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Illumina VS Varian TrueBeam_

As of 4 November 2026, Varian TrueBeam is named by 133 companies and Illumina by 107; Illumina skews to companies under 200 people (36% vs 15%), Varian TrueBeam to companies over 1,000 (71% 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, Varian TrueBeam rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Illumina: 2–200 employees
36%
Varian TrueBeam: 2–200 employees
15%
Illumina: 1,000+ employees
46%
Varian TrueBeam: 1,000+ employees
71%
Postings per company, 90 days
1.2 · 1.8
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
107companies name Illumina
133companies name Varian TrueBeam
0name both
130 · 242postings in 90 days, Illumina · Varian TrueBeam
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
SegmentIlluminashareVarian TrueBeamshareLeans
2-10 employees77%65%Illumina
11-50 employees98%22%Illumina
51-200 employees2321%129%Illumina
201-500 employees1110%86%Illumina
501-1000 employees87%75%Illumina
1001-5000 employees1716%3426%Varian TrueBeam
5001-10000 employees1413%1411%Illumina
10,001+ employees1817%4735%Varian TrueBeam
Self-employed––32%outside top 12
By industry
SegmentIlluminashareVarian TrueBeamshareLeans
Technology & software2725%43%Illumina
Public, community & associations1918%86%Illumina
Health care1716%10579%Varian TrueBeam
Manufacturing & industry1716%22%Illumina
Consumer services & leisure1413%65%Illumina
Business & finance services55%65%even
Media & content44%22%Illumina
Agriculture & forestry22%––outside top 12
Property & construction22%––outside top 12
By country
SegmentIlluminashareVarian TrueBeamshareLeans
United States6964%9068%Varian TrueBeam
Germany77%2015%Varian TrueBeam
France77%54%Illumina
United Kingdom77%54%Illumina
Belgium22%––outside top 12
Singapore22%––outside top 12
BA11%––outside top 12
Canada11%22%even
Denmark11%––outside top 12
Ireland11%––outside top 12
Norway11%––outside top 12
New Zealand11%––outside top 12
Australia––22%outside top 12
Austria––11%outside top 12
PH––11%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentIlluminashareVarian TrueBeamshareLeans
research and science14868%113%Illumina
Data & AI94%––outside top 12
healthcare clinical94%31984%Varian TrueBeam
Engineering (non-software)63%––outside top 12
Sales63%––outside top 12
Product, program & project management52%––outside top 12
manufacturing and production42%––outside top 12
skilled trades and field service31%10%even
Software engineering21%––outside top 12
agriculture and environment––51%outside top 12
Education & training––51%outside top 12
IT operations & business systems––10%outside top 12
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Varian TrueBeam is named by 133 companies in job postings and Illumina by 107; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/illumina-vs-varian-truebeam)
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 Varian TrueBeam: questions

Which is more used, Illumina or Varian TrueBeam?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Varian TrueBeam (133) over Illumina (107). By website-and-DNS footprint, Varian TrueBeam (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 15% for Varian TrueBeam. 46% of Illumina companies have over 1,000 employees, against 71% for Varian TrueBeam.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually Illumina in marketing and Varian TrueBeam 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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