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SolarWinds VS traceroute_

As of 4 November 2026, traceroute is named by 101 companies and SolarWinds by 777; SolarWinds skews to companies under 200 people (33% vs 45%), traceroute to companies over 1,000 (36% vs 42%).

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

SolarWinds: 2–200 employees
33%
traceroute: 2–200 employees
45%
SolarWinds: 1,000+ employees
42%
traceroute: 1,000+ employees
36%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.0 · 2.2
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
777companies name SolarWinds
101companies name traceroute
0name both
2,320 · 226postings in 90 days, SolarWinds · traceroute
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
SegmentSolarWindssharetracerouteshareLeans
Self-employed111%11%even
2-10 employees395%66%even
11-50 employees7710%1212%even
51-200 employees13918%2727%traceroute
201-500 employees11315%88%SolarWinds
501-1000 employees719%1111%even
1001-5000 employees15520%1717%SolarWinds
5001-10000 employees567%55%SolarWinds
10,001+ employees11615%1414%even
By industry
SegmentSolarWindssharetracerouteshareLeans
Technology & software27736%4848%traceroute
Business & finance services15620%1010%SolarWinds
Manufacturing & industry10714%1313%even
Utilities & infrastructure517%1010%traceroute
Commerce & trade324%22%SolarWinds
Health care284%22%even
Media & content273%33%even
Consumer services & leisure243%33%even
Public, community & associations213%55%traceroute
Transport, logistics & rental213%22%even
Property & construction162%33%even
Automotive81%––outside top 12
By country
SegmentSolarWindssharetracerouteshareLeans
United States55571%7170%even
United Kingdom436%77%even
Canada273%22%even
India203%22%even
Germany111%22%even
Singapore91%22%even
France81%22%even
Australia71%33%traceroute
Netherlands71%––outside top 12
Spain51%––outside top 12
Sweden51%––outside top 12
Ireland41%––outside top 12
Czechia––11%outside top 12
Estonia––11%outside top 12
ID––11%outside top 12
Japan––11%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentSolarWindssharetracerouteshareLeans
IT operations & business systems2,01269%13647%SolarWinds
Software engineering1515%3813%traceroute
Engineering (non-software)1345%155%even
General management & consulting592%––outside top 12
Customer service & success411%5318%traceroute
skilled trades and field service291%31%even
Data & AI171%––outside top 12
Product, program & project management171%––outside top 12
Sales171%21%even
facilities cleaning and security50%––outside top 12
Unclassified40%21%even
Quality, safety & environment30%––outside top 12
Human resources20%––outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk20%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications20%––outside top 12
Administration & office10%10%even
Business development & strategy10%––outside top 12
construction and civil10%––outside top 12
Education & training10%10%even
hospitality and food service10%––outside top 12
manufacturing and production10%––outside top 12
procurement and purchasing10%––outside top 12
public safety and protective services10%72%traceroute
social care and community10%––outside top 12
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traceroute is named by 101 companies in job postings and SolarWinds by 777; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/solarwinds-vs-traceroute)
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

SolarWinds vs traceroute: questions

Which is more used, SolarWinds or traceroute?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, SolarWinds (777) over traceroute (101). By website-and-DNS footprint, traceroute (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses SolarWinds?

33% of SolarWinds companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 45% for traceroute. 42% of SolarWinds companies have over 1,000 employees, against 36% for traceroute.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually SolarWinds in marketing and traceroute 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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