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Abaqus VS ETAP_

As of 4 November 2026, ETAP is named by 805 companies and Abaqus by 532; Abaqus skews to companies under 200 people (36% vs 33%), ETAP to companies over 1,000 (38% vs 45%).

As of 4 November 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: Abaqus's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, ETAP rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Abaqus: 2–200 employees
36%
ETAP: 2–200 employees
33%
Abaqus: 1,000+ employees
45%
ETAP: 1,000+ employees
38%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.0 · 3.9
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
532companies name Abaqus
805companies name ETAP
0name both
1,604 · 3,132postings in 90 days, Abaqus · ETAP
02 — Side 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
SegmentAbaqusshareETAPshareLeans
Self-employed102%142%even
2-10 employees5811%425%Abaqus
11-50 employees5310%8611%even
51-200 employees8015%13417%even
201-500 employees5811%12716%ETAP
501-1000 employees326%9312%ETAP
1001-5000 employees8115%16020%ETAP
5001-10000 employees316%425%even
10,001+ employees12924%10713%Abaqus
By industry
SegmentAbaqusshareETAPshareLeans
Manufacturing & industry22242%11414%Abaqus
Business & finance services9818%27634%ETAP
Automotive499%91%Abaqus
Technology & software489%638%even
Utilities & infrastructure336%14418%ETAP
Public, community & associations234%152%Abaqus
Consumer services & leisure173%121%even
Property & construction153%14618%ETAP
Transport, logistics & rental112%20%even
Media & content92%71%even
Commerce & trade51%152%even
Health care10%––outside top 12
Hospitality & travel––20%outside top 12
By country
SegmentAbaqusshareETAPshareLeans
United States31760%51063%ETAP
France469%263%Abaqus
United Kingdom295%577%even
Germany265%132%Abaqus
Spain143%172%even
Canada92%415%ETAP
India92%162%even
Austria61%40%even
Sweden61%––outside top 12
Netherlands51%––outside top 12
Singapore51%––outside top 12
Australia41%172%even
United Arab Emirates––111%outside top 12
Ireland––51%outside top 12
EG––40%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentAbaqusshareETAPshareLeans
Engineering (non-software)1,51276%3,60289%ETAP
research and science492%––outside top 12
Data & AI271%50%even
Software engineering211%20%even
IT operations & business systems141%100%even
Sales111%281%even
Product, program & project management101%281%even
Design & UX80%––outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment60%20%even
Education & training30%20%even
construction and civil20%331%even
Customer service & success20%20%even
Unclassified20%30%even
Administration & office10%10%even
General management & consulting10%10%even
Human resources10%––outside top 12
skilled trades and field service––451%outside top 12
facilities cleaning and security––20%outside top 12
Finance & accounting––10%outside top 12
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ETAP is named by 805 companies in job postings and Abaqus by 532; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/abaqus-vs-etap)
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

Abaqus vs ETAP: questions

Which is more used, Abaqus or ETAP?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, ETAP (805) over Abaqus (532). By website-and-DNS footprint, ETAP (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Abaqus?

36% of Abaqus companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 33% for ETAP. 45% of Abaqus companies have over 1,000 employees, against 38% for ETAP.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually Abaqus in marketing and ETAP 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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