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Substack VS Vimeo_

As of 4 November 2026, Vimeo is named by 102 companies and Substack by 105; Substack skews to companies under 200 people (52% vs 60%), Vimeo to companies over 1,000 (20% vs 17%).

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

Substack: 2–200 employees
52%
Vimeo: 2–200 employees
60%
Substack: 1,000+ employees
17%
Vimeo: 1,000+ employees
20%
Postings per company, 90 days
1.5 · 1.5
Website or DNS footprint
877 · 0
105companies name Substack
102companies name Vimeo
0name both
157 · 151postings in 90 days, Substack · Vimeo
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
SegmentSubstackshareVimeoshareLeans
Self-employed88%66%even
2-10 employees1211%99%Substack
11-50 employees2625%2928%Vimeo
51-200 employees1716%2323%Vimeo
201-500 employees1817%55%Substack
501-1000 employees66%1010%Vimeo
1001-5000 employees1413%1313%even
5001-10000 employees11%33%even
10,001+ employees33%44%even
By industry
SegmentSubstackshareVimeoshareLeans
Technology & software3432%2020%Substack
Business & finance services2524%1919%Substack
Media & content1615%1010%Substack
Commerce & trade1010%44%Substack
Public, community & associations1010%1818%Vimeo
Hospitality & travel33%––outside top 12
Consumer services & leisure22%1111%Vimeo
Manufacturing & industry22%66%Vimeo
Health care11%66%Vimeo
Property & construction11%33%even
Utilities & infrastructure11%22%even
Transport, logistics & rental––22%outside top 12
Agriculture & forestry––11%outside top 12
By country
SegmentSubstackshareVimeoshareLeans
United States7470%6867%Substack
United Kingdom66%33%Substack
India44%33%even
Netherlands44%11%Substack
United Arab Emirates22%––outside top 12
Spain22%11%even
Singapore22%––outside top 12
Austria11%––outside top 12
Canada11%77%Vimeo
Colombia11%––outside top 12
Germany11%99%Vimeo
Italy11%11%even
Brazil––11%outside top 12
France––11%outside top 12
Ireland––11%outside top 12
JM––11%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentSubstackshareVimeoshareLeans
Marketing & communications9953%3818%Substack
arts media and entertainment137%3416%Vimeo
Sales53%73%even
Business development & strategy42%10%even
Software engineering32%84%Vimeo
Unclassified32%52%even
Data & AI21%21%even
Finance & accounting21%10%even
real estate and property21%––outside top 12
research and science21%––outside top 12
Customer service & success11%31%even
Education & training11%84%Vimeo
Engineering (non-software)11%21%even
General management & consulting11%10%even
Human resources11%52%even
procurement and purchasing11%––outside top 12
Product, program & project management11%42%even
social care and community11%31%even
Design & UX––147%outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk––84%outside top 12
Travel, leisure & events––52%outside top 12
Administration & office––31%outside top 12
manufacturing and production––31%outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport––21%outside top 12
skilled trades and field service––21%outside top 12
construction and civil––10%outside top 12
healthcare support and caregiving––10%outside top 12
IT operations & business systems––10%outside top 12
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Vimeo is named by 102 companies in job postings and Substack by 105; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/substack-vs-vimeo)
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

Substack vs Vimeo: questions

Which is more used, Substack or Vimeo?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Substack (105) over Vimeo (102). By website-and-DNS footprint, Substack (877 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Substack?

52% of Substack companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 60% for Vimeo. 17% of Substack companies have over 1,000 employees, against 20% for Vimeo.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually Substack in marketing and Vimeo 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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