Walmart competitors and alternatives
As of Nov 12, 2026, Alion lists 10 companies most like Walmart: Target, X5 Group, Sainsbury's, Instacart, Tesco, Flipkart, Ahold Delhaize, Delivery Hero, 7-Eleven and Swiggy.
- Walmart itself has 3,966 open roles on Alion.
- Of them, Target is hiring the most, with 3,772 open roles.
- Open roles at Instacart fell the most: from 113 on Oct 12, 2026 to 78 now.
Walmart 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 | Last round | Employees | Headquarters | Main technologies | Hiring in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walmart
This company
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3,966 | – | – | 5000+ | Bentonville, United States | CI/CD, Python, SQL | United States, Canada, India +7 more |
Target
In common: Online Groceries, Retail & Shop Systems · Python, JavaScript, Java · headquarters in United States |
3,772 | – | – | 5000+ | Minneapolis, United States | Adjust, Python, Rest API | United States, India, Germany +15 more |
X5 Group
In common: Retail & Shop Systems, Online Groceries · Python, JavaScript, Java |
78 | – | – | 5000+ | Moscow, Russia | Python, SQL, PostgreSQL | Russia |
Sainsbury's
In common: Retail & Shop Systems, Online Groceries · Python, JavaScript, Java |
139 | – | Venture round2019 | 5000+ | London, United Kingdom | SQL, Machine Learning, Python | United Kingdom, United States, Canada |
Instacart
In common: Online Groceries, Marketplaces · Python, JavaScript, Java · headquarters in United States |
78 | -31%since Oct 12, 2026 | – | 1001-5000 | San Francisco, United States | Python, SQL, Machine Learning | United States, Canada, Israel |
Tesco
In common: Online Groceries, Retail & Shop Systems · Python, JavaScript, Java |
725 | – | – | 5000+ | Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom | CI/CD, Azure, SQL | United Kingdom, India, Hungary +8 more |
Flipkart
In common: Marketplaces, Online Groceries · Python, JavaScript, Java |
28 | – | – | 5000+ | Bengaluru, India | Python, CI/CD, Java | India |
Ahold Delhaize
In common: Retail & Shop Systems, Online Groceries · Python, JavaScript, Java |
136 | – | – | 5000+ | Zaandam, Netherlands | Python, Azure, Microsoft Excel | Netherlands, Egypt, Serbia +1 more |
Delivery Hero
In common: Marketplaces, Online Groceries · Python, JavaScript, Java |
572 | – | – | 5000+ | Berlin, Germany | SQL, Python, Google BigQuery | Spain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia +47 more |
7-Eleven
In common: Retail & Shop Systems · Python, JavaScript, Java · headquarters in United States |
381 | – | – | 5000+ | Irving, United States | CI/CD, AWS, Azure | United States, Canada, India |
Swiggy
In common: Online Groceries, Marketplaces · Python, JavaScript, Java |
114 | – | – | 5000+ | Bengaluru, India | Power BI, Microsoft Excel, Python | India |
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 Walmart'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, "Walmart competitors and alternatives: 10 similar companies compared on hiring and funding", as of Nov 12, 2026. https://alion.io/company/walmart/competitors