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Phoenix VS Spring Boot_

As of 30 October 2026, Spring Boot is named by 3,135 companies and Phoenix by 166; Phoenix skews to companies under 200 people (45% vs 49%), Spring Boot to companies over 1,000 (28% vs 35%).

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

Phoenix: 2–200 employees
45%
Spring Boot: 2–200 employees
49%
Phoenix: 1,000+ employees
35%
Spring Boot: 1,000+ employees
28%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.3 · 4.7
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
166companies name Phoenix
3,135companies name Spring Boot
0name both
383 · 14,787postings in 90 days, Phoenix · Spring Boot
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
SegmentPhoenixshareSpring BootshareLeans
2-10 employees106%2368%even
11-50 employees3420%60419%even
51-200 employees3119%69122%Spring Boot
201-500 employees2113%43314%even
501-1000 employees127%2679%even
1001-5000 employees3219%41113%Phoenix
5001-10000 employees64%1234%even
10,001+ employees2012%33211%even
Self-employed––381%outside top 12
By industry
SegmentPhoenixshareSpring BootshareLeans
Technology & software7042%1,89460%Spring Boot
Manufacturing & industry3622%1334%Phoenix
Business & finance services2113%62720%Spring Boot
Consumer services & leisure85%692%Phoenix
Health care85%281%Phoenix
Media & content64%843%even
Property & construction64%291%Phoenix
Utilities & infrastructure42%662%even
Commerce & trade32%602%even
Public, community & associations32%461%even
Automotive11%––outside top 12
Transport, logistics & rental––441%outside top 12
Hospitality & travel––271%outside top 12
By country
SegmentPhoenixshareSpring BootshareLeans
United States11368%1,48547%Phoenix
Germany148%2949%even
Canada53%622%even
United Kingdom53%2117%Spring Boot
Brazil32%––outside top 12
Switzerland32%461%even
Netherlands32%552%even
Belgium21%––outside top 12
France21%1465%Spring Boot
India21%1776%Spring Boot
Romania21%––outside top 12
Saudi Arabia21%––outside top 12
Italy––622%outside top 12
Poland––532%outside top 12
Sweden––522%outside top 12
Australia––381%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentPhoenixshareSpring BootshareLeans
Software engineering22039%16,75384%Spring Boot
Data & AI6011%4722%Phoenix
Engineering (non-software)438%1451%Phoenix
IT operations & business systems356%7654%Phoenix
Product, program & project management173%1161%Phoenix
research and science173%––outside top 12
construction and civil153%120%Phoenix
hospitality and food service142%––outside top 12
healthcare clinical112%––outside top 12
skilled trades and field service81%––outside top 12
Finance & accounting71%––outside top 12
Business development & strategy61%––outside top 12
Unclassified––630%outside top 12
Sales––480%outside top 12
Customer service & success––250%outside top 12
General management & consulting––180%outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment––180%outside top 12
Education & training––110%outside top 12
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Spring Boot is named by 3,135 companies in job postings and Phoenix by 166; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/phoenix-framework-vs-spring-boot)
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

Phoenix vs Spring Boot: questions

Which is more used, Phoenix or Spring Boot?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Spring Boot (3,135) over Phoenix (166). By website-and-DNS footprint, Spring Boot (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Phoenix?

45% of Phoenix companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 49% for Spring Boot. 35% of Phoenix companies have over 1,000 employees, against 28% for Spring Boot.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually Phoenix in marketing and Spring Boot 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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