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Vulkan VS WebGL_

As of 4 November 2026, WebGL is named by 401 companies and Vulkan by 157; Vulkan skews to companies under 200 people (48% vs 61%), WebGL to companies over 1,000 (16% vs 31%).

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

Vulkan: 2–200 employees
48%
WebGL: 2–200 employees
61%
Vulkan: 1,000+ employees
31%
WebGL: 1,000+ employees
16%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.4 · 1.7
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
157companies name Vulkan
401companies name WebGL
25name both
536 · 666postings in 90 days, Vulkan · WebGL
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
SegmentVulkanshareWebGLshareLeans
Self-employed64%369%WebGL
2-10 employees1610%7519%WebGL
11-50 employees2918%9323%WebGL
51-200 employees3120%7819%even
201-500 employees1610%359%even
501-1000 employees106%184%even
1001-5000 employees2113%3910%Vulkan
5001-10000 employees64%123%even
10,001+ employees2214%154%Vulkan
By industry
SegmentVulkanshareWebGLshareLeans
Technology & software5535%19749%WebGL
Manufacturing & industry4025%6516%Vulkan
Media & content3824%389%Vulkan
Business & finance services117%5514%WebGL
Public, community & associations32%72%even
Consumer services & leisure32%154%even
Automotive21%51%even
Utilities & infrastructure21%41%even
Commerce & trade11%41%even
Health care11%––outside top 12
Transport, logistics & rental11%20%even
Property & construction––72%outside top 12
Agriculture & forestry––10%outside top 12
By country
SegmentVulkanshareWebGLshareLeans
United States10366%27067%even
United Kingdom1510%154%Vulkan
Germany74%205%even
Canada32%102%even
Switzerland32%31%even
India32%102%even
Netherlands32%––outside top 12
Poland32%––outside top 12
France21%––outside top 12
Italy21%72%even
Lithuania21%––outside top 12
Austria11%––outside top 12
Japan––82%outside top 12
Australia––61%outside top 12
Singapore––61%outside top 12
Belgium––31%outside top 12
Brazil––31%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentVulkanshareWebGLshareLeans
Software engineering46363%60668%WebGL
Engineering (non-software)7911%222%Vulkan
Data & AI466%222%Vulkan
Design & UX41%657%WebGL
IT operations & business systems41%30%even
Unclassified20%40%even
arts media and entertainment10%40%even
Education & training10%20%even
research and science10%20%even
Product, program & project management––30%outside top 12
Customer service & success––20%outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment––20%outside top 12
Marketing & communications––10%outside top 12
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WebGL is named by 401 companies in job postings and Vulkan by 157; 25 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/vulkan-vs-webgl)
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

Vulkan vs WebGL: questions

Which is more used, Vulkan or WebGL?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, WebGL (401) over Vulkan (157). By website-and-DNS footprint, WebGL (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Vulkan?

48% of Vulkan companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 61% for WebGL. 31% of Vulkan companies have over 1,000 employees, against 16% for WebGL.

Do companies run both?

25 companies name both in their postings, usually Vulkan in marketing and WebGL 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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