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npm VS Vite_

As of 30 October 2026, Vite is named by 592 companies and npm by 413; npm skews to companies under 200 people (65% vs 61%), Vite to companies over 1,000 (18% vs 20%).

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

npm: 2–200 employees
65%
Vite: 2–200 employees
61%
npm: 1,000+ employees
20%
Vite: 1,000+ employees
18%
Postings per company, 90 days
1.9 · 1.5
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
413companies name npm
592companies name Vite
45name both
768 · 916postings in 90 days, npm · Vite
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
SegmentnpmshareViteshareLeans
Self-employed31%203%Vite
2-10 employees5413%8915%even
11-50 employees12530%14424%npm
51-200 employees8821%12822%even
201-500 employees4010%6811%even
501-1000 employees215%356%even
1001-5000 employees389%6110%even
5001-10000 employees133%183%even
10,001+ employees318%295%npm
By industry
SegmentnpmshareViteshareLeans
Technology & software24359%35760%even
Business & finance services10124%10818%npm
Manufacturing & industry205%386%even
Consumer services & leisure102%183%even
Media & content92%224%even
Commerce & trade82%163%even
Utilities & infrastructure82%31%even
Public, community & associations72%71%even
Automotive20%––outside top 12
Health care20%31%even
Transport, logistics & rental20%41%even
Property & construction10%71%even
Hospitality & travel––51%outside top 12
By country
SegmentnpmshareViteshareLeans
United States20951%33657%Vite
India338%193%npm
United Kingdom236%376%even
Germany225%549%Vite
Canada123%102%even
Netherlands113%142%even
Poland113%––outside top 12
France102%193%even
Spain72%––outside top 12
Switzerland61%61%even
Italy61%––outside top 12
Australia51%61%even
Sweden––92%outside top 12
Austria––61%outside top 12
Czechia––61%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentnpmshareViteshareLeans
Software engineering94781%1,22889%Vite
IT operations & business systems877%60%npm
Sales151%10%even
Data & AI121%363%even
Customer service & success81%––outside top 12
Engineering (non-software)71%201%even
Finance & accounting50%––outside top 12
construction and civil20%––outside top 12
Design & UX20%10%even
manufacturing and production20%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications20%20%even
Product, program & project management20%20%even
Education & training––40%outside top 12
Unclassified––10%outside top 12
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Vite is named by 592 companies in job postings and npm by 413; 45 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/npm-vs-vite)
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

npm vs Vite: questions

Which is more used, npm or Vite?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Vite (592) over npm (413). By website-and-DNS footprint, Vite (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses npm?

65% of npm companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 61% for Vite. 20% of npm companies have over 1,000 employees, against 18% for Vite.

Do companies run both?

45 companies name both in their postings, usually npm in marketing and Vite 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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