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As of 4 November 2026, WebAssembly is named by 215 companies and Java EE by 1,607; Java EE skews to companies under 200 people (55% vs 58%), WebAssembly to companies over 1,000 (19% vs 24%).
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: Java EE's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, WebAssembly rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.
- Java EE: 2–200 employees
- 55%
- WebAssembly: 2–200 employees
- 58%
- Java EE: 1,000+ employees
- 24%
- WebAssembly: 1,000+ employees
- 19%
- Postings per company, 90 days
- 2.9 · 2.3
- Website or DNS footprint
- 0 · 0
Who chooses which
Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.
| Segment | Java EE | share | WebAssembly | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-employed | 32 | 2% | 16 | 7% | WebAssembly |
| 2-10 employees | 116 | 7% | 29 | 13% | WebAssembly |
| 11-50 employees | 355 | 22% | 53 | 25% | WebAssembly |
| 51-200 employees | 407 | 25% | 42 | 20% | Java EE |
| 201-500 employees | 190 | 12% | 25 | 12% | even |
| 501-1000 employees | 116 | 7% | 9 | 4% | Java EE |
| 1001-5000 employees | 167 | 10% | 19 | 9% | even |
| 5001-10000 employees | 60 | 4% | 11 | 5% | even |
| 10,001+ employees | 164 | 10% | 11 | 5% | Java EE |
| Segment | Java EE | share | WebAssembly | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology & software | 1,008 | 63% | 123 | 57% | Java EE |
| Business & finance services | 339 | 21% | 27 | 13% | Java EE |
| Manufacturing & industry | 66 | 4% | 27 | 13% | WebAssembly |
| Media & content | 45 | 3% | 14 | 7% | WebAssembly |
| Consumer services & leisure | 40 | 2% | 4 | 2% | even |
| Public, community & associations | 27 | 2% | 4 | 2% | even |
| Commerce & trade | 20 | 1% | 1 | 0% | even |
| Utilities & infrastructure | 20 | 1% | 2 | 1% | even |
| Health care | 13 | 1% | 3 | 1% | even |
| Transport, logistics & rental | 13 | 1% | 6 | 3% | even |
| Automotive | 8 | 0% | 1 | 0% | even |
| Hospitality & travel | 6 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Property & construction | – | – | 2 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | Java EE | share | WebAssembly | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 795 | 49% | 127 | 59% | WebAssembly |
| Germany | 119 | 7% | 18 | 8% | even |
| India | 103 | 6% | 2 | 1% | Java EE |
| France | 98 | 6% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| United Kingdom | 65 | 4% | 15 | 7% | WebAssembly |
| Canada | 32 | 2% | 5 | 2% | even |
| Italy | 30 | 2% | 12 | 6% | WebAssembly |
| Singapore | 24 | 1% | 3 | 1% | even |
| Switzerland | 23 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Spain | 18 | 1% | 2 | 1% | even |
| Australia | 15 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Sweden | – | – | 4 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| South Africa | – | – | 3 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Japan | – | – | 2 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Netherlands | – | – | 2 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | Java EE | share | WebAssembly | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software engineering | 7,997 | 75% | 454 | 72% | Java EE |
| IT operations & business systems | 847 | 8% | 42 | 7% | even |
| Data & AI | 163 | 2% | 21 | 3% | even |
| Product, program & project management | 125 | 1% | 10 | 2% | even |
| Unclassified | 79 | 1% | 2 | 0% | even |
| Engineering (non-software) | 53 | 0% | 5 | 1% | even |
| Customer service & success | 42 | 0% | 5 | 1% | even |
| Design & UX | 38 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Marketing & communications | 22 | 0% | 2 | 0% | even |
| Sales | 22 | 0% | 1 | 0% | even |
| healthcare clinical | 20 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| General management & consulting | 19 | 0% | 1 | 0% | even |
| Finance & accounting | 15 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Education & training | 14 | 0% | 2 | 0% | even |
| Quality, safety & environment | 12 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| hospitality and food service | 10 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Human resources | 9 | 0% | 3 | 0% | even |
| research and science | 9 | 0% | 1 | 0% | even |
| Administration & office | 7 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Legal, compliance & risk | 7 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| arts media and entertainment | 6 | 0% | 1 | 0% | even |
| construction and civil | 6 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| logistics warehouse and transport | 5 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| skilled trades and field service | 4 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Travel, leisure & events | 4 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Business development & strategy | 2 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Retail & store operations | 2 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| agriculture and environment | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| manufacturing and production | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| personal care and wellness | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
The companies behind each column
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WebAssembly is named by 215 companies in job postings and Java EE by 1,607; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/java-ee-vs-webassembly)
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.
Java EE vs WebAssembly: questions
Which is more used, Java EE or WebAssembly?
By companies naming it in their own job postings, Java EE (1,607) over WebAssembly (215). By website-and-DNS footprint, WebAssembly (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.
Who chooses Java EE?
55% of Java EE companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 58% for WebAssembly. 24% of Java EE companies have over 1,000 employees, against 19% for WebAssembly.
Do companies run both?
0 companies name both in their postings, usually Java EE in marketing and WebAssembly 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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