PX4 VS ROS
As of 30 October 2026, ROS is named by 694 companies and PX4 by 124; PX4 skews to companies under 200 people (68% vs 60%), ROS to companies over 1,000 (21% 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: PX4's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, ROS rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.
- PX4: 2–200 employees
- 68%
- ROS: 2–200 employees
- 60%
- PX4: 1,000+ employees
- 10%
- ROS: 1,000+ employees
- 21%
- Postings per company, 90 days
- 2.5 · 3.1
- Website or DNS footprint
- 0 · 0
Who chooses which
Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.
| Segment | PX4 | share | ROS | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-employed | 8 | 6% | 14 | 2% | PX4 |
| 2-10 employees | 29 | 23% | 136 | 20% | PX4 |
| 11-50 employees | 24 | 19% | 156 | 22% | ROS |
| 51-200 employees | 31 | 25% | 127 | 18% | PX4 |
| 201-500 employees | 14 | 11% | 75 | 11% | even |
| 501-1000 employees | 5 | 4% | 38 | 5% | even |
| 1001-5000 employees | 7 | 6% | 60 | 9% | ROS |
| 5001-10000 employees | 1 | 1% | 23 | 3% | ROS |
| 10,001+ employees | 5 | 4% | 65 | 9% | ROS |
| Segment | PX4 | share | ROS | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing & industry | 68 | 55% | 348 | 50% | PX4 |
| Technology & software | 20 | 16% | 153 | 22% | ROS |
| Business & finance services | 16 | 13% | 50 | 7% | PX4 |
| Public, community & associations | 7 | 6% | 31 | 4% | even |
| Consumer services & leisure | 4 | 3% | 29 | 4% | even |
| Commerce & trade | 2 | 2% | 8 | 1% | even |
| Media & content | 2 | 2% | 13 | 2% | even |
| Transport, logistics & rental | 2 | 2% | 12 | 2% | even |
| Agriculture & forestry | 1 | 1% | 4 | 1% | even |
| Automotive | 1 | 1% | 21 | 3% | ROS |
| Property & construction | 1 | 1% | 8 | 1% | even |
| Utilities & infrastructure | – | – | 13 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | PX4 | share | ROS | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 79 | 64% | 408 | 59% | PX4 |
| Germany | 10 | 8% | 70 | 10% | ROS |
| United Kingdom | 7 | 6% | 35 | 5% | even |
| Switzerland | 4 | 3% | 12 | 2% | even |
| India | 4 | 3% | 16 | 2% | even |
| Spain | 3 | 2% | 11 | 2% | even |
| France | 3 | 2% | 16 | 2% | even |
| Australia | 2 | 2% | 8 | 1% | even |
| Netherlands | 2 | 2% | 9 | 1% | even |
| Poland | 2 | 2% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Canada | – | – | 12 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| Singapore | – | – | 11 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| Italy | – | – | 8 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | PX4 | share | ROS | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software engineering | 166 | 36% | 894 | 29% | PX4 |
| Engineering (non-software) | 152 | 33% | 750 | 24% | PX4 |
| Data & AI | 13 | 3% | 552 | 18% | ROS |
| Logistics warehouse and transport | 8 | 2% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Sales | 8 | 2% | 56 | 2% | even |
| Skilled trades and field service | 8 | 2% | 11 | 0% | even |
| Customer service & success | 3 | 1% | 11 | 0% | even |
| Product, program & project management | 3 | 1% | 42 | 1% | even |
| Education & training | 2 | 0% | 17 | 1% | even |
| Construction and civil | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| IT operations & business systems | 1 | 0% | 24 | 1% | even |
| Manufacturing and production | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Finance & accounting | – | – | 37 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Research and science | – | – | 32 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Marketing & communications | – | – | 10 | 0% | outside top 12 |
The companies behind each column
Companies using PX4 →
Companies using ROS →
robotics autonomy ranked →
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ROS is named by 694 companies in job postings and PX4 by 124; 101 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/px4-vs-ros)
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.
PX4 vs ROS: questions
Which is more used, PX4 or ROS?
By companies naming it in their own job postings, ROS (694) over PX4 (124). By website-and-DNS footprint, ROS (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.
Who chooses PX4?
68% of PX4 companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 60% for ROS. 10% of PX4 companies have over 1,000 employees, against 21% for ROS.
Do companies run both?
101 companies name both in their postings, usually PX4 in marketing and ROS 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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