Applied Materials competitors and alternatives
As of Nov 12, 2026, Alion lists 10 companies most like Applied Materials: KLA Corporation, Lam Research, ASML, Brooks Automation, Onto Innovation, Axcelis Technologies, MKS, FormFactor, Cohu and Advanced Energy.
- Applied Materials itself has 1,598 open roles on Alion.
- Of them, KLA Corporation is hiring the most, with 1,028 open roles.
Applied Materials and its competitors compared
Open roles are the postings Alion lists today; their change is shown only for career sites that state posting dates. Funding is the venture money on record. A dash means Alion holds no figure.
| Company | Open roles | Employees | Headquarters | Main technologies | Hiring in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Applied Materials
This company
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1,598 | 5000+ | Santa Clara, United States | Microsoft Excel, Python, Machine Learning | United States, Singapore, India +20 more |
KLA Corporation
In common: Semiconductor Equipment · Python, Java, SQL · headquarters in United States |
1,028 | 5000+ | Milpitas, United States | Machine Learning, Python, GPG | United States, Singapore, Taiwan +15 more |
Lam Research
In common: Semiconductor Equipment · Python, Java, SQL · headquarters in United States |
973 | 5000+ | Fremont, United States | Python, MATLAB, Power BI | United States, Taiwan, Malaysia +8 more |
ASML
In common: Semiconductor Equipment · Python, Java, SQL |
765 | 5000+ | Veldhoven, Netherlands | Photolithography, Python, EUV | United States, Taiwan, Netherlands +9 more |
Brooks Automation
In common: Semiconductor Equipment · Python, Java, SQL · headquarters in United States |
124 | 1001-5000 | Chelmsford, United States | Python, C++, Windows | United States, Malaysia, Taiwan +11 more |
Onto Innovation
In common: Semiconductor Equipment · Python, Java, SQL · headquarters in United States |
154 | 1001-5000 | Wilmington, United States | Photolithography, Python, MATLAB | United States, Taiwan, Singapore +8 more |
| Axcelis Technologies In common: Semiconductor Equipment · Python, SQL, C# · headquarters in United States | 66 | 1001-5000 | Beverly, United States | AutoCAD, Ion Implantation, Statistical Process Control | United States, China, South Korea +3 more |
MKS
In common: Semiconductor Equipment · Python, SQL, C# · headquarters in United States |
169 | 5000+ | Andover, United States | Python, SolidWorks, Power BI | United States, Mexico, India +3 more |
FormFactor
In common: Semiconductor Equipment · Python, SQL, C# · headquarters in United States |
157 | 1001-5000 | Livermore, United States | Python, Statistical Process Control, MATLAB | United States, Germany, Taiwan +4 more |
Cohu
In common: Semiconductor Equipment · Python, Java, SQL · headquarters in United States |
84 | 1001-5000 | Poway, United States | C++, Python, C# | Philippines, United States, Malaysia +4 more |
Advanced Energy
In common: Semiconductor Equipment · Python, Java, SQL · headquarters in United States |
246 | 5000+ | Denver, United States | Python, FMEA, Power BI | United States, Philippines, Malaysia +9 more |
How the list is made
The list comes from Alion's similar-companies engine, the same one AI agents query through the Alion MCP server. A company ranks higher when it shares more of Applied Materials's industry segments and is less spread over others, when its job postings name the same technologies, when it is headquartered in the same country and when its size is close. The list is rebuilt every week.
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