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SPARQL VS Transact-SQL_

As of 30 October 2026, Transact-SQL is named by 1,259 companies and SPARQL by 115; SPARQL skews to companies under 200 people (40% vs 39%), Transact-SQL to companies over 1,000 (35% vs 40%).

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: SPARQL'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.

SPARQL: 2–200 employees
40%
Transact-SQL: 2–200 employees
39%
SPARQL: 1,000+ employees
40%
Transact-SQL: 1,000+ employees
35%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.7 · 2.3
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
115companies name SPARQL
1,259companies name Transact-SQL
0name both
422 · 2,855postings in 90 days, SPARQL · 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
SegmentSPARQLshareTransact-SQLshareLeans
2-10 employees87%514%SPARQL
11-50 employees1311%18214%Transact-SQL
51-200 employees2522%25520%even
201-500 employees1715%19916%even
501-1000 employees65%12910%Transact-SQL
1001-5000 employees1917%23919%Transact-SQL
5001-10000 employees87%675%even
10,001+ employees1917%12910%SPARQL
Self-employed––81%outside top 12
By industry
SegmentSPARQLshareTransact-SQLshareLeans
Technology & software6254%58446%SPARQL
Business & finance services2118%29624%Transact-SQL
Manufacturing & industry1110%12410%even
Public, community & associations98%272%SPARQL
Media & content43%242%even
Commerce & trade33%302%even
Utilities & infrastructure22%373%even
Automotive11%141%even
Consumer services & leisure11%232%even
Property & construction11%252%even
Health care––383%outside top 12
Transport, logistics & rental––242%outside top 12
By country
SegmentSPARQLshareTransact-SQLshareLeans
United States6859%77061%Transact-SQL
United Kingdom1412%907%SPARQL
Germany109%524%SPARQL
France33%181%even
India33%383%even
Canada22%443%even
Netherlands22%192%even
Poland22%302%even
Austria11%––outside top 12
Australia11%302%even
Belgium11%––outside top 12
Switzerland11%––outside top 12
Italy––222%outside top 12
Spain––141%outside top 12
Sweden––121%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentSPARQLshareTransact-SQLshareLeans
Data & AI29759%1,00122%SPARQL
Software engineering6613%1,69737%Transact-SQL
IT operations & business systems163%1,00122%Transact-SQL
Product, program & project management82%471%even
research and science51%––outside top 12
Engineering (non-software)20%571%even
healthcare clinical20%––outside top 12
Sales20%120%even
Finance & accounting10%200%even
General management & consulting10%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications10%130%even
Customer service & success––331%outside top 12
Unclassified––231%outside top 12
Education & training––90%outside top 12
Administration & office––70%outside top 12
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Transact-SQL is named by 1,259 companies in job postings and SPARQL by 115; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/sparql-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

SPARQL vs Transact-SQL: questions

Which is more used, SPARQL or Transact-SQL?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Transact-SQL (1,259) over SPARQL (115). By website-and-DNS footprint, Transact-SQL (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses SPARQL?

40% of SPARQL companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 39% for Transact-SQL. 40% of SPARQL companies have over 1,000 employees, against 35% for Transact-SQL.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually SPARQL 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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