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Illumina VS Thermo Fisher Scientific_

As of 4 November 2026, Thermo Fisher Scientific is named by 100 companies and Illumina by 107; Illumina skews to companies under 200 people (36% vs 28%), Thermo Fisher Scientific to companies over 1,000 (49% vs 46%).

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

Illumina: 2–200 employees
36%
Thermo Fisher Scientific: 2–200 employees
28%
Illumina: 1,000+ employees
46%
Thermo Fisher Scientific: 1,000+ employees
49%
Postings per company, 90 days
1.2 · 2.3
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
107companies name Illumina
100companies name Thermo Fisher Scientific
3name both
130 · 232postings in 90 days, Illumina · Thermo Fisher Scientific
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
SegmentIlluminashareThermo Fisher ScientificshareLeans
2-10 employees77%44%Illumina
11-50 employees98%77%even
51-200 employees2321%1717%Illumina
201-500 employees1110%1010%even
501-1000 employees87%1212%Thermo Fisher Scientific
1001-5000 employees1716%1212%Illumina
5001-10000 employees1413%1414%even
10,001+ employees1817%2323%Thermo Fisher Scientific
Self-employed––11%outside top 12
By industry
SegmentIlluminashareThermo Fisher ScientificshareLeans
Technology & software2725%1111%Illumina
Public, community & associations1918%1313%Illumina
Health care1716%77%Illumina
Manufacturing & industry1716%3636%Thermo Fisher Scientific
Consumer services & leisure1413%77%Illumina
Business & finance services55%1212%Thermo Fisher Scientific
Media & content44%44%even
Agriculture & forestry22%11%even
Property & construction22%––outside top 12
Utilities & infrastructure––33%outside top 12
Automotive––22%outside top 12
Transport, logistics & rental––22%outside top 12
Commerce & trade––11%outside top 12
By country
SegmentIlluminashareThermo Fisher ScientificshareLeans
United States6964%6868%Thermo Fisher Scientific
Germany77%99%Thermo Fisher Scientific
France77%22%Illumina
United Kingdom77%55%even
Belgium22%––outside top 12
Singapore22%––outside top 12
BA11%––outside top 12
Canada11%22%even
Denmark11%11%even
Ireland11%11%even
Norway11%––outside top 12
New Zealand11%––outside top 12
Brazil––22%outside top 12
Switzerland––11%outside top 12
Finland––11%outside top 12
Italy––11%outside top 12
Japan––11%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentIlluminashareThermo Fisher ScientificshareLeans
research and science14868%6623%Illumina
Data & AI94%41%Illumina
healthcare clinical94%52%Illumina
Engineering (non-software)63%6422%Thermo Fisher Scientific
Sales63%217%Thermo Fisher Scientific
Product, program & project management52%21%even
manufacturing and production42%72%even
skilled trades and field service31%207%Thermo Fisher Scientific
Software engineering21%114%Thermo Fisher Scientific
Quality, safety & environment––176%outside top 12
IT operations & business systems––83%outside top 12
Customer service & success––41%outside top 12
General management & consulting––31%outside top 12
Business development & strategy––21%outside top 12
Design & UX––21%outside top 12
Education & training––10%outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport––10%outside top 12
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Thermo Fisher Scientific is named by 100 companies in job postings and Illumina by 107; 3 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/illumina-vs-thermo-fisher-scientific)
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

Illumina vs Thermo Fisher Scientific: questions

Which is more used, Illumina or Thermo Fisher Scientific?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Illumina (107) over Thermo Fisher Scientific (100). By website-and-DNS footprint, Thermo Fisher Scientific (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Illumina?

36% of Illumina companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 28% for Thermo Fisher Scientific. 46% of Illumina companies have over 1,000 employees, against 49% for Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Do companies run both?

3 companies name both in their postings, usually Illumina in marketing and Thermo Fisher Scientific 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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