Modal vs Runware: who uses which
Customers, public proof and the companies that use both.
On usedby, 35 companies use Modal and 20 use Runware. 1 company uses both, including Runway. Modal leads among the Artificial Intelligence companies on usedby that use either tool.Latest check Nov 12, 2026: 55 of 55 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 Modal, Runware, or both
Every company with a public proof for at least one of the two tools.
34
listed for Modal only
1
company uses both
19
listed for Runware only
On usedby, 34 companies are listed for Modal only, 19 are listed for Runware only and 1 uses both, out of the 54 companies listed for at least one. An absent listing does not prove non-use.
Where it lands
Recently publicly listed customers
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.
| Company | First public proof, Modal | First public proof, Runware |
|---|---|---|
 Runway | On or before May 2026 | On or before Nov 2026 |
By industry
Which tool the companies on usedby use, by industry. Shares of the companies on usedby that use Modal, Runware or both: a share of the companies on usedby, not of the market.
Listed for Modal onlyBothListed for Runware only
More common with Modal
- Artificial Intelligence18 of the 29 Artificial Intelligence companies on usedby that use either tool use Modal, 1 of them alongside Runware.
- DevTools & Infrastructure5 of the 6 DevTools & Infrastructure companies on usedby that use either tool use Modal.
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: Modal, 3 of 5; Runware, 0 of 5. Missing facts remain unverified, not absent features.
Modal
RunwareWhat customers report
Results as the vendor or the customer published them, with the source and the date.
Modal
No reviewed story for Modal yet.
Runware
by 11pm—just four hours after first contact—they were live and running production traffic
Higgsfield
Vendor case study, runware.ai, captured Nov 12, 2026
Overall cost per image dropped by over 50%, which changed how the team approached product development.
HeyGen
Vendor case study, runware.ai, captured Nov 12, 2026
Questions about Modal and Runware
Which is used more, Modal or Runware?
Modal has more customers on usedby: 35 against 20 for Runware.
Do companies use both Modal and Runware?
Yes. 1 company uses both on usedby, including Runway.
Who uses Modal?
35 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses Modal.
Who uses Runware?
20 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses Runware.
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.