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NetFlow VS VLAN

As of 30 October 2026, VLAN is named by 945 companies and NetFlow by 199; NetFlow skews to companies under 200 people (34% vs 42%), VLAN to companies over 1,000 (30% vs 36%).

As of 30 October 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: NetFlow's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, VLAN rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

NetFlow: 2–200 employees
34%
VLAN: 2–200 employees
42%
NetFlow: 1,000+ employees
36%
VLAN: 1,000+ employees
30%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.6 · 2.4
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
199companies name NetFlow
945companies name VLAN
44name both
525 · 2,240postings in 90 days, NetFlow · VLAN
02Side 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
SegmentNetFlowshareVLANshareLeans
Self-employed11%51%even
2-10 employees95%707%VLAN
11-50 employees168%14115%VLAN
51-200 employees4322%18720%even
201-500 employees3719%16217%even
501-1000 employees2111%9910%even
1001-5000 employees3216%16017%even
5001-10000 employees147%384%NetFlow
10,001+ employees2613%839%NetFlow
By industry
SegmentNetFlowshareVLANshareLeans
Technology & software10553%37339%NetFlow
Business & finance services2613%11812%even
Manufacturing & industry2412%12613%even
Utilities & infrastructure168%748%even
Media & content74%212%even
Automotive42%232%even
Commerce & trade42%263%even
Consumer services & leisure42%384%VLAN
Public, community & associations32%364%VLAN
Health care32%384%VLAN
Property & construction21%323%VLAN
Transport, logistics & rental11%263%VLAN
By country
SegmentNetFlowshareVLANshareLeans
United States14573%38240%NetFlow
United Kingdom137%303%NetFlow
Canada74%273%even
Brazil53%141%even
Germany53%17318%VLAN
Australia42%121%even
Spain21%––outside top 12
France21%9010%VLAN
Poland21%253%even
United Arab Emirates11%––outside top 12
Austria11%––outside top 12
Belgium11%172%even
Italy––313%outside top 12
Netherlands––162%outside top 12
Switzerland––141%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentNetFlowshareVLANshareLeans
IT operations & business systems44869%1,85659%NetFlow
Software engineering426%29910%VLAN
Sales294%833%even
Engineering (non-software)203%2368%VLAN
Data & AI81%120%even
Product, program & project management71%221%even
Customer service & success51%772%even
Public safety and protective services30%––outside top 12
General management & consulting20%40%even
Legal, compliance & risk20%––outside top 12
Education & training10%60%even
Quality, safety & environment10%––outside top 12
Skilled trades and field service––512%outside top 12
Arts media and entertainment––60%outside top 12
Construction and civil––60%outside top 12
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VLAN is named by 945 companies in job postings and NetFlow by 199; 44 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/netflow-vs-vlan)
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

NetFlow vs VLAN: questions

Which is more used, NetFlow or VLAN?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, VLAN (945) over NetFlow (199). By website-and-DNS footprint, VLAN (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses NetFlow?

34% of NetFlow companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 42% for VLAN. 36% of NetFlow companies have over 1,000 employees, against 30% for VLAN.

Do companies run both?

44 companies name both in their postings, usually NetFlow in marketing and VLAN 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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