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npm VS Webpack_

As of 30 October 2026, Webpack is named by 830 companies and npm by 413; npm skews to companies under 200 people (65% vs 66%), Webpack to companies over 1,000 (17% 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, Webpack rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

npm: 2–200 employees
65%
Webpack: 2–200 employees
66%
npm: 1,000+ employees
20%
Webpack: 1,000+ employees
17%
Postings per company, 90 days
1.9 · 1.7
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
413companies name npm
830companies name Webpack
243name both
768 · 1,432postings in 90 days, npm · Webpack
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
SegmentnpmshareWebpackshareLeans
Self-employed31%61%even
2-10 employees5413%9712%even
11-50 employees12530%26432%even
51-200 employees8821%18622%even
201-500 employees4010%9111%even
501-1000 employees215%435%even
1001-5000 employees389%8010%even
5001-10000 employees133%263%even
10,001+ employees318%374%npm
By industry
SegmentnpmshareWebpackshareLeans
Technology & software24359%52363%Webpack
Business & finance services10124%17821%npm
Manufacturing & industry205%273%even
Consumer services & leisure102%121%even
Media & content92%304%even
Commerce & trade82%172%even
Utilities & infrastructure82%91%even
Public, community & associations72%101%even
Automotive20%30%even
Health care20%––outside top 12
Transport, logistics & rental20%51%even
Property & construction10%71%even
Hospitality & travel––51%outside top 12
By country
SegmentnpmshareWebpackshareLeans
United States20951%46055%Webpack
India338%708%even
United Kingdom236%476%even
Germany225%405%even
Canada123%162%even
Netherlands113%121%even
Poland113%172%even
France102%223%even
Spain72%––outside top 12
Switzerland61%––outside top 12
Italy61%152%even
Australia51%––outside top 12
Singapore––121%outside top 12
Belgium––101%outside top 12
Romania––91%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentnpmshareWebpackshareLeans
Software engineering94781%2,20391%Webpack
IT operations & business systems877%141%npm
Sales151%––outside top 12
Data & AI121%141%even
Customer service & success81%––outside top 12
Engineering (non-software)71%141%even
Finance & accounting50%––outside top 12
construction and civil20%20%even
Design & UX20%80%even
manufacturing and production20%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications20%50%even
Product, program & project management20%60%even
Unclassified––50%outside top 12
Education & training––30%outside top 12
General management & consulting––30%outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment––30%outside top 12
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Webpack is named by 830 companies in job postings and npm by 413; 243 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/npm-vs-webpack)
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 Webpack: questions

Which is more used, npm or Webpack?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Webpack (830) over npm (413). By website-and-DNS footprint, Webpack (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 66% for Webpack. 20% of npm companies have over 1,000 employees, against 17% for Webpack.

Do companies run both?

243 companies name both in their postings, usually npm in marketing and Webpack 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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