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Abacus VS AFAS

As of 30 October 2026, AFAS is named by 270 companies and Abacus by 137; Abacus skews to companies under 200 people (42% vs 47%), AFAS to companies over 1,000 (26% vs 29%).

As of 30 October 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Abacus's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, AFAS rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Abacus: 2–200 employees
42%
AFAS: 2–200 employees
47%
Abacus: 1,000+ employees
29%
AFAS: 1,000+ employees
26%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.1 · 2.0
Website or DNS footprint
403 · 0
137companies name Abacus
270companies name AFAS
0name both
431 · 548postings in 90 days, Abacus · AFAS
02Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentAbacusshareAFASshareLeans
Self-employed21%––outside top 12
2-10 employees118%104%Abacus
11-50 employees2720%5320%even
51-200 employees1914%6424%AFAS
201-500 employees2216%4216%even
501-1000 employees1612%3011%even
1001-5000 employees1511%4717%AFAS
5001-10000 employees139%62%Abacus
10,001+ employees129%187%Abacus
By industry
SegmentAbacusshareAFASshareLeans
Business & finance services4029%5119%Abacus
Technology & software2216%259%Abacus
Public, community & associations129%187%Abacus
Manufacturing & industry129%2610%even
Property & construction118%2810%AFAS
Health care86%3814%AFAS
Commerce & trade64%135%even
Consumer services & leisure64%207%AFAS
Hospitality & travel54%52%even
Utilities & infrastructure54%93%even
Media & content43%––outside top 12
Automotive32%62%even
Transport, logistics & rental––239%outside top 12
By country
SegmentAbacusshareAFASshareLeans
Switzerland5439%10%Abacus
United States3022%104%Abacus
Germany1813%52%Abacus
United Kingdom139%52%Abacus
India54%––outside top 12
Austria32%10%even
Canada32%––outside top 12
France32%31%even
Australia11%10%even
Czechia11%––outside top 12
Italy11%––outside top 12
LI11%––outside top 12
Netherlands––22985%outside top 12
Belgium––73%outside top 12
BQ––10%outside top 12
Finland––10%outside top 12
Hungary––10%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentAbacusshareAFASshareLeans
IT operations & business systems10319%769%Abacus
Finance & accounting10219%29134%AFAS
Human resources397%17120%AFAS
Software engineering356%212%Abacus
Data & AI214%91%Abacus
Sales204%334%even
Administration & office153%182%even
Unclassified132%––outside top 12
Engineering (non-software)122%––outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk112%––outside top 12
Healthcare clinical102%––outside top 12
General management & consulting92%––outside top 12
Product, program & project management––192%outside top 12
Agriculture and environment––162%outside top 12
Procurement and purchasing––101%outside top 12
Construction and civil––91%outside top 12
Customer service & success––81%outside top 12
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AFAS is named by 270 companies in job postings and Abacus by 137; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/abacus-vs-afas)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Abacus vs AFAS: questions

Which is more used, Abacus or AFAS?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, AFAS (270) over Abacus (137). By website-and-DNS footprint, Abacus (403 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Abacus?

42% of Abacus companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 47% for AFAS. 29% of Abacus companies have over 1,000 employees, against 26% for AFAS.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually Abacus in marketing and AFAS in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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