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Unreal Engine VS Vulkan_

As of 4 November 2026, Vulkan is named by 157 companies and Unreal Engine by 927; Unreal Engine skews to companies under 200 people (58% vs 48%), Vulkan to companies over 1,000 (31% vs 19%).

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

Unreal Engine: 2–200 employees
58%
Vulkan: 2–200 employees
48%
Unreal Engine: 1,000+ employees
19%
Vulkan: 1,000+ employees
31%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.9 · 3.4
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
927companies name Unreal Engine
157companies name Vulkan
73name both
3,616 · 536postings in 90 days, Unreal Engine · Vulkan
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
SegmentUnreal EngineshareVulkanshareLeans
Self-employed536%64%even
2-10 employees11613%1610%Unreal Engine
11-50 employees22124%2918%Unreal Engine
51-200 employees20422%3120%Unreal Engine
201-500 employees11613%1610%Unreal Engine
501-1000 employees414%106%even
1001-5000 employees809%2113%Vulkan
5001-10000 employees283%64%even
10,001+ employees687%2214%Vulkan
By industry
SegmentUnreal EngineshareVulkanshareLeans
Media & content31033%3824%Unreal Engine
Technology & software15917%5535%Vulkan
Business & finance services15116%117%Unreal Engine
Manufacturing & industry10511%4025%Vulkan
Consumer services & leisure879%32%Unreal Engine
Public, community & associations354%32%even
Property & construction354%––outside top 12
Automotive192%21%even
Commerce & trade131%11%even
Utilities & infrastructure51%21%even
Hospitality & travel30%––outside top 12
Transport, logistics & rental30%11%even
Health care––11%outside top 12
By country
SegmentUnreal EngineshareVulkanshareLeans
United States50955%10366%Vulkan
United Kingdom839%1510%even
Germany495%74%even
Canada303%32%even
India293%32%even
Spain222%––outside top 12
France182%21%even
Australia162%––outside top 12
Poland162%32%even
Sweden111%––outside top 12
Japan91%––outside top 12
Netherlands91%32%even
Switzerland––32%outside top 12
Italy––21%outside top 12
Lithuania––21%outside top 12
Austria––11%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentUnreal EngineshareVulkanshareLeans
Design & UX1,69435%41%Unreal Engine
Software engineering1,27726%46363%Vulkan
Data & AI1754%466%Vulkan
Engineering (non-software)1683%7911%Vulkan
arts media and entertainment1303%10%Unreal Engine
Education & training812%10%even
IT operations & business systems581%41%even
Unclassified501%20%even
Product, program & project management491%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications281%––outside top 12
construction and civil150%––outside top 12
research and science120%10%even
Customer service & success110%––outside top 12
Sales110%––outside top 12
Administration & office50%––outside top 12
skilled trades and field service50%––outside top 12
Business development & strategy40%––outside top 12
Human resources40%––outside top 12
manufacturing and production40%––outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment40%––outside top 12
agriculture and environment30%––outside top 12
Finance & accounting30%––outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk30%––outside top 12
Travel, leisure & events20%––outside top 12
General management & consulting10%––outside top 12
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Vulkan is named by 157 companies in job postings and Unreal Engine by 927; 73 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/unreal-engine-vs-vulkan)
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

Unreal Engine vs Vulkan: questions

Which is more used, Unreal Engine or Vulkan?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Unreal Engine (927) over Vulkan (157). By website-and-DNS footprint, Vulkan (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Unreal Engine?

58% of Unreal Engine companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 48% for Vulkan. 19% of Unreal Engine companies have over 1,000 employees, against 31% for Vulkan.

Do companies run both?

73 companies name both in their postings, usually Unreal Engine in marketing and Vulkan 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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