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As of 4 November 2026, Ubuntu is named by 1,521 companies and Red Hat Enterprise Linux by 2,259; Red Hat Enterprise Linux skews to companies under 200 people (42% vs 50%), Ubuntu to companies over 1,000 (25% vs 34%).
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: Red Hat Enterprise Linux's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Ubuntu rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux: 2–200 employees
- 42%
- Ubuntu: 2–200 employees
- 50%
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux: 1,000+ employees
- 34%
- Ubuntu: 1,000+ employees
- 25%
- Postings per company, 90 days
- 4.2 · 2.3
- 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 | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | share | Ubuntu | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-employed | 37 | 2% | 29 | 2% | even |
| 2-10 employees | 125 | 6% | 132 | 9% | Ubuntu |
| 11-50 employees | 312 | 14% | 269 | 18% | Ubuntu |
| 51-200 employees | 519 | 23% | 356 | 23% | even |
| 201-500 employees | 302 | 13% | 224 | 15% | even |
| 501-1000 employees | 196 | 9% | 131 | 9% | even |
| 1001-5000 employees | 335 | 15% | 183 | 12% | Red Hat Enterprise Linux |
| 5001-10000 employees | 103 | 5% | 51 | 3% | even |
| 10,001+ employees | 330 | 15% | 146 | 10% | Red Hat Enterprise Linux |
| Segment | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | share | Ubuntu | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology & software | 1,086 | 48% | 719 | 47% | even |
| Business & finance services | 436 | 19% | 209 | 14% | Red Hat Enterprise Linux |
| Manufacturing & industry | 274 | 12% | 256 | 17% | Ubuntu |
| Public, community & associations | 82 | 4% | 60 | 4% | even |
| Utilities & infrastructure | 76 | 3% | 51 | 3% | even |
| Consumer services & leisure | 68 | 3% | 49 | 3% | even |
| Commerce & trade | 53 | 2% | 41 | 3% | even |
| Media & content | 53 | 2% | 62 | 4% | even |
| Health care | 41 | 2% | 15 | 1% | even |
| Transport, logistics & rental | 35 | 2% | 14 | 1% | even |
| Property & construction | 23 | 1% | 16 | 1% | even |
| Automotive | 22 | 1% | 20 | 1% | even |
| Segment | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | share | Ubuntu | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,262 | 56% | 744 | 49% | Red Hat Enterprise Linux |
| United Kingdom | 123 | 5% | 93 | 6% | even |
| Germany | 122 | 5% | 142 | 9% | Ubuntu |
| France | 103 | 5% | 72 | 5% | even |
| Canada | 57 | 3% | 26 | 2% | even |
| India | 56 | 2% | 60 | 4% | even |
| Netherlands | 30 | 1% | 23 | 2% | even |
| Australia | 29 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Singapore | 28 | 1% | 21 | 1% | even |
| Switzerland | 26 | 1% | 17 | 1% | even |
| Sweden | 24 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Spain | 23 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Poland | – | – | 19 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Brazil | – | – | 18 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Italy | – | – | 16 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | share | Ubuntu | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IT operations & business systems | 5,774 | 46% | 1,767 | 36% | Red Hat Enterprise Linux |
| Software engineering | 3,180 | 26% | 1,530 | 31% | Ubuntu |
| Engineering (non-software) | 768 | 6% | 312 | 6% | even |
| Data & AI | 255 | 2% | 109 | 2% | even |
| Product, program & project management | 173 | 1% | 73 | 1% | even |
| Sales | 168 | 1% | 101 | 2% | even |
| Customer service & success | 152 | 1% | 112 | 2% | even |
| Administration & office | 29 | 0% | 12 | 0% | even |
| Education & training | 28 | 0% | 12 | 0% | even |
| General management & consulting | 26 | 0% | 6 | 0% | even |
| skilled trades and field service | 25 | 0% | 13 | 0% | even |
| Unclassified | 22 | 0% | 16 | 0% | even |
| Business development & strategy | 18 | 0% | 32 | 1% | even |
| Quality, safety & environment | 16 | 0% | 8 | 0% | even |
| research and science | 10 | 0% | 3 | 0% | even |
| construction and civil | 9 | 0% | 8 | 0% | even |
| Marketing & communications | 8 | 0% | 29 | 1% | even |
| Finance & accounting | 7 | 0% | 24 | 0% | even |
| logistics warehouse and transport | 7 | 0% | 4 | 0% | even |
| hospitality and food service | 4 | 0% | 5 | 0% | even |
| Human resources | 4 | 0% | 18 | 0% | even |
| Legal, compliance & risk | 4 | 0% | 12 | 0% | even |
| arts media and entertainment | 3 | 0% | 4 | 0% | even |
| public safety and protective services | 3 | 0% | 2 | 0% | even |
| facilities cleaning and security | 2 | 0% | 3 | 0% | even |
| Design & UX | 1 | 0% | 12 | 0% | even |
| manufacturing and production | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| procurement and purchasing | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| social care and community | – | – | 14 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| healthcare clinical | – | – | 10 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| healthcare support and caregiving | – | – | 7 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| agriculture and environment | – | – | 2 | 0% | outside top 12 |
The companies behind each column
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Ubuntu is named by 1,521 companies in job postings and Red Hat Enterprise Linux by 2,259; 965 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/red-hat-enterprise-linux-vs-ubuntu)
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.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux vs Ubuntu: questions
Which is more used, Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Ubuntu?
By companies naming it in their own job postings, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (2,259) over Ubuntu (1,521). By website-and-DNS footprint, Ubuntu (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.
Who chooses Red Hat Enterprise Linux?
42% of Red Hat Enterprise Linux companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 50% for Ubuntu. 34% of Red Hat Enterprise Linux companies have over 1,000 employees, against 25% for Ubuntu.
Do companies run both?
965 companies name both in their postings, usually Red Hat Enterprise Linux in marketing and Ubuntu 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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