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Fleetora · first roles in DEMetasploit VS Nmap_
As of 4 November 2026, Nmap is named by 399 companies and Metasploit by 370; Metasploit skews to companies under 200 people (47% vs 49%), Nmap to companies over 1,000 (29% vs 29%).
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: Metasploit's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Nmap rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.
- Metasploit: 2–200 employees
- 47%
- Nmap: 2–200 employees
- 49%
- Metasploit: 1,000+ employees
- 29%
- Nmap: 1,000+ employees
- 29%
- Postings per company, 90 days
- 1.8 · 2.0
- 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 | Metasploit | share | Nmap | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-employed | 13 | 4% | 10 | 3% | even |
| 2-10 employees | 47 | 13% | 43 | 11% | even |
| 11-50 employees | 74 | 20% | 78 | 20% | even |
| 51-200 employees | 52 | 14% | 74 | 19% | Nmap |
| 201-500 employees | 51 | 14% | 48 | 12% | even |
| 501-1000 employees | 25 | 7% | 30 | 8% | even |
| 1001-5000 employees | 43 | 12% | 44 | 11% | even |
| 5001-10000 employees | 19 | 5% | 26 | 7% | even |
| 10,001+ employees | 46 | 12% | 46 | 12% | even |
| Segment | Metasploit | share | Nmap | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology & software | 203 | 55% | 215 | 54% | even |
| Business & finance services | 75 | 20% | 77 | 19% | even |
| Consumer services & leisure | 29 | 8% | 24 | 6% | even |
| Manufacturing & industry | 18 | 5% | 30 | 8% | Nmap |
| Public, community & associations | 10 | 3% | 12 | 3% | even |
| Commerce & trade | 8 | 2% | 6 | 2% | even |
| Media & content | 8 | 2% | 9 | 2% | even |
| Utilities & infrastructure | 8 | 2% | 13 | 3% | even |
| Property & construction | 4 | 1% | 4 | 1% | even |
| Automotive | 3 | 1% | 4 | 1% | even |
| Agriculture & forestry | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Health care | 1 | 0% | 2 | 1% | even |
| Transport, logistics & rental | – | – | 2 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | Metasploit | share | Nmap | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 193 | 52% | 220 | 55% | Nmap |
| India | 24 | 6% | 23 | 6% | even |
| United Kingdom | 22 | 6% | 23 | 6% | even |
| France | 18 | 5% | 17 | 4% | even |
| Germany | 15 | 4% | 19 | 5% | even |
| Australia | 6 | 2% | 5 | 1% | even |
| Italy | 6 | 2% | 7 | 2% | even |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1% | 4 | 1% | even |
| Canada | 5 | 1% | 7 | 2% | even |
| Poland | 5 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1% | 4 | 1% | even |
| Singapore | – | – | 5 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| MY | – | – | 4 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | Metasploit | share | Nmap | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IT operations & business systems | 721 | 76% | 766 | 75% | even |
| Software engineering | 23 | 2% | 43 | 4% | even |
| Education & training | 18 | 2% | 19 | 2% | even |
| Engineering (non-software) | 9 | 1% | 20 | 2% | even |
| facilities cleaning and security | 6 | 1% | 5 | 0% | even |
| Unclassified | 6 | 1% | 6 | 1% | even |
| Finance & accounting | 4 | 0% | 5 | 0% | even |
| Product, program & project management | 4 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| General management & consulting | 3 | 0% | 3 | 0% | even |
| public safety and protective services | 3 | 0% | 7 | 1% | even |
| Customer service & success | 2 | 0% | 10 | 1% | even |
| Marketing & communications | 2 | 0% | 2 | 0% | even |
| Data & AI | 1 | 0% | 4 | 0% | even |
| Sales | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0% | even |
| Design & UX | – | – | 1 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Quality, safety & environment | – | – | 1 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| skilled trades and field service | – | – | 1 | 0% | outside top 12 |
The companies behind each column
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Nmap is named by 399 companies in job postings and Metasploit by 370; 335 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/metasploit-vs-nmap)
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.
Metasploit vs Nmap: questions
Which is more used, Metasploit or Nmap?
By companies naming it in their own job postings, Nmap (399) over Metasploit (370). By website-and-DNS footprint, Nmap (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.
Who chooses Metasploit?
47% of Metasploit companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 49% for Nmap. 29% of Metasploit companies have over 1,000 employees, against 29% for Nmap.
Do companies run both?
335 companies name both in their postings, usually Metasploit in marketing and Nmap 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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