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MPI VS Slurm_

As of 4 November 2026, Slurm is named by 465 companies and MPI by 215; MPI skews to companies under 200 people (36% vs 51%), Slurm to companies over 1,000 (25% 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: MPI's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Slurm rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

MPI: 2–200 employees
36%
Slurm: 2–200 employees
51%
MPI: 1,000+ employees
39%
Slurm: 1,000+ employees
25%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.2 · 3.4
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
215companies name MPI
465companies name Slurm
86name both
698 · 1,591postings in 90 days, MPI · Slurm
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
SegmentMPIshareSlurmshareLeans
Self-employed42%225%Slurm
2-10 employees147%7917%Slurm
11-50 employees2913%6915%even
51-200 employees3516%8819%Slurm
201-500 employees3114%5211%MPI
501-1000 employees188%398%even
1001-5000 employees3014%378%MPI
5001-10000 employees94%184%even
10,001+ employees4521%6113%MPI
By industry
SegmentMPIshareSlurmshareLeans
Technology & software7334%21145%Slurm
Manufacturing & industry4320%8518%even
Public, community & associations2210%5913%Slurm
Health care199%72%MPI
Automotive157%61%MPI
Business & finance services157%358%even
Consumer services & leisure136%266%even
Utilities & infrastructure84%133%even
Hospitality & travel21%––outside top 12
Agriculture & forestry10%20%even
Commerce & trade10%31%even
Media & content10%153%Slurm
Property & construction––31%outside top 12
By country
SegmentMPIshareSlurmshareLeans
United States15170%31267%MPI
Germany115%163%even
France84%174%even
United Kingdom84%306%Slurm
Canada42%112%even
India42%72%even
United Arab Emirates31%31%even
Czechia21%––outside top 12
Singapore21%––outside top 12
Australia10%51%even
Switzerland10%51%even
China10%––outside top 12
Spain––72%outside top 12
Sweden––61%outside top 12
Austria––31%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentMPIshareSlurmshareLeans
Software engineering20323%49924%even
Data & AI12914%33616%even
IT operations & business systems809%39019%Slurm
Engineering (non-software)667%1105%MPI
Sales404%1336%Slurm
skilled trades and field service374%––outside top 12
research and science334%673%even
Customer service & success253%442%even
Administration & office182%––outside top 12
Product, program & project management91%482%even
Finance & accounting61%10%even
Quality, safety & environment40%20%even
Education & training20%20%even
manufacturing and production20%––outside top 12
construction and civil10%––outside top 12
General management & consulting10%40%even
Human resources10%20%even
procurement and purchasing10%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications––80%outside top 12
Business development & strategy––70%outside top 12
Design & UX––10%outside top 12
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Slurm is named by 465 companies in job postings and MPI by 215; 86 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/mpi-vs-slurm)
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

MPI vs Slurm: questions

Which is more used, MPI or Slurm?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Slurm (465) over MPI (215). By website-and-DNS footprint, Slurm (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses MPI?

36% of MPI companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 51% for Slurm. 39% of MPI companies have over 1,000 employees, against 25% for Slurm.

Do companies run both?

86 companies name both in their postings, usually MPI in marketing and Slurm 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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