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SOQL VS Transact-SQL_

As of 4 November 2026, Transact-SQL is named by 1,712 companies and SOQL by 747; SOQL skews to companies under 200 people (33% vs 38%), Transact-SQL to companies over 1,000 (34% vs 37%).

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

SOQL: 2–200 employees
33%
Transact-SQL: 2–200 employees
38%
SOQL: 1,000+ employees
37%
Transact-SQL: 1,000+ employees
34%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.3 · 2.0
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
747companies name SOQL
1,712companies name Transact-SQL
0name both
1,698 · 3,354postings in 90 days, SOQL · Transact-SQL
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
SegmentSOQLshareTransact-SQLshareLeans
Self-employed182%251%even
2-10 employees375%774%even
11-50 employees679%23113%Transact-SQL
51-200 employees14419%34520%even
201-500 employees12116%26415%even
501-1000 employees8311%18411%even
1001-5000 employees13618%30518%even
5001-10000 employees537%966%even
10,001+ employees8812%18511%even
By industry
SegmentSOQLshareTransact-SQLshareLeans
Technology & software38251%74544%SOQL
Business & finance services15621%42125%Transact-SQL
Manufacturing & industry598%16610%even
Consumer services & leisure304%503%even
Public, community & associations243%422%even
Media & content203%402%even
Health care172%543%even
Utilities & infrastructure162%463%even
Commerce & trade152%453%even
Property & construction132%342%even
Automotive51%201%even
Hospitality & travel51%––outside top 12
Transport, logistics & rental––322%outside top 12
By country
SegmentSOQLshareTransact-SQLshareLeans
United States50167%1,01159%SOQL
United Kingdom466%1157%even
India375%473%SOQL
Canada182%553%even
France162%251%even
Germany132%664%Transact-SQL
Brazil91%161%even
Spain91%171%even
Australia81%332%even
Singapore61%––outside top 12
Colombia51%––outside top 12
Sweden51%––outside top 12
Poland––372%outside top 12
Italy––241%outside top 12
Netherlands––211%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentSOQLshareTransact-SQLshareLeans
Software engineering1,69571%1,89937%SOQL
IT operations & business systems35615%1,15022%Transact-SQL
Sales592%120%SOQL
Data & AI542%1,16123%Transact-SQL
Customer service & success131%341%even
Engineering (non-software)110%641%even
Product, program & project management100%471%even
Marketing & communications80%160%even
Quality, safety & environment50%40%even
General management & consulting40%60%even
Unclassified30%261%even
Business development & strategy20%10%even
construction and civil20%30%even
arts media and entertainment10%10%even
Finance & accounting10%281%even
logistics warehouse and transport––120%outside top 12
Education & training––90%outside top 12
Design & UX––80%outside top 12
Administration & office––70%outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk––70%outside top 12
research and science––30%outside top 12
manufacturing and production––20%outside top 12
procurement and purchasing––20%outside top 12
skilled trades and field service––20%outside top 12
agriculture and environment––10%outside top 12
healthcare clinical––10%outside top 12
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Transact-SQL is named by 1,712 companies in job postings and SOQL by 747; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/soql-vs-transact-sql)
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

SOQL vs Transact-SQL: questions

Which is more used, SOQL or Transact-SQL?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Transact-SQL (1,712) over SOQL (747). By website-and-DNS footprint, Transact-SQL (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses SOQL?

33% of SOQL companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 38% for Transact-SQL. 37% of SOQL companies have over 1,000 employees, against 34% for Transact-SQL.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually SOQL in marketing and Transact-SQL 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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