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Indeed VS XING_

As of 4 November 2026, XING is named by 101 companies and Indeed by 661; Indeed skews to companies under 200 people (38% vs 60%), XING to companies over 1,000 (14% vs 33%).

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

Indeed: 2–200 employees
38%
XING: 2–200 employees
60%
Indeed: 1,000+ employees
33%
XING: 1,000+ employees
14%
Postings per company, 90 days
1.8 · 2.0
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
661companies name Indeed
101companies name XING
0name both
1,160 · 206postings in 90 days, Indeed · XING
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
SegmentIndeedshareXINGshareLeans
Self-employed294%55%even
2-10 employees426%2525%XING
11-50 employees7812%2020%XING
51-200 employees12819%1616%Indeed
201-500 employees9715%88%Indeed
501-1000 employees7211%1313%even
1001-5000 employees11718%77%Indeed
5001-10000 employees284%44%even
10,001+ employees7011%33%Indeed
By industry
SegmentIndeedshareXINGshareLeans
Business & finance services14121%2222%even
Health care8613%55%Indeed
Technology & software8212%2323%XING
Manufacturing & industry7712%77%Indeed
Property & construction7011%1111%even
Commerce & trade457%55%even
Consumer services & leisure457%66%even
Media & content325%99%XING
Transport, logistics & rental233%––outside top 12
Public, community & associations173%77%XING
Utilities & infrastructure152%22%even
Hospitality & travel142%11%even
Automotive––22%outside top 12
By country
SegmentIndeedshareXINGshareLeans
United States50977%66%Indeed
Canada305%––outside top 12
India233%11%Indeed
United Kingdom142%33%even
Netherlands112%11%even
France102%––outside top 12
Australia71%––outside top 12
Germany51%8382%XING
United Arab Emirates30%––outside top 12
Brazil30%11%even
Italy30%––outside top 12
PH30%––outside top 12
Austria––22%outside top 12
Switzerland––11%outside top 12
Romania––11%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentIndeedshareXINGshareLeans
Human resources1,09977%13546%Indeed
Marketing & communications423%3412%XING
Unclassified302%83%even
healthcare clinical222%––outside top 12
Sales181%269%XING
Administration & office171%41%even
healthcare support and caregiving171%10%even
Finance & accounting131%31%even
Software engineering101%227%XING
Education & training70%10%even
Design & UX50%21%even
IT operations & business systems50%41%even
Data & AI40%10%even
Legal, compliance & risk40%21%even
logistics warehouse and transport40%10%even
Product, program & project management40%10%even
skilled trades and field service40%––outside top 12
Business development & strategy30%31%even
Customer service & success30%31%even
procurement and purchasing30%––outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment30%––outside top 12
Engineering (non-software)20%21%even
facilities cleaning and security20%––outside top 12
hospitality and food service20%––outside top 12
manufacturing and production20%21%even
research and science20%––outside top 12
Retail & store operations20%––outside top 12
agriculture and environment10%––outside top 12
arts media and entertainment10%10%even
social care and community10%31%even
General management & consulting––21%outside top 12
Travel, leisure & events––21%outside top 12
real estate and property––10%outside top 12
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XING is named by 101 companies in job postings and Indeed by 661; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/indeed-vs-xing)
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

Indeed vs XING: questions

Which is more used, Indeed or XING?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Indeed (661) over XING (101). By website-and-DNS footprint, XING (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Indeed?

38% of Indeed companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 60% for XING. 33% of Indeed companies have over 1,000 employees, against 14% for XING.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually Indeed in marketing and XING 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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