outside top 12
Hospitality & travel––73%outside top 12
Property & construction––52%outside top 12
Utilities & infrastructure––42%outside top 12
Automotive––10%outside top 12
By country
SegmentIDEXXshareWaters EmpowershareLeans
United States10981%16765%IDEXX
Australia54%––outside top 12
Canada43%73%even
France43%83%even
Germany21%114%Waters Empower
Denmark21%31%even
United Kingdom21%114%Waters Empower
Norway21%––outside top 12
Netherlands11%––outside top 12
Sweden11%––outside top 12
India––83%outside top 12
Switzerland––52%outside top 12
Poland––52%outside top 12
Italy––42%outside top 12
Belgium––31%outside top 12
Brazil––31%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentIDEXXshareWaters EmpowershareLeans
agriculture and environment1,15977%20%IDEXX
healthcare clinical1017%11912%Waters Empower
Customer service & success111%61%even
Administration & office81%91%even
Sales70%444%Waters Empower
Unclassified70%101%even
IT operations & business systems50%353%Waters Empower
Software engineering50%252%Waters Empower
Data & AI40%111%even
Design & UX30%––outside top 12
Education & training30%81%even
Engineering (non-software)20%273%Waters Empower
Finance & accounting20%535%Waters Empower
General management & consulting20%50%even
Product, program & project management20%394%Waters Empower
Human resources10%121%even
logistics warehouse and transport10%––outside top 12
research and science10%20721%Waters Empower
Quality, safety & environment––13914%outside top 12
hospitality and food service––232%outside top 12
healthcare support and caregiving––61%outside top 12
Marketing & communications––50%outside top 12
Retail & store operations––50%outside top 12
skilled trades and field service––40%outside top 12
social care and community––30%outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk––20%outside top 12
manufacturing and production––20%outside top 12
Travel, leisure & events––20%outside top 12
Business development & strategy––10%outside top 12
construction and civil––10%outside top 12
public safety and protective services––10%outside top 12
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Waters Empower is named by 258 companies in job postings and IDEXX by 134; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/idexx-vs-waters-empower)
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

IDEXX vs Waters Empower: questions

Which is more used, IDEXX or Waters Empower?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Waters Empower (258) over IDEXX (134). By website-and-DNS footprint, Waters Empower (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses IDEXX?

68% of IDEXX companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 28% for Waters Empower. 16% of IDEXX companies have over 1,000 employees, against 47% for Waters Empower.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually IDEXX in marketing and Waters Empower 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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