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OPA Gatekeeper VS OpenShift_

As of 30 October 2026, OpenShift is named by 1,135 companies and OPA Gatekeeper by 103; OPA Gatekeeper skews to companies under 200 people (37% vs 40%), OpenShift to companies over 1,000 (37% vs 39%).

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

OPA Gatekeeper: 2–200 employees
37%
OpenShift: 2–200 employees
40%
OPA Gatekeeper: 1,000+ employees
39%
OpenShift: 1,000+ employees
37%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.2 · 5.7
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
103companies name OPA Gatekeeper
1,135companies name OpenShift
20name both
225 · 6,451postings in 90 days, OPA Gatekeeper · OpenShift
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
SegmentOPA GatekeepershareOpenShiftshareLeans
2-10 employees55%575%even
11-50 employees1515%16715%even
51-200 employees1817%22720%OpenShift
201-500 employees1616%14012%OPA Gatekeeper
501-1000 employees99%1079%even
1001-5000 employees1918%17515%OPA Gatekeeper
5001-10000 employees1010%656%OPA Gatekeeper
10,001+ employees1111%18516%OpenShift
Self-employed––121%outside top 12
By industry
SegmentOPA GatekeepershareOpenShiftshareLeans
Technology & software4645%65257%OpenShift
Business & finance services2221%23521%even
Manufacturing & industry1414%827%OPA Gatekeeper
Public, community & associations44%252%even
Property & construction44%111%OPA Gatekeeper
Health care33%––outside top 12
Media & content33%272%even
Transport, logistics & rental22%182%even
Automotive11%81%even
Commerce & trade11%101%even
Consumer services & leisure11%121%even
Hospitality & travel11%101%even
Utilities & infrastructure––404%outside top 12
By country
SegmentOPA GatekeepershareOpenShiftshareLeans
United States7068%55949%OPA Gatekeeper
United Kingdom1111%636%OPA Gatekeeper
Australia33%––outside top 12
Germany33%918%OpenShift
Canada22%313%even
Poland22%––outside top 12
Singapore22%––outside top 12
United Arab Emirates11%––outside top 12
Belgium11%171%even
Switzerland11%363%OpenShift
Denmark11%––outside top 12
Spain11%171%even
France––625%outside top 12
Sweden––272%outside top 12
India––252%outside top 12
Netherlands––252%outside top 12
Italy––182%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentOPA GatekeepershareOpenShiftshareLeans
Software engineering13549%4,28552%OpenShift
IT operations & business systems6523%1,68120%OPA Gatekeeper
Engineering (non-software)104%2012%even
Product, program & project management93%1282%even
Sales62%1472%even
Data & AI52%4616%OpenShift
procurement and purchasing52%––outside top 12
Administration & office31%––outside top 12
Customer service & success21%481%even
Finance & accounting21%––outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk21%––outside top 12
skilled trades and field service21%––outside top 12
General management & consulting––250%outside top 12
Unclassified––170%outside top 12
construction and civil––150%outside top 12
Marketing & communications––90%outside top 12
Design & UX––60%outside top 12
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OpenShift is named by 1,135 companies in job postings and OPA Gatekeeper by 103; 20 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/opa-gatekeeper-vs-openshift)
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

OPA Gatekeeper vs OpenShift: questions

Which is more used, OPA Gatekeeper or OpenShift?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, OpenShift (1,135) over OPA Gatekeeper (103). By website-and-DNS footprint, OpenShift (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses OPA Gatekeeper?

37% of OPA Gatekeeper companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 40% for OpenShift. 39% of OPA Gatekeeper companies have over 1,000 employees, against 37% for OpenShift.

Do companies run both?

20 companies name both in their postings, usually OPA Gatekeeper in marketing and OpenShift 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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