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LiveKit VS SendGrid_

As of 4 November 2026, SendGrid is named by 109 companies and LiveKit by 101; LiveKit skews to companies under 200 people (64% vs 52%), SendGrid to companies over 1,000 (22% vs 5%).

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

LiveKit: 2–200 employees
64%
SendGrid: 2–200 employees
52%
LiveKit: 1,000+ employees
5%
SendGrid: 1,000+ employees
22%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.2 · 1.5
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 994,703
101companies name LiveKit
109companies name SendGrid
0name both
218 · 166postings in 90 days, LiveKit · SendGrid
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
SegmentLiveKitshareSendGridshareLeans
Self-employed1515%87%LiveKit
2-10 employees2323%1413%LiveKit
11-50 employees2727%2523%LiveKit
51-200 employees1515%1817%even
201-500 employees99%109%even
501-1000 employees77%109%SendGrid
1001-5000 employees22%1716%SendGrid
5001-10000 employees11%33%even
10,001+ employees22%44%even
By industry
SegmentLiveKitshareSendGridshareLeans
Technology & software7574%5349%LiveKit
Business & finance services1010%2927%SendGrid
Media & content66%1110%SendGrid
Manufacturing & industry55%11%LiveKit
Commerce & trade22%––outside top 12
Public, community & associations11%66%SendGrid
Consumer services & leisure11%22%even
Health care11%33%even
Property & construction––33%outside top 12
Transport, logistics & rental––11%outside top 12
By country
SegmentLiveKitshareSendGridshareLeans
United States7372%7367%LiveKit
Germany66%55%even
India33%22%even
United Arab Emirates22%––outside top 12
Austria22%––outside top 12
Switzerland22%––outside top 12
France22%22%even
United Kingdom22%44%even
Italy22%––outside top 12
Brazil11%––outside top 12
CL11%––outside top 12
PK11%––outside top 12
Japan––55%outside top 12
Canada––44%outside top 12
Netherlands––22%outside top 12
Slovakia––22%outside top 12
Ukraine––22%outside top 12
Australia––11%outside top 12
AW––11%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentLiveKitshareSendGridshareLeans
Data & AI11440%21%LiveKit
Software engineering10738%9738%even
IT operations & business systems93%83%even
Sales72%125%SendGrid
Design & UX62%10%even
Marketing & communications41%7229%SendGrid
Product, program & project management41%83%even
Engineering (non-software)31%––outside top 12
Finance & accounting21%––outside top 12
Unclassified10%21%even
Customer service & success––52%outside top 12
Administration & office––10%outside top 12
Business development & strategy––10%outside top 12
General management & consulting––10%outside top 12
real estate and property––10%outside top 12
skilled trades and field service––10%outside top 12
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SendGrid is named by 109 companies in job postings and LiveKit by 101; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/livekit-vs-sendgrid)
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

LiveKit vs SendGrid: questions

Which is more used, LiveKit or SendGrid?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, SendGrid (109) over LiveKit (101). By website-and-DNS footprint, SendGrid (994,703 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses LiveKit?

64% of LiveKit companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 52% for SendGrid. 5% of LiveKit companies have over 1,000 employees, against 22% for SendGrid.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually LiveKit in marketing and SendGrid 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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