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Ansys VS ETAP_

As of 4 November 2026, ETAP is named by 805 companies and Ansys by 1,369; Ansys skews to companies under 200 people (40% vs 33%), ETAP to companies over 1,000 (38% vs 38%).

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: Ansys'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.

Ansys: 2–200 employees
40%
ETAP: 2–200 employees
33%
Ansys: 1,000+ employees
38%
ETAP: 1,000+ employees
38%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.8 · 3.9
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
1,369companies name Ansys
805companies name ETAP
0name both
5,181 · 3,132postings in 90 days, Ansys · 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
SegmentAnsysshareETAPshareLeans
Self-employed252%142%even
2-10 employees14811%425%Ansys
11-50 employees16312%8611%even
51-200 employees23617%13417%even
201-500 employees17713%12716%ETAP
501-1000 employees957%9312%ETAP
1001-5000 employees19314%16020%ETAP
5001-10000 employees826%425%even
10,001+ employees25018%10713%Ansys
By industry
SegmentAnsysshareETAPshareLeans
Manufacturing & industry66048%11414%Ansys
Business & finance services20815%27634%ETAP
Technology & software1179%638%even
Utilities & infrastructure977%14418%ETAP
Automotive786%91%Ansys
Property & construction463%14618%ETAP
Public, community & associations453%152%even
Consumer services & leisure443%121%even
Media & content252%71%even
Transport, logistics & rental212%20%even
Commerce & trade201%152%even
Health care60%––outside top 12
Hospitality & travel––20%outside top 12
By country
SegmentAnsysshareETAPshareLeans
United States83661%51063%ETAP
Germany816%132%Ansys
United Kingdom665%577%ETAP
France655%263%even
India332%162%even
Spain262%172%even
Netherlands242%––outside top 12
Canada232%415%ETAP
Sweden151%––outside top 12
Italy141%––outside top 12
Switzerland131%––outside top 12
Australia121%172%even
United Arab Emirates––111%outside top 12
Ireland––51%outside top 12
Austria––40%outside top 12
EG––40%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentAnsysshareETAPshareLeans
Engineering (non-software)5,22980%3,60289%ETAP
research and science1012%––outside top 12
Sales791%281%even
Software engineering721%20%even
IT operations & business systems551%100%even
Quality, safety & environment451%20%even
Data & AI431%50%even
Product, program & project management230%281%even
Unclassified150%30%even
Design & UX140%––outside top 12
Customer service & success120%20%even
Education & training120%20%even
skilled trades and field service120%451%even
construction and civil90%331%even
Marketing & communications50%––outside top 12
General management & consulting40%10%even
procurement and purchasing30%––outside top 12
Business development & strategy20%––outside top 12
manufacturing and production20%––outside top 12
Administration & office10%10%even
Finance & accounting10%10%even
Human resources10%––outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport10%––outside top 12
Travel, leisure & events10%––outside top 12
facilities cleaning and security––20%outside top 12
Cite this

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ETAP is named by 805 companies in job postings and Ansys by 1,369; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/ansys-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

Ansys vs ETAP: questions

Which is more used, Ansys or ETAP?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Ansys (1,369) over ETAP (805). By website-and-DNS footprint, ETAP (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Ansys?

40% of Ansys companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 33% for ETAP. 38% of Ansys companies have over 1,000 employees, against 38% for ETAP.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually Ansys 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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