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As of 4 November 2026, Xcode is named by 641 companies and Visual Studio by 1,836; Visual Studio skews to companies under 200 people (43% vs 59%), Xcode to companies over 1,000 (19% vs 33%).
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: Visual Studio's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Xcode rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.
- Visual Studio: 2–200 employees
- 43%
- Xcode: 2–200 employees
- 59%
- Visual Studio: 1,000+ employees
- 33%
- Xcode: 1,000+ employees
- 19%
- Postings per company, 90 days
- 3.5 · 2.0
- 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 | Visual Studio | share | Xcode | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-employed | 34 | 2% | 19 | 3% | even |
| 2-10 employees | 108 | 6% | 63 | 10% | Xcode |
| 11-50 employees | 296 | 16% | 152 | 24% | Xcode |
| 51-200 employees | 394 | 21% | 163 | 25% | Xcode |
| 201-500 employees | 236 | 13% | 83 | 13% | even |
| 501-1000 employees | 164 | 9% | 39 | 6% | Visual Studio |
| 1001-5000 employees | 276 | 15% | 58 | 9% | Visual Studio |
| 5001-10000 employees | 84 | 5% | 24 | 4% | even |
| 10,001+ employees | 244 | 13% | 40 | 6% | Visual Studio |
| Segment | Visual Studio | share | Xcode | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology & software | 771 | 42% | 376 | 59% | Xcode |
| Manufacturing & industry | 348 | 19% | 32 | 5% | Visual Studio |
| Business & finance services | 345 | 19% | 112 | 17% | even |
| Public, community & associations | 51 | 3% | 6 | 1% | even |
| Consumer services & leisure | 47 | 3% | 19 | 3% | even |
| Media & content | 47 | 3% | 39 | 6% | Xcode |
| Commerce & trade | 46 | 3% | 18 | 3% | even |
| Utilities & infrastructure | 44 | 2% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Transport, logistics & rental | 38 | 2% | 7 | 1% | even |
| Automotive | 35 | 2% | 6 | 1% | even |
| Property & construction | 31 | 2% | 8 | 1% | even |
| Health care | 25 | 1% | 5 | 1% | even |
| Hospitality & travel | – | – | 10 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | Visual Studio | share | Xcode | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,002 | 55% | 336 | 52% | Visual Studio |
| Germany | 151 | 8% | 17 | 3% | Visual Studio |
| United Kingdom | 105 | 6% | 30 | 5% | even |
| Canada | 66 | 4% | 12 | 2% | even |
| India | 65 | 4% | 74 | 12% | Xcode |
| France | 53 | 3% | 10 | 2% | even |
| Italy | 39 | 2% | 11 | 2% | even |
| Netherlands | 37 | 2% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Poland | 32 | 2% | 9 | 1% | even |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Australia | 15 | 1% | 11 | 2% | even |
| United Arab Emirates | – | – | 7 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| MY | – | – | 7 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Brazil | – | – | 6 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | Visual Studio | share | Xcode | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software engineering | 6,503 | 74% | 1,633 | 84% | Xcode |
| IT operations & business systems | 533 | 6% | 64 | 3% | Visual Studio |
| Engineering (non-software) | 312 | 4% | 9 | 0% | Visual Studio |
| Data & AI | 249 | 3% | 16 | 1% | even |
| Product, program & project management | 59 | 1% | 16 | 1% | even |
| Customer service & success | 43 | 0% | 18 | 1% | even |
| Sales | 40 | 0% | 8 | 0% | even |
| Quality, safety & environment | 36 | 0% | 8 | 0% | even |
| Unclassified | 27 | 0% | 14 | 1% | even |
| Design & UX | 19 | 0% | 6 | 0% | even |
| Education & training | 18 | 0% | 2 | 0% | even |
| Marketing & communications | 15 | 0% | 5 | 0% | even |
| Finance & accounting | 13 | 0% | 1 | 0% | even |
| skilled trades and field service | 11 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Human resources | 6 | 0% | 2 | 0% | even |
| procurement and purchasing | 6 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| arts media and entertainment | 5 | 0% | 1 | 0% | even |
| General management & consulting | 5 | 0% | 1 | 0% | even |
| Administration & office | 4 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Business development & strategy | 4 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| research and science | 4 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| construction and civil | 2 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| manufacturing and production | 2 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| healthcare clinical | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Legal, compliance & risk | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| logistics warehouse and transport | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| public safety and protective services | 1 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
The companies behind each column
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Xcode is named by 641 companies in job postings and Visual Studio by 1,836; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/visual-studio-vs-xcode)
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.
Visual Studio vs Xcode: questions
Which is more used, Visual Studio or Xcode?
By companies naming it in their own job postings, Visual Studio (1,836) over Xcode (641). By website-and-DNS footprint, Xcode (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.
Who chooses Visual Studio?
43% of Visual Studio companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 59% for Xcode. 33% of Visual Studio companies have over 1,000 employees, against 19% for Xcode.
Do companies run both?
0 companies name both in their postings, usually Visual Studio in marketing and Xcode 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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