NVIDIA competitors and alternatives
As of Nov 12, 2026, Alion lists 10 companies most like NVIDIA: AMD, Intel, Cerebras Systems, SambaNova Systems, Marvell Technology, Broadcom, Astera Labs, Etched, Moore Threads and d-Matrix.
- NVIDIA itself has 2,374 open roles on Alion.
- Of them, Intel is hiring the most, with 689 open roles.
- SambaNova Systems has raised the most venture funding on record: $2.2B.
- Open roles at SambaNova Systems rose the most: from 58 on Oct 12, 2026 to 68 now.
NVIDIA 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 | Change | Raised | Last round | Employees | Headquarters | Main technologies | Hiring in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NVIDIA
This company
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2,374 | – | – | – | 5000+ | Santa Clara, United States | Python, CUDA, C++ | United States, Israel, China +31 more |
AMD
In common: Processors, MCUs & AI Chips, AI Chips & Accelerators, Computer Components · Python, Verilog, C++ · headquarters in United States |
348 | – | – | – | 5000+ | Santa Clara, United States | Python, C++, Linux | United States, India, Canada +15 more |
Intel
In common: Processors, MCUs & AI Chips, AI Chips & Accelerators, Computer Components · Python, Verilog, C++ · headquarters in United States |
689 | – | – | – | 5000+ | Santa Clara, United States | Python, C++, SQL | United States, Malaysia, India +16 more |
Cerebras Systems
In common: Processors, MCUs & AI Chips, AI Chips & Accelerators, Servers & Data Center Hardware · Python, Verilog, C++ · headquarters in United States |
123 | +3%since Oct 12, 2026 | $1.5B | Series G $1.1B2024 | 1001-5000 | Sunnyvale, United States | Cerebras, OpenAI, AI Agents | United States, Canada, India +3 more |
SambaNova Systems
In common: Processors, MCUs & AI Chips, AI Chips & Accelerators, Servers & Data Center Hardware · Python, Verilog, C++ · headquarters in United States |
68 | +17%since Oct 12, 2026 | $2.2B | Venture round $678M2021 | 1001-5000 | Palo Alto, United States | Python, AI Agents, Kubernetes | United States, India, Japan +2 more |
Marvell Technology
In common: Processors, MCUs & AI Chips, AI Chips & Accelerators · Python, Verilog, C++ · headquarters in United States |
315 | – | – | – | 5000+ | Santa Clara, United States | Copilot, ChatGPT, Python | United States, India, Singapore +12 more |
Broadcom
In common: Processors, MCUs & AI Chips, AI Chips & Accelerators · Python, Verilog, C++ · headquarters in United States |
315 | – | – | – | 5000+ | Palo Alto, United States | Python, C++, VMWare | United States, India, Singapore +13 more |
Astera Labs
In common: Processors, MCUs & AI Chips, Servers & Data Center Hardware · Python, Verilog, C++ · headquarters in United States |
157 | -1%since Oct 12, 2026 | – | – | 1001-5000 | San Jose, United States | NVLink, Python, Perl | United States, Israel, India +6 more |
Etched
In common: Processors, MCUs & AI Chips, AI Chips & Accelerators · Python, Verilog, C++ · headquarters in United States |
77 | +4%since Oct 12, 2026 | $1.1B | Venture round $700M2026 | 51-200 | San Jose, United States | Python, C++, LLM | United States, Taiwan |
Moore Threads
In common: Processors, MCUs & AI Chips, AI Chips & Accelerators · Python, Verilog, C++ |
265 | – | – | – | 1001-5000 | Beijing, China | C++, CUDA, Python | China |
d-Matrix
In common: Processors, MCUs & AI Chips, AI Chips & Accelerators · Python, Verilog, C++ · headquarters in United States |
36 | +3%since Oct 12, 2026 | $110M | Venture round $110M2023 | 201-500 | Santa Clara, United States | Python, C++, CUDA | United States, India, Australia +1 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 NVIDIA'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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