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Plotly VS SciPy_

As of 4 November 2026, SciPy is named by 520 companies and Plotly by 290; Plotly skews to companies under 200 people (40% vs 47%), SciPy to companies over 1,000 (28% vs 32%).

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

Plotly: 2–200 employees
40%
SciPy: 2–200 employees
47%
Plotly: 1,000+ employees
32%
SciPy: 1,000+ employees
28%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.3 · 2.0
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
290companies name Plotly
520companies name SciPy
55name both
680 · 1,038postings in 90 days, Plotly · SciPy
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
SegmentPlotlyshareSciPyshareLeans
Self-employed197%204%Plotly
2-10 employees176%438%SciPy
11-50 employees3713%8817%SciPy
51-200 employees6121%11121%even
201-500 employees3713%7815%SciPy
501-1000 employees279%347%Plotly
1001-5000 employees4114%6012%Plotly
5001-10000 employees155%224%even
10,001+ employees3612%6412%even
By industry
SegmentPlotlyshareSciPyshareLeans
Technology & software10135%18235%even
Business & finance services5920%9318%Plotly
Manufacturing & industry4716%11222%SciPy
Public, community & associations248%387%even
Consumer services & leisure134%214%even
Utilities & infrastructure124%234%even
Media & content103%153%even
Automotive72%102%even
Commerce & trade62%82%even
Transport, logistics & rental62%51%even
Property & construction31%31%even
Health care21%92%even
By country
SegmentPlotlyshareSciPyshareLeans
United States18263%31060%Plotly
United Kingdom155%377%even
Canada114%102%even
France114%143%even
Germany83%275%SciPy
Brazil62%––outside top 12
India52%173%even
Singapore52%––outside top 12
United Arab Emirates41%––outside top 12
Portugal41%––outside top 12
Austria31%––outside top 12
Czechia31%––outside top 12
Spain––92%outside top 12
Poland––82%outside top 12
Sweden––82%outside top 12
Netherlands––71%outside top 12
Switzerland––61%outside top 12
Australia––41%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentPlotlyshareSciPyshareLeans
Data & AI57267%57843%Plotly
Software engineering13416%25119%SciPy
Engineering (non-software)283%14010%SciPy
Finance & accounting111%614%SciPy
research and science61%484%SciPy
Design & UX51%––outside top 12
Product, program & project management30%10%even
Sales30%––outside top 12
Unclassified30%50%even
arts media and entertainment20%10%even
Customer service & success20%50%even
Education & training20%30%even
General management & consulting20%30%even
IT operations & business systems20%191%even
Legal, compliance & risk10%111%even
manufacturing and production10%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications––50%outside top 12
public safety and protective services––20%outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment––20%outside top 12
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SciPy is named by 520 companies in job postings and Plotly by 290; 55 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/plotly-vs-scipy)
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

Plotly vs SciPy: questions

Which is more used, Plotly or SciPy?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, SciPy (520) over Plotly (290). By website-and-DNS footprint, SciPy (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Plotly?

40% of Plotly companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 47% for SciPy. 32% of Plotly companies have over 1,000 employees, against 28% for SciPy.

Do companies run both?

55 companies name both in their postings, usually Plotly in marketing and SciPy 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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