Apple competitors and alternatives
As of Nov 12, 2026, Alion lists 10 companies most like Apple: Honor, COM7, Lenovo, Huawei Technologies, HP, HP Inc., Google, Microsoft, Purism and Xiaomi.
- Apple itself has 2,895 open roles on Alion.
- Of them, Google is hiring the most, with 2,453 open roles.
- Xiaomi has raised the most venture funding on record: $1.1B.
Apple 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 | Raised | Last round | Employees | Headquarters | Main technologies | Hiring in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apple
This company
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2,895 | $39.1M | Venture round $29.3M2019 | 5000+ | Cupertino, United States | Python, Machine Learning, C++ | United States, China, United Kingdom +35 more |
Honor
In common: Laptops, Smartphones, Tablets, Smartwatches & Fitness Trackers · Python, Java, SQL |
209 | – | – | 5000+ | Shenzhen, China | Python, AWS, C++ | China |
COM7
In common: Smartphones, Laptops, Tablets · Python, SQL, GCP |
5 | – | – | 1001-5000 | Bangkok, Thailand | SQL, Python, JavaScript | Thailand |
Lenovo
In common: Laptops, Smartphones · Python, Java, Verilog |
575 | – | – | 5000+ | Beijing, China | HPC, Python, Power BI | United States, China, India +38 more |
Huawei Technologies
In common: Smartphones, Laptops · Python, Java, Verilog |
187 | – | – | 5000+ | Shenzhen, China | Python, C++, PyTorch | China, Ethiopia, Uzbekistan +7 more |
HP
In common: Laptops · Python, Java, Verilog · headquarters in United States |
1,085 | – | – | 5000+ | Palo Alto, United States | Python, SQL, Power BI | United States, Spain, Mexico +40 more |
HP Inc.
In common: Laptops · Python, Java, Verilog · headquarters in United States |
815 | $9M | Venture round $3M2018 | 5000+ | Palo Alto, United States | Python, SQL, Power BI | United States, Spain, Mexico +36 more |
Google
In common: Operating Systems · Python, Java, Verilog · headquarters in United States |
2,453 | $25M | Series A $25M1999 | 5000+ | Mountain View, United States | GCP, Python, C++ | United States, India, Singapore +46 more |
Microsoft
In common: Operating Systems · Python, Java, Verilog · headquarters in United States |
2,176 | – | – | 5000+ | Redmond, United States | Azure, Python, C# | United States, India, Japan +57 more |
Purism
In common: Smartphones, Laptops, Operating Systems · headquarters in United States |
– | – | – | – | San Francisco, United States | – | – |
Xiaomi
In common: Smartphones · Python, Java, Verilog |
1,119 | $1.1B | Series F $1.1B2013 | 5000+ | Beijing, China | C++, Python, Java | China, Germany, Singapore +26 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 Apple'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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Alion, "Apple competitors and alternatives: 10 similar companies compared on hiring and funding", as of Nov 12, 2026. https://alion.io/company/apple/competitors