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Magento VS Shopify_

As of 4 November 2026, Shopify is named by 2,341 companies and Magento by 917; Magento skews to companies under 200 people (66% vs 68%), Shopify to companies over 1,000 (10% vs 15%).

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

Magento: 2–200 employees
66%
Shopify: 2–200 employees
68%
Magento: 1,000+ employees
15%
Shopify: 1,000+ employees
10%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.1 · 2.9
Website or DNS footprint
58,463 · 1,407,432
917companies name Magento
2,341companies name Shopify
481name both
1,971 · 6,879postings in 90 days, Magento · Shopify
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
SegmentMagentoshareShopifyshareLeans
Self-employed243%1285%Shopify
2-10 employees11613%38316%Shopify
11-50 employees29232%65128%Magento
51-200 employees19922%55424%even
201-500 employees9510%26211%even
501-1000 employees546%1225%even
1001-5000 employees728%1446%even
5001-10000 employees182%392%even
10,001+ employees475%582%Magento
By industry
SegmentMagentoshareShopifyshareLeans
Technology & software37040%48121%Magento
Business & finance services23726%53823%Magento
Commerce & trade11212%59926%Shopify
Manufacturing & industry768%32514%Shopify
Media & content334%984%even
Public, community & associations192%472%even
Automotive172%231%even
Consumer services & leisure142%1075%Shopify
Health care111%301%even
Property & construction101%211%even
Transport, logistics & rental101%291%even
Utilities & infrastructure61%––outside top 12
Hospitality & travel––251%outside top 12
By country
SegmentMagentoshareShopifyshareLeans
United States33537%1,16750%Shopify
India9811%1155%Magento
Germany738%24911%Shopify
United Kingdom677%1737%even
France455%542%Magento
Netherlands344%452%even
Italy283%251%even
Poland283%––outside top 12
Canada233%924%even
Romania131%––outside top 12
Australia111%603%even
Belgium101%181%even
United Arab Emirates––201%outside top 12
Brazil––191%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentMagentoshareShopifyshareLeans
Software engineering2,00243%2,23321%Magento
Marketing & communications49711%2,65726%Shopify
Unclassified4219%3864%Magento
Product, program & project management2004%4224%even
IT operations & business systems1513%2793%even
Sales802%4374%Shopify
Design & UX742%3163%even
Customer service & success551%4244%Shopify
Business development & strategy501%1471%even
Data & AI381%2132%even
Engineering (non-software)230%330%even
General management & consulting130%761%even
Human resources110%380%even
arts media and entertainment100%520%even
Education & training90%70%even
Finance & accounting90%2362%Shopify
Administration & office80%601%even
logistics warehouse and transport80%1682%even
manufacturing and production60%70%even
procurement and purchasing40%210%even
Quality, safety & environment30%100%even
Retail & store operations20%3203%Shopify
skilled trades and field service20%190%even
agriculture and environment10%10%even
construction and civil10%10%even
facilities cleaning and security10%––outside top 12
healthcare clinical10%––outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk10%100%even
social care and community10%40%even
hospitality and food service––370%outside top 12
Travel, leisure & events––140%outside top 12
personal care and wellness––20%outside top 12
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Shopify is named by 2,341 companies in job postings and Magento by 917; 481 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/magento-vs-shopify)
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

Magento vs Shopify: questions

Which is more used, Magento or Shopify?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Shopify (2,341) over Magento (917). By website-and-DNS footprint, Shopify (1,407,432 vs 58,463), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Magento?

66% of Magento companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 68% for Shopify. 15% of Magento companies have over 1,000 employees, against 10% for Shopify.

Do companies run both?

481 companies name both in their postings, usually Magento in marketing and Shopify 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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