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SAE J1939 VS UART_

As of 30 October 2026, UART is named by 937 companies and SAE J1939 by 152; SAE J1939 skews to companies under 200 people (32% vs 53%), UART to companies over 1,000 (23% vs 45%).

As of 30 October 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: SAE J1939's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, UART rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

SAE J1939: 2–200 employees
32%
UART: 2–200 employees
53%
SAE J1939: 1,000+ employees
45%
UART: 1,000+ employees
23%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.8 · 2.9
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
152companies name SAE J1939
937companies name UART
22name both
431 · 2,742postings in 90 days, SAE J1939 · UART
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
SegmentSAE J1939shareUARTshareLeans
Self-employed21%111%even
2-10 employees64%10711%UART
11-50 employees117%17519%UART
51-200 employees3221%21823%UART
201-500 employees2315%14315%even
501-1000 employees107%687%even
1001-5000 employees2516%9710%SAE J1939
5001-10000 employees96%334%SAE J1939
10,001+ employees3422%859%SAE J1939
By industry
SegmentSAE J1939shareUARTshareLeans
Manufacturing & industry6543%44347%UART
Automotive2718%394%SAE J1939
Technology & software2416%23125%UART
Business & finance services128%879%even
Property & construction53%131%even
Utilities & infrastructure53%283%even
Commerce & trade32%293%even
Consumer services & leisure32%121%even
Transport, logistics & rental32%131%even
Agriculture & forestry21%––outside top 12
Public, community & associations11%172%even
Hospitality & travel11%––outside top 12
Media & content––141%outside top 12
Health care––61%outside top 12
By country
SegmentSAE J1939shareUARTshareLeans
United States9965%57962%SAE J1939
Germany128%536%SAE J1939
France75%253%even
Sweden64%172%SAE J1939
United Kingdom53%475%even
India43%303%even
Australia32%101%even
Netherlands32%162%even
Brazil21%––outside top 12
Canada21%232%even
United Arab Emirates11%––outside top 12
Austria11%––outside top 12
Poland––152%outside top 12
Switzerland––101%outside top 12
Spain––91%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentSAE J1939shareUARTshareLeans
Engineering (non-software)20139%1,29834%SAE J1939
Software engineering18436%2,02054%UART
skilled trades and field service153%70%SAE J1939
Product, program & project management92%40%even
Sales82%291%even
IT operations & business systems71%772%even
Customer service & success41%40%even
logistics warehouse and transport41%––outside top 12
arts media and entertainment31%––outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment31%261%even
Data & AI10%80%even
Design & UX––60%outside top 12
research and science––50%outside top 12
Unclassified––40%outside top 12
Cite this

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UART is named by 937 companies in job postings and SAE J1939 by 152; 22 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/j1939-vs-uart)
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

SAE J1939 vs UART: questions

Which is more used, SAE J1939 or UART?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, UART (937) over SAE J1939 (152). By website-and-DNS footprint, UART (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses SAE J1939?

32% of SAE J1939 companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 53% for UART. 45% of SAE J1939 companies have over 1,000 employees, against 23% for UART.

Do companies run both?

22 companies name both in their postings, usually SAE J1939 in marketing and UART 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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