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As of 4 November 2026, 39 plc programming are named by companies instead of Beckhoff: Allen-Bradley by 2,072 companies, Rockwell Automation by 1,255, Siemens TIA Portal by 1,151.

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

Beckhoff, companies in postings
479
Most used alternative
Allen-Bradley · 2,072
Fastest hiring, 90 days
Allen-Bradley
Alternatives ranked
39
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01 — Ranked by evidence

plc programming companies choose instead of Beckhoff

Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs Beckhoffpostings, 90 dCompare
1
Allen-BradleyRockwell Automation
2,072433%5,489Beckhoff vs Allen-Bradley →
2
Rockwell AutomationRockwell Automation
1,255262%3,383Beckhoff vs Rockwell Automation →
3
Siemens TIA PortalSiemens
1,151240%2,685Beckhoff vs Siemens TIA Portal →
4
Siemens SIMATIC S7Siemens
1,112232%2,601Beckhoff vs Siemens SIMATIC S7 →
5
HeidenhainDr. Johannes Heidenhain GmbH
625130%2,194Beckhoff vs Heidenhain →
6
Studio 5000Rockwell Automation
530111%1,175Beckhoff vs Studio 5000 →
7
MazakYamazaki Mazak
45294%1,233Beckhoff vs Mazak →
8
Siemens STEP 7Siemens
44894%904Beckhoff vs Siemens STEP 7 →
9
ControlLogixRockwell Automation
43290%920Beckhoff vs ControlLogix →
10
OmronOmron
35875%716Beckhoff vs Omron →
11
Ladder LogicIEC
34973%726Beckhoff vs Ladder Logic →
12
CODESYSCODESYS Group
30664%544Beckhoff vs CODESYS →
13
IEC 61131IEC
29862%495Beckhoff vs IEC 61131 →
14
OkumaOkuma Corporation
25754%753Beckhoff vs Okuma →
15
RSLogixRockwell Automation
25754%470Beckhoff vs RSLogix →
16
TwinCATBeckhoff Automation
25553%466Beckhoff vs TwinCAT →
17
Structured TextIEC
25253%481Beckhoff vs Structured Text →
18
CompactLogixRockwell Automation
19841%352Beckhoff vs CompactLogix →
19
Siemens SINUMERIK 840DSiemens
17436%376Beckhoff vs Siemens SINUMERIK 840D →
20
ModiconSchneider Electric
16534%347Beckhoff vs Modicon →
21
Rockwell LogixRockwell Automation
15633%305Beckhoff vs Rockwell Logix →
22
SINUMERIKSiemens
14931%457Beckhoff vs SINUMERIK →
23
B&R AutomationB&R Industrial Automation (ABB)
14029%235Beckhoff vs B&R Automation →
24
SIMATIC S5Siemens
13228%243Beckhoff vs SIMATIC S5 →
25
Function Block DiagramIEC
12727%226Beckhoff vs Function Block Diagram →
26
SCLSiemens
10221%182soon
27
WAGOWAGO
9219%148soon
28
RSLogix 500Rockwell Automation
9119%146soon
29
Allen-Bradley PLC-5Rockwell Automation
8618%203soon
30
HurcoHurco
8217%109soon
31
Allen-Bradley SLC 500Rockwell Automation
8117%188soon
32
Sequential Function ChartIEC
7015%197soon
33
Bosch RexrothBosch
6514%385soon
34
SIMATIC S7-1500Siemens
6514%111soon
35
Allen-Bradley MicroLogixRockwell Automation
6113%112soon
36
Fanuc CNCFanuc
4910%91soon
37
PilzPilz
4610%63soon
38
Schneider Control ExpertSchneider Electric
449%91soon
39
GE FanucGE Vernova
429%61soon
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39 plc programming are named by companies instead of Beckhoff: Allen-Bradley by 2,072 companies, Rockwell Automation by 1,255, Siemens TIA Portal by 1,151, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/beckhoff/alternatives)
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  • RankingCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov. Editions are folded into their parent product.
  • 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
  • Not includedRatings, prices, feature claims, sponsored positions.
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Beckhoff alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to Beckhoff?

Allen-Bradley: 2,072 companies name it in their own job postings, against 479 for Beckhoff.

How is this list ranked?

By the number of companies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system (Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov), then by postings in the last 90 days. No ratings, no vendor input, no sponsored positions.

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No. It says who uses what, by company size, industry and country, so you can see which tools companies like yours choose. For features and prices, read the vendors.

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