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Claude vs Exa: who uses which

Customers, public proof and the companies that use both.

On usedby, 183 companies use Claude and 20 use Exa. 3 companies use both, including CodeRabbit, Cursor, and Legora. Claude leads among the DevTools & Infrastructure companies on usedby that use either tool.Latest check Nov 12, 2026: 177 of 203 public lines checked. Counts include every proof level, job-post signals included. A company on both tools counts at any proof level, and a job post on one side is marked as such.

Who uses Claude, Exa, or both

Every company with a public proof for at least one of the two tools.

180

listed for Claude only

3

companies use both

17

listed for Exa only

On usedby, 180 companies are listed for Claude only, 17 are listed for Exa only and 3 use both, out of the 200 companies listed for at least one. An absent listing does not prove non-use.

183customers
96 confirmed 1 declared 37 observed 49 signals

Where it lands

Artificial Intelligence28
DevTools & Infrastructure28
Fintech & Payments18

Recently publicly listed customers

No new public customer listing since tracking started on October 2, 2026.

20customers
13 confirmed 1 declared 6 observed

Where it lands

DevTools & Infrastructure5
Artificial Intelligence2
Sales Tech & CRM2

Who uses both

Companies with a public line on both tools, at any proof level: the strongest proofs come first, and a job post is marked.

Companies that use both Claude and Exa
CompanyFirst public proof, Claude
CodeRabbitOn or before Oct 2026
CursorOn or before Oct 2026
LegoraOn or before Sep 2025

By industry

Which tool the companies on usedby use, by industry. Shares of the companies on usedby that use Claude, Exa or both: a share of the companies on usedby, not of the market.

IndustryListed for Claude onlyBothListed for Exa only
DevTools & Infrastructure31 companies on usedby
84%6%10%
Artificial Intelligence30 companies on usedby
93%0%7%
Fintech & Payments19 companies on usedby
95%0%5%
Cybersecurity10 companies on usedby
100%0%0%
Marketing Tech9 companies on usedby
89%0%11%

Listed for Claude onlyBothListed for Exa only

More common with Claude

  • DevTools & Infrastructure28 of the 31 DevTools & Infrastructure companies on usedby that use either tool use Claude, 2 of them alongside Exa.
  • Artificial Intelligence28 of the 30 Artificial Intelligence companies on usedby that use either tool use Claude.
  • Fintech & Payments18 of the 19 Fintech & Payments companies on usedby that use either tool use Claude.

Source: every usedby line, from confirmed proofs to job-post signals (the weakest proof level).

Side by side

Facts from our data and from each vendor's public pages. Each line says where it comes from.

Vendor facts checked: Claude, 5 of 6; Exa, 0 of 6. Missing facts remain unverified, not absent features.

ClaudeExa
Customersusedby, latest check Nov 12, 2026Claude: 183 (96 confirmed, 1 declared, 37 observed, 49 job-post signals)Exa: 20 (13 confirmed, 1 declared, 6 observed)
Top industryusedby, latest check Nov 12, 2026Claude: No clear leadExa: DevTools & Infrastructure (5)
CategoryusedbyClaude: AI assistantsExa: AI search & research
PricingClaude: Free: $0; Max: from $100 Per monthclaude.com, checked Oct 26, 2026No verified public evidence
SecurityClaude: SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, HIPAA, FedRAMP, Cyber Essentialstrust.anthropic.com, checked Nov 13, 2026No verified public evidence
Your dataClaude: Consumer inputs and outputs · Training can be disabled in account settings. Safety-flagged conversations and material explicitly reported as feedback are exceptions.anthropic.com, checked Nov 13, 2026No verified public evidence
Data residencyNo verified public evidenceNo verified public evidence
Free trialClaude: Free trial or free plan available.claude.com, checked Oct 26, 2026No verified public evidence
IntegrationsClaude: Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Loomclaude.com, checked Oct 26, 2026No verified public evidence
WebsiteClaude: anthropic.comExa: exa.ai

What customers report

Results as the vendor or the customer published them, with the source and the date.

Claude

Cuts the time to complete an agreement 10x, from roughly 10 hours of lawyer work to about one

Spellbook

Vendor case study, claude.com, captured Oct 30, 2026

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Gave around 700 people access to Claude Code and Claude Cowork to date

Pictet

Vendor case study, claude.com, captured Oct 30, 2026

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Exa

More than 9.1M Search requests to date

HockeyStack

Vendor case study, exa.ai, captured Nov 12, 2026

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More than 7.2M Search requests to date: 11x uses Exa Search for high-volume prospect and account research.

11X

Vendor case study, exa.ai, captured Nov 12, 2026

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Questions about Claude and Exa

Which is used more, Claude or Exa?

Claude has more customers on usedby: 183 against 20 for Exa.

Do companies use both Claude and Exa?

Yes. 3 companies use both on usedby, including CodeRabbit, Cursor, and Legora.

Who uses Claude?

183 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses Claude.

Who uses Exa?

20 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses Exa.

How does usedby count customers?

A company counts when a public page shows it: a vendor's customer page, a case study, a press release or a job post, most saved with a dated capture. Every line is a customer, at one of four proof levels: confirmed, declared by the company itself, observed or signal (a job post, the weakest). A company counts as using both tools when it has a line on each, at any level; the list shows the strongest proofs first and marks job posts.