PuTTY VS TeamViewer
As of 4 November 2026, TeamViewer is named by 173 companies and PuTTY by 111; PuTTY skews to companies under 200 people (35% vs 41%), TeamViewer to companies over 1,000 (29% vs 41%).
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: PuTTY's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, TeamViewer rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.
- PuTTY: 2–200 employees
- 35%
- TeamViewer: 2–200 employees
- 41%
- PuTTY: 1,000+ employees
- 41%
- TeamViewer: 1,000+ employees
- 29%
- Postings per company, 90 days
- 1.9 · 5.2
- Website or DNS footprint
- 0 · 5,241
Who chooses which
Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.
| Segment | PuTTY | share | TeamViewer | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-employed | 1 | 1% | 3 | 2% | even |
| 2-10 employees | 4 | 4% | 17 | 10% | TeamViewer |
| 11-50 employees | 12 | 11% | 26 | 15% | TeamViewer |
| 51-200 employees | 23 | 21% | 28 | 16% | PuTTY |
| 201-500 employees | 17 | 15% | 30 | 17% | TeamViewer |
| 501-1000 employees | 8 | 7% | 18 | 10% | TeamViewer |
| 1001-5000 employees | 20 | 18% | 24 | 14% | PuTTY |
| 5001-10000 employees | 9 | 8% | 10 | 6% | PuTTY |
| 10,001+ employees | 17 | 15% | 17 | 10% | PuTTY |
| Segment | PuTTY | share | TeamViewer | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology & software | 56 | 50% | 48 | 28% | PuTTY |
| Business & finance services | 17 | 15% | 24 | 14% | even |
| Manufacturing & industry | 13 | 12% | 33 | 19% | TeamViewer |
| Commerce & trade | 6 | 5% | 9 | 5% | even |
| Public, community & associations | 4 | 4% | 5 | 3% | even |
| Utilities & infrastructure | 4 | 4% | 5 | 3% | even |
| Media & content | 3 | 3% | 5 | 3% | even |
| Property & construction | 3 | 3% | 10 | 6% | TeamViewer |
| Health care | 2 | 2% | 13 | 8% | TeamViewer |
| Automotive | 1 | 1% | 5 | 3% | even |
| Consumer services & leisure | 1 | 1% | 10 | 6% | TeamViewer |
| Transport, logistics & rental | 1 | 1% | 3 | 2% | even |
| Segment | PuTTY | share | TeamViewer | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 85 | 77% | 80 | 46% | PuTTY |
| India | 4 | 4% | 3 | 2% | even |
| Italy | 3 | 3% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Poland | 3 | 3% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| France | 2 | 2% | 9 | 5% | TeamViewer |
| Romania | 2 | 2% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Australia | 1 | 1% | 4 | 2% | even |
| Belgium | 1 | 1% | 2 | 1% | even |
| Germany | 1 | 1% | 32 | 18% | TeamViewer |
| Spain | 1 | 1% | 2 | 1% | even |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% | 4 | 2% | even |
| Brazil | – | – | 6 | 3% | outside top 12 |
| Netherlands | – | – | 5 | 3% | outside top 12 |
| Switzerland | – | – | 4 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| Canada | – | – | 3 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | PuTTY | share | TeamViewer | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IT operations & business systems | 103 | 33% | 191 | 19% | PuTTY |
| Software engineering | 95 | 31% | 18 | 2% | PuTTY |
| Engineering (non-software) | 20 | 6% | 30 | 3% | PuTTY |
| Skilled trades and field service | 19 | 6% | 18 | 2% | PuTTY |
| Healthcare clinical | 11 | 4% | 1 | 0% | PuTTY |
| Data & AI | 7 | 2% | 1 | 0% | PuTTY |
| Customer service & success | 6 | 2% | 627 | 61% | TeamViewer |
| General management & consulting | 6 | 2% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Product, program & project management | 3 | 1% | 7 | 1% | even |
| Quality, safety & environment | 3 | 1% | 1 | 0% | even |
| Unclassified | 2 | 1% | 5 | 0% | even |
| Administration & office | 1 | 0% | 3 | 0% | even |
| Construction and civil | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Logistics warehouse and transport | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Manufacturing and production | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Procurement and purchasing | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Sales | – | – | 26 | 3% | outside top 12 |
| Education & training | – | – | 3 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Facilities cleaning and security | – | – | 3 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Marketing & communications | – | – | 3 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Design & UX | – | – | 2 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Business development & strategy | – | – | 1 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Finance & accounting | – | – | 1 | 0% | outside top 12 |
The companies behind each column
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TeamViewer is named by 173 companies in job postings and PuTTY by 111; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/putty-vs-teamviewer)
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.
PuTTY vs TeamViewer: questions
Which is more used, PuTTY or TeamViewer?
By companies naming it in their own job postings, TeamViewer (173) over PuTTY (111). By website-and-DNS footprint, TeamViewer (5,241 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.
Who chooses PuTTY?
35% of PuTTY companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 41% for TeamViewer. 41% of PuTTY companies have over 1,000 employees, against 29% for TeamViewer.
Do companies run both?
0 companies name both in their postings, usually PuTTY in marketing and TeamViewer 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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