VB.NET VS Visual Basic
As of 30 October 2026, Visual Basic is named by 982 companies and VB.NET by 623; VB.NET skews to companies under 200 people (43% vs 33%), Visual Basic to companies over 1,000 (45% vs 33%).
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: VB.NET's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Visual Basic rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.
- VB.NET: 2–200 employees
- 43%
- Visual Basic: 2–200 employees
- 33%
- VB.NET: 1,000+ employees
- 33%
- Visual Basic: 1,000+ employees
- 45%
- Postings per company, 90 days
- 2.0 · 2.8
- Website or DNS footprint
- 0 · 0
Who chooses which
Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.
| Segment | VB.NET | share | Visual Basic | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-employed | 5 | 1% | 8 | 1% | even |
| 2-10 employees | 40 | 6% | 44 | 4% | even |
| 11-50 employees | 108 | 17% | 132 | 13% | VB.NET |
| 51-200 employees | 123 | 20% | 147 | 15% | VB.NET |
| 201-500 employees | 85 | 14% | 120 | 12% | even |
| 501-1000 employees | 55 | 9% | 90 | 9% | even |
| 1001-5000 employees | 92 | 15% | 188 | 19% | Visual Basic |
| 5001-10000 employees | 33 | 5% | 74 | 8% | Visual Basic |
| 10,001+ employees | 82 | 13% | 179 | 18% | Visual Basic |
| Segment | VB.NET | share | Visual Basic | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology & software | 264 | 42% | 257 | 26% | VB.NET |
| Business & finance services | 126 | 20% | 204 | 21% | even |
| Manufacturing & industry | 122 | 20% | 289 | 29% | Visual Basic |
| Commerce & trade | 16 | 3% | 24 | 2% | even |
| Consumer services & leisure | 16 | 3% | 19 | 2% | even |
| Utilities & infrastructure | 16 | 3% | 43 | 4% | even |
| Public, community & associations | 13 | 2% | 24 | 2% | even |
| Automotive | 12 | 2% | 28 | 3% | even |
| Media & content | 11 | 2% | 14 | 1% | even |
| Health care | 9 | 1% | 34 | 3% | Visual Basic |
| Property & construction | 9 | 1% | 19 | 2% | even |
| Transport, logistics & rental | 5 | 1% | 19 | 2% | even |
| Segment | VB.NET | share | Visual Basic | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 379 | 61% | 622 | 63% | Visual Basic |
| Germany | 42 | 7% | 70 | 7% | even |
| India | 40 | 6% | 21 | 2% | VB.NET |
| United Kingdom | 36 | 6% | 58 | 6% | even |
| Italy | 17 | 3% | 17 | 2% | even |
| Canada | 16 | 3% | 28 | 3% | even |
| France | 10 | 2% | 33 | 3% | even |
| Spain | 8 | 1% | 14 | 1% | even |
| Portugal | 6 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Australia | 5 | 1% | 8 | 1% | even |
| Denmark | 5 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Switzerland | – | – | 12 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Netherlands | – | – | 10 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Singapore | – | – | 8 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | VB.NET | share | Visual Basic | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software engineering | 1,579 | 61% | 968 | 24% | VB.NET |
| IT operations & business systems | 351 | 14% | 475 | 12% | even |
| Engineering (non-software) | 192 | 7% | 1,022 | 25% | Visual Basic |
| Data & AI | 42 | 2% | 164 | 4% | Visual Basic |
| Unclassified | 25 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Design & UX | 22 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Product, program & project management | 20 | 1% | 106 | 3% | even |
| Customer service & success | 17 | 1% | 51 | 1% | even |
| Sales | 15 | 1% | 63 | 2% | even |
| Marketing & communications | 14 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Skilled trades and field service | 10 | 0% | 38 | 1% | even |
| General management & consulting | 6 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Finance & accounting | – | – | 157 | 4% | outside top 12 |
| Healthcare clinical | – | – | 59 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Legal, compliance & risk | – | – | 40 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Quality, safety & environment | – | – | 35 | 1% | outside top 12 |
The companies behind each column
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Visual Basic is named by 982 companies in job postings and VB.NET by 623; 146 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/vb-dot-net-vs-visual-basic)
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.
VB.NET vs Visual Basic: questions
Which is more used, VB.NET or Visual Basic?
By companies naming it in their own job postings, Visual Basic (982) over VB.NET (623). By website-and-DNS footprint, Visual Basic (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.
Who chooses VB.NET?
43% of VB.NET companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 33% for Visual Basic. 33% of VB.NET companies have over 1,000 employees, against 45% for Visual Basic.
Do companies run both?
146 companies name both in their postings, usually VB.NET in marketing and Visual Basic 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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