Qt VS Windows Forms
As of 30 October 2026, Windows Forms is named by 232 companies and Qt by 406; Qt skews to companies under 200 people (49% vs 43%), Windows Forms to companies over 1,000 (32% vs 30%).
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: Qt's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Windows Forms rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.
- Qt: 2–200 employees
- 49%
- Windows Forms: 2–200 employees
- 43%
- Qt: 1,000+ employees
- 30%
- Windows Forms: 1,000+ employees
- 32%
- Postings per company, 90 days
- 3.5 · 1.7
- 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 | Qt | share | Windows Forms | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-employed | 3 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| 2-10 employees | 29 | 7% | 12 | 5% | even |
| 11-50 employees | 89 | 22% | 46 | 20% | Qt |
| 51-200 employees | 81 | 20% | 41 | 18% | Qt |
| 201-500 employees | 49 | 12% | 40 | 17% | Windows Forms |
| 501-1000 employees | 35 | 9% | 18 | 8% | even |
| 1001-5000 employees | 50 | 12% | 36 | 16% | Windows Forms |
| 5001-10000 employees | 11 | 3% | 16 | 7% | Windows Forms |
| 10,001+ employees | 59 | 15% | 23 | 10% | Qt |
| Segment | Qt | share | Windows Forms | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing & industry | 176 | 43% | 57 | 25% | Qt |
| Technology & software | 117 | 29% | 103 | 44% | Windows Forms |
| Business & finance services | 48 | 12% | 39 | 17% | Windows Forms |
| Media & content | 13 | 3% | 3 | 1% | even |
| Consumer services & leisure | 12 | 3% | 2 | 1% | Qt |
| Utilities & infrastructure | 9 | 2% | 7 | 3% | even |
| Public, community & associations | 8 | 2% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Property & construction | 8 | 2% | 2 | 1% | even |
| Transport, logistics & rental | 4 | 1% | 2 | 1% | even |
| Automotive | 3 | 1% | 7 | 3% | Windows Forms |
| Commerce & trade | 3 | 1% | 5 | 2% | even |
| Health care | 3 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Hospitality & travel | – | – | 2 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Agriculture & forestry | – | – | 1 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | Qt | share | Windows Forms | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 185 | 46% | 113 | 49% | Windows Forms |
| Germany | 70 | 17% | 29 | 13% | Qt |
| France | 33 | 8% | 4 | 2% | Qt |
| United Kingdom | 19 | 5% | 16 | 7% | Windows Forms |
| Italy | 11 | 3% | 5 | 2% | even |
| India | 10 | 2% | 16 | 7% | Windows Forms |
| Sweden | 10 | 2% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Austria | 8 | 2% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Canada | 7 | 2% | 4 | 2% | even |
| Netherlands | 7 | 2% | 4 | 2% | even |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1% | 3 | 1% | even |
| Finland | 5 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Spain | – | – | 6 | 3% | outside top 12 |
| Australia | – | – | 5 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| Poland | – | – | 5 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | Qt | share | Windows Forms | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software engineering | 1,235 | 69% | 507 | 78% | Windows Forms |
| IT operations & business systems | 105 | 6% | 27 | 4% | even |
| Engineering (non-software) | 100 | 6% | 20 | 3% | Qt |
| Data & AI | 99 | 6% | 4 | 1% | Qt |
| Product, program & project management | 34 | 2% | 7 | 1% | even |
| Design & UX | 14 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Quality, safety & environment | 7 | 0% | 2 | 0% | even |
| Logistics warehouse and transport | 6 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Manufacturing and production | 5 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Sales | 4 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Customer service & success | 2 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Finance & accounting | 2 | 0% | 2 | 0% | even |
| Business development & strategy | – | – | 2 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Marketing & communications | – | – | 2 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Arts media and entertainment | – | – | 1 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Education & training | – | – | 1 | 0% | outside top 12 |
The companies behind each column
Companies using Qt →
Companies using Windows Forms →
mobile desktop frameworks ranked →
Quote the sentence with the date and the link. The numbers change daily; the link always shows the current ones.
Windows Forms is named by 232 companies in job postings and Qt by 406; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/qt-vs-windows-forms)
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.
Qt vs Windows Forms: questions
Which is more used, Qt or Windows Forms?
By companies naming it in their own job postings, Qt (406) over Windows Forms (232). By website-and-DNS footprint, Windows Forms (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.
Who chooses Qt?
49% of Qt companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 43% for Windows Forms. 30% of Qt companies have over 1,000 employees, against 32% for Windows Forms.
Do companies run both?
0 companies name both in their postings, usually Qt in marketing and Windows Forms 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.
Get either list your way
The same data as a search, over MCP and the API, as bulk files, or pushed to you as it changes.
Every company on either tool,
with the person who owns it
Filter on Qt or Windows Forms. Start free, no card.