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PXE VS VLAN

As of 30 October 2026, VLAN is named by 945 companies and PXE by 109; PXE skews to companies under 200 people (43% vs 42%), VLAN to companies over 1,000 (30% vs 36%).

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

PXE: 2–200 employees
43%
VLAN: 2–200 employees
42%
PXE: 1,000+ employees
36%
VLAN: 1,000+ employees
30%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.0 · 2.4
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
109companies name PXE
945companies name VLAN
14name both
327 · 2,240postings in 90 days, PXE · VLAN
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
SegmentPXEshareVLANshareLeans
2-10 employees109%707%even
11-50 employees1615%14115%even
51-200 employees2119%18720%even
201-500 employees1514%16217%VLAN
501-1000 employees87%9910%VLAN
1001-5000 employees2321%16017%PXE
5001-10000 employees33%384%even
10,001+ employees1312%839%PXE
Self-employed––51%outside top 12
By industry
SegmentPXEshareVLANshareLeans
Technology & software5450%37339%PXE
Manufacturing & industry2220%12613%PXE
Business & finance services1514%11812%even
Utilities & infrastructure55%748%VLAN
Public, community & associations33%364%even
Automotive22%232%even
Consumer services & leisure22%384%VLAN
Health care22%384%VLAN
Media & content22%212%even
Hospitality & travel11%––outside top 12
Transport, logistics & rental11%263%even
Property & construction––323%outside top 12
Commerce & trade––263%outside top 12
By country
SegmentPXEshareVLANshareLeans
United States7972%38240%PXE
United Kingdom87%303%PXE
Germany76%17318%VLAN
Australia33%121%even
France22%9010%VLAN
India22%––outside top 12
Canada11%273%even
Denmark11%––outside top 12
Ireland11%––outside top 12
Poland11%253%even
Romania11%––outside top 12
Sweden11%––outside top 12
Italy––313%outside top 12
Belgium––172%outside top 12
Netherlands––162%outside top 12
Brazil––141%outside top 12
Switzerland––141%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentPXEshareVLANshareLeans
IT operations & business systems18943%1,85659%VLAN
Software engineering12028%29910%PXE
Engineering (non-software)174%2368%VLAN
Product, program & project management143%221%PXE
Data & AI102%120%even
Skilled trades and field service72%512%even
Customer service & success51%772%even
Quality, safety & environment41%––outside top 12
Administration & office20%––outside top 12
Healthcare clinical20%––outside top 12
Finance & accounting10%––outside top 12
Research and science10%––outside top 12
Sales––833%outside top 12
Arts media and entertainment––60%outside top 12
Construction and civil––60%outside top 12
Education & training––60%outside top 12
General management & consulting––40%outside top 12
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VLAN is named by 945 companies in job postings and PXE by 109; 14 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/pxe-vs-vlan)
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

PXE vs VLAN: questions

Which is more used, PXE or VLAN?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, VLAN (945) over PXE (109). By website-and-DNS footprint, VLAN (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses PXE?

43% of PXE companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 42% for VLAN. 36% of PXE companies have over 1,000 employees, against 30% for VLAN.

Do companies run both?

14 companies name both in their postings, usually PXE in marketing and VLAN 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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