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LabVIEW VS National Instruments_

As of 4 November 2026, National Instruments is named by 268 companies and LabVIEW by 1,282; LabVIEW skews to companies under 200 people (39% vs 34%), National Instruments to companies over 1,000 (44% vs 39%).

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

LabVIEW: 2–200 employees
39%
National Instruments: 2–200 employees
34%
LabVIEW: 1,000+ employees
39%
National Instruments: 1,000+ employees
44%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.4 · 2.7
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
1,282companies name LabVIEW
268companies name National Instruments
192name both
4,409 · 729postings in 90 days, LabVIEW · National Instruments
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
SegmentLabVIEWshareNational InstrumentsshareLeans
Self-employed151%52%even
2-10 employees927%239%even
11-50 employees17814%259%LabVIEW
51-200 employees22718%4416%even
201-500 employees16613%3915%even
501-1000 employees1038%156%LabVIEW
1001-5000 employees21217%4115%even
5001-10000 employees867%176%even
10,001+ employees20316%5922%National Instruments
By industry
SegmentLabVIEWshareNational InstrumentsshareLeans
Manufacturing & industry70855%14052%LabVIEW
Business & finance services14812%2911%even
Technology & software1028%2610%even
Public, community & associations645%73%LabVIEW
Automotive574%249%National Instruments
Consumer services & leisure554%62%LabVIEW
Utilities & infrastructure524%104%even
Property & construction262%73%even
Commerce & trade242%52%even
Transport, logistics & rental161%52%even
Media & content151%73%even
Health care121%21%even
By country
SegmentLabVIEWshareNational InstrumentsshareLeans
United States83865%17866%even
Germany1109%156%LabVIEW
United Kingdom615%145%even
France413%83%even
Canada262%104%even
India202%114%National Instruments
Sweden141%––outside top 12
Switzerland131%––outside top 12
Spain121%21%even
Netherlands111%21%even
Denmark101%––outside top 12
Italy101%21%even
Poland––31%outside top 12
Austria––21%outside top 12
Australia––21%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentLabVIEWshareNational InstrumentsshareLeans
Engineering (non-software)3,62566%56463%LabVIEW
Software engineering58311%17119%National Instruments
research and science1352%20%LabVIEW
skilled trades and field service1182%121%even
Quality, safety & environment691%51%even
Sales681%202%even
manufacturing and production521%10%even
Unclassified421%10%even
Product, program & project management240%71%even
Data & AI220%61%even
IT operations & business systems220%20%even
Education & training210%10%even
Customer service & success160%––outside top 12
Design & UX90%––outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport60%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications40%10%even
personal care and wellness30%––outside top 12
healthcare clinical10%––outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk10%20%even
Finance & accounting––20%outside top 12
Business development & strategy––10%outside top 12
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National Instruments is named by 268 companies in job postings and LabVIEW by 1,282; 192 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/labview-vs-national-instruments)
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

LabVIEW vs National Instruments: questions

Which is more used, LabVIEW or National Instruments?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, LabVIEW (1,282) over National Instruments (268). By website-and-DNS footprint, National Instruments (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses LabVIEW?

39% of LabVIEW companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 34% for National Instruments. 39% of LabVIEW companies have over 1,000 employees, against 44% for National Instruments.

Do companies run both?

192 companies name both in their postings, usually LabVIEW in marketing and National Instruments 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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