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As of 4 November 2026, Zoho is named by 992 companies and Salesforce by 17,524; Salesforce skews to companies under 200 people (45% vs 68%), Zoho to companies over 1,000 (10% vs 25%).

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

Salesforce: 2–200 employees
45%
Zoho: 2–200 employees
68%
Salesforce: 1,000+ employees
25%
Zoho: 1,000+ employees
10%
Postings per company, 90 days
5.2 · 1.6
Website or DNS footprint
60,966 · 1,429
17,524companies name Salesforce
992companies name Zoho
0name both
91,110 · 1,585postings in 90 days, Salesforce · Zoho
02 — Side 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
SegmentSalesforceshareZohoshareLeans
Self-employed3692%343%even
2-10 employees1,2077%12513%Zoho
11-50 employees2,41314%25225%Zoho
51-200 employees4,32825%29630%Zoho
201-500 employees2,99917%13814%Salesforce
501-1000 employees1,90011%525%Salesforce
1001-5000 employees2,52014%576%Salesforce
5001-10000 employees6354%182%even
10,001+ employees1,1537%202%Salesforce
By industry
SegmentSalesforceshareZohoshareLeans
Technology & software5,56132%35235%Zoho
Business & finance services3,57120%24525%Zoho
Manufacturing & industry2,24313%10110%Salesforce
Public, community & associations1,2397%172%Salesforce
Consumer services & leisure9886%667%even
Property & construction7174%495%even
Commerce & trade6904%354%even
Health care5763%283%even
Media & content5623%323%even
Utilities & infrastructure5133%212%even
Transport, logistics & rental3372%232%even
Hospitality & travel2531%––outside top 12
Automotive––121%outside top 12
By country
SegmentSalesforceshareZohoshareLeans
United States11,91468%48649%Salesforce
United Kingdom1,1116%606%even
Germany6814%343%even
Canada5013%384%even
France3902%172%even
India2862%14314%Zoho
Australia2682%141%even
Brazil2001%––outside top 12
Netherlands1491%101%even
Spain1431%131%even
Italy1131%81%even
Switzerland931%111%even
United Arab Emirates––313%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentSalesforceshareZohoshareLeans
Sales41,71736%61526%Salesforce
Software engineering10,3169%1747%even
IT operations & business systems7,2746%1145%even
Customer service & success7,0976%1115%even
Marketing & communications6,2615%26611%Zoho
Business development & strategy5,5765%1326%even
Finance & accounting4,2094%1777%Zoho
Product, program & project management3,8733%894%even
Data & AI3,2293%442%even
General management & consulting1,6841%422%even
Administration & office1,1051%663%even
Human resources8121%653%Zoho
Retail & store operations7461%171%even
skilled trades and field service7261%90%even
Legal, compliance & risk6491%171%even
Education & training6331%151%even
Unclassified5991%201%even
Quality, safety & environment4260%30%even
Travel, leisure & events4230%30%even
logistics warehouse and transport4190%241%even
social care and community4150%50%even
Engineering (non-software)4020%100%even
Design & UX3740%90%even
construction and civil3610%80%even
healthcare clinical2640%10%even
real estate and property2140%121%even
procurement and purchasing1710%80%even
hospitality and food service1110%––outside top 12
research and science660%––outside top 12
personal care and wellness600%––outside top 12
arts media and entertainment––20%outside top 12
manufacturing and production––20%outside top 12
facilities cleaning and security––10%outside top 12
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Zoho is named by 992 companies in job postings and Salesforce by 17,524; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/salesforce-vs-zoho)
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

Salesforce vs Zoho: questions

Which is more used, Salesforce or Zoho?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Salesforce (17,524) over Zoho (992). By website-and-DNS footprint, Salesforce (60,966 vs 1,429), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Salesforce?

45% of Salesforce companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 68% for Zoho. 25% of Salesforce companies have over 1,000 employees, against 10% for Zoho.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually Salesforce in marketing and Zoho 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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