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As of 4 November 2026, Allen-Bradley leads plc programming with 2,072 companies naming it in job postings, ahead of Rockwell Automation at 1,255.

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

Leader
Allen-Bradley · 2,072
Runner-up
Rockwell Automation · 1,255
Most hiring, 90 days
Allen-Bradley
Highest postings per company
Bosch Rexroth
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
13,105companies across the category
16%of them on Allen-Bradley
30,727postings naming a plc programming in 90 days
40tools with enough evidence to rank
02 — Ranking

Every plc programming we can measure

Companies naming the tool, and postings naming it in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the leader.

#ToolCompaniescompaniesPostings, 90 dayspostingsper company
1
Allen-BradleyRockwell Automation
2,072
5,4892.6
2
Rockwell AutomationRockwell Automation
1,255
3,3832.7
3
Siemens TIA PortalSiemens
1,151
2,6852.3
4
Siemens SIMATIC S7Siemens
1,112
2,6012.3
5
HeidenhainDr. Johannes Heidenhain GmbH
625
2,1943.5
6
Studio 5000Rockwell Automation
530
1,1752.2
7
BeckhoffBeckhoff Automation
479
8641.8
8
MazakYamazaki Mazak
452
1,2332.7
9
Siemens STEP 7Siemens
448
9042.0
10
ControlLogixRockwell Automation
432
9202.1
11
OmronOmron
358
7162.0
12
Ladder LogicIEC
349
7262.1
13
CODESYSCODESYS Group
306
5441.8
14
IEC 61131IEC
298
4951.7
15
OkumaOkuma Corporation
257
7532.9
16
RSLogixRockwell Automation
257
4701.8
17
TwinCATBeckhoff Automation
255
4661.8
18
Structured TextIEC
252
4811.9
19
CompactLogixRockwell Automation
198
3521.8
20
Siemens SINUMERIK 840DSiemens
174
3762.2
21
ModiconSchneider Electric
165
3472.1
22
Rockwell LogixRockwell Automation
156
3052.0
23
SINUMERIKSiemens
149
4573.1
24
B&R AutomationB&R Industrial Automation (ABB)
140
2351.7
25
SIMATIC S5Siemens
132
2431.8
26
Function Block DiagramIEC
127
2261.8
27
SCLSiemens
102
1821.8
28
WAGOWAGO
92
1481.6
29
RSLogix 500Rockwell Automation
91
1461.6
30
Allen-Bradley PLC-5Rockwell Automation
86
2032.4
31
HurcoHurco
82
1091.3
32
Allen-Bradley SLC 500Rockwell Automation
81
1882.3
33
Sequential Function ChartIEC
70
1972.8
34
Bosch RexrothBosch
65
3855.9
35
SIMATIC S7-1500Siemens
65
1111.7
36
Allen-Bradley MicroLogixRockwell Automation
61
1121.8
37
Fanuc CNCFanuc
49
911.9
38
PilzPilz
46
631.4
39
Schneider Control ExpertSchneider Electric
44
912.1
40
GE FanucGE Vernova
42
611.5
03 — Head to head

Compare two tools

Same data, two columns: who chooses which by size, industry and country.

Allen-Bradley vs Rockwell Automation2,072 · 1,255Allen-Bradley vs Siemens TIA Portal2,072 · 1,151Allen-Bradley vs Siemens SIMATIC S72,072 · 1,112Allen-Bradley vs Heidenhain2,072 · 625Allen-Bradley vs Studio 50002,072 · 530Rockwell Automation vs Siemens TIA Portal1,255 · 1,151Rockwell Automation vs Siemens SIMATIC S71,255 · 1,112Rockwell Automation vs Heidenhain1,255 · 625Rockwell Automation vs Studio 50001,255 · 530Siemens TIA Portal vs Siemens SIMATIC S71,151 · 1,112Siemens TIA Portal vs Heidenhain1,151 · 625Siemens TIA Portal vs Studio 50001,151 · 530Siemens SIMATIC S7 vs Heidenhain1,112 · 625Siemens SIMATIC S7 vs Studio 50001,112 · 530Heidenhain vs Studio 5000625 · 530
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Allen-Bradley leads plc programming with 2,072 companies naming it in job postings, ahead of Rockwell Automation at 1,255. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/category/plc-programming)
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 →

  • CatalogueBreaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov: 6,296 tools with vendor and category, editions folded into their parent.
  • CompaniesCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, any confidence. Candidate wish-lists excluded.
  • 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
  • Not countedTools used by teams that do not post jobs, and companies without a career site we can read.
FAQ

plc programming: questions

How is this ranking made?

By the number of companies whose own job postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue (version T-1.0.1-prov). No vendor paid for a position and no editor chose the order.

Why is this different from review-site rankings?

Review sites rank by reviews collected. This ranks by companies hiring people to work in the tool, which is closer to seats in use. It under-counts tools used by teams that rarely post jobs.

What about product editions?

Editions and sub-products () are counted under the parent so no company is counted twice.

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