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PHP VS Swift

As of 30 October 2026, Swift is named by 2,088 companies and PHP by 5,525; PHP skews to companies under 200 people (77% vs 55%), Swift to companies over 1,000 (24% vs 10%).

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

PHP: 2–200 employees
77%
Swift: 2–200 employees
55%
PHP: 1,000+ employees
10%
Swift: 1,000+ employees
24%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.1 · 2.8
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
5,525companies name PHP
2,088companies name Swift
154name both
11,655 · 5,945postings in 90 days, PHP · Swift
02Side 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
SegmentPHPshareSwiftshareLeans
Self-employed501%362%even
2-10 employees69413%21710%PHP
11-50 employees2,38843%48723%PHP
51-200 employees1,15021%44922%even
201-500 employees4658%23811%Swift
501-1000 employees2384%1648%Swift
1001-5000 employees3286%27213%Swift
5001-10000 employees711%713%Swift
10,001+ employees1413%1547%Swift
By industry
SegmentPHPshareSwiftshareLeans
Technology & software2,79251%1,09452%even
Business & finance services1,37725%49324%even
Media & content2324%1045%even
Consumer services & leisure2174%563%even
Manufacturing & industry2124%1045%even
Commerce & trade1563%533%even
Health care1272%271%even
Public, community & associations1182%502%even
Utilities & infrastructure872%201%even
Property & construction641%352%even
Hospitality & travel501%––outside top 12
Transport, logistics & rental461%231%even
Automotive––151%outside top 12
By country
SegmentPHPshareSwiftshareLeans
United States2,02437%1,09152%Swift
India63311%1236%PHP
Germany61711%965%PHP
United Kingdom3617%1678%even
France2154%673%even
Netherlands1833%––outside top 12
Canada1352%462%even
Italy1292%322%even
Poland1192%311%even
Australia791%311%even
Spain741%––outside top 12
United Arab Emirates601%311%even
Singapore––281%outside top 12
Sweden––251%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentPHPshareSwiftshareLeans
Software engineering15,45567%5,76962%PHP
IT operations & business systems1,0665%8729%Swift
Unclassified9564%380%PHP
Marketing & communications3311%––outside top 12
Data & AI3171%1552%even
Healthcare clinical3081%––outside top 12
Product, program & project management2871%2543%even
Engineering (non-software)2251%1141%even
Customer service & success2031%861%even
Design & UX1961%––outside top 12
Sales1911%611%even
Education & training1140%290%even
Finance & accounting––3173%outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk––661%outside top 12
Construction and civil––320%outside top 12
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Swift is named by 2,088 companies in job postings and PHP by 5,525; 154 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/php-vs-swift)
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

PHP vs Swift: questions

Which is more used, PHP or Swift?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, PHP (5,525) over Swift (2,088). By website-and-DNS footprint, Swift (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses PHP?

77% of PHP companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 55% for Swift. 10% of PHP companies have over 1,000 employees, against 24% for Swift.

Do companies run both?

154 companies name both in their postings, usually PHP in marketing and Swift 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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