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OpenCL VS Slurm_

As of 4 November 2026, Slurm is named by 465 companies and OpenCL by 147; OpenCL skews to companies under 200 people (54% vs 51%), Slurm to companies over 1,000 (25% vs 29%).

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: OpenCL'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.

OpenCL: 2–200 employees
54%
Slurm: 2–200 employees
51%
OpenCL: 1,000+ employees
29%
Slurm: 1,000+ employees
25%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.8 · 3.4
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
147companies name OpenCL
465companies name Slurm
13name both
558 · 1,591postings in 90 days, OpenCL · 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
SegmentOpenCLshareSlurmshareLeans
Self-employed64%225%even
2-10 employees2316%7917%even
11-50 employees3322%6915%OpenCL
51-200 employees2316%8819%Slurm
201-500 employees128%5211%Slurm
501-1000 employees85%398%Slurm
1001-5000 employees128%378%even
5001-10000 employees64%184%even
10,001+ employees2416%6113%OpenCL
By industry
SegmentOpenCLshareSlurmshareLeans
Manufacturing & industry5638%8518%OpenCL
Technology & software4833%21145%Slurm
Business & finance services1712%358%OpenCL
Public, community & associations96%5913%Slurm
Media & content75%153%even
Automotive43%61%even
Consumer services & leisure21%266%Slurm
Utilities & infrastructure21%133%even
Commerce & trade11%31%even
Property & construction11%31%even
Health care––72%outside top 12
Agriculture & forestry––20%outside top 12
By country
SegmentOpenCLshareSlurmshareLeans
United States9263%31267%Slurm
United Kingdom107%306%even
Germany96%163%OpenCL
Canada64%112%even
India64%72%OpenCL
France53%174%even
Australia21%51%even
Belgium21%––outside top 12
Switzerland21%51%even
Netherlands21%––outside top 12
Poland21%––outside top 12
Austria11%31%even
Spain––72%outside top 12
Sweden––61%outside top 12
United Arab Emirates––31%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentOpenCLshareSlurmshareLeans
Software engineering32745%49924%OpenCL
Data & AI14920%33616%OpenCL
Engineering (non-software)10915%1105%OpenCL
Product, program & project management91%482%even
Sales91%1336%Slurm
IT operations & business systems81%39019%Slurm
research and science51%673%Slurm
Marketing & communications10%80%even
Quality, safety & environment10%20%even
Customer service & success––442%outside top 12
Business development & strategy––70%outside top 12
General management & consulting––40%outside top 12
Education & training––20%outside top 12
Human resources––20%outside top 12
Design & UX––10%outside top 12
Finance & accounting––10%outside top 12
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Slurm is named by 465 companies in job postings and OpenCL by 147; 13 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/opencl-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

OpenCL vs Slurm: questions

Which is more used, OpenCL or Slurm?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Slurm (465) over OpenCL (147). By website-and-DNS footprint, Slurm (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses OpenCL?

54% of OpenCL companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 51% for Slurm. 29% of OpenCL companies have over 1,000 employees, against 25% for Slurm.

Do companies run both?

13 companies name both in their postings, usually OpenCL 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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