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Archicad VS SketchUp_

As of 4 November 2026, SketchUp is named by 1,820 companies and Archicad by 438; Archicad skews to companies under 200 people (69% vs 54%), SketchUp to companies over 1,000 (22% vs 14%).

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

Archicad: 2–200 employees
69%
SketchUp: 2–200 employees
54%
Archicad: 1,000+ employees
14%
SketchUp: 1,000+ employees
22%
Postings per company, 90 days
4.2 · 2.4
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
438companies name Archicad
1,820companies name SketchUp
93name both
1,830 · 4,339postings in 90 days, Archicad · SketchUp
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
SegmentArchicadshareSketchUpshareLeans
Self-employed133%412%even
2-10 employees10724%20511%Archicad
11-50 employees11727%37521%Archicad
51-200 employees7818%40022%SketchUp
201-500 employees4310%26615%SketchUp
501-1000 employees194%1337%SketchUp
1001-5000 employees266%19411%SketchUp
5001-10000 employees133%734%even
10,001+ employees225%1337%SketchUp
By industry
SegmentArchicadshareSketchUpshareLeans
Property & construction22251%73340%Archicad
Business & finance services9722%37521%even
Public, community & associations235%714%even
Consumer services & leisure194%1217%SketchUp
Manufacturing & industry194%17510%SketchUp
Technology & software164%553%even
Media & content143%513%even
Utilities & infrastructure102%171%even
Commerce & trade72%1418%SketchUp
Health care51%171%even
Hospitality & travel41%452%even
Transport, logistics & rental20%121%even
By country
SegmentArchicadshareSketchUpshareLeans
Germany17139%432%Archicad
United States4811%97454%SketchUp
Switzerland338%––outside top 12
France276%623%Archicad
Austria215%––outside top 12
United Kingdom164%925%even
Italy153%––outside top 12
Netherlands123%362%even
Australia82%241%even
Brazil82%372%even
Belgium72%––outside top 12
Spain61%322%even
India––835%outside top 12
Canada––784%outside top 12
United Arab Emirates––302%outside top 12
Singapore––302%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentArchicadshareSketchUpshareLeans
Engineering (non-software)1,32961%82414%Archicad
construction and civil47722%2,09834%SketchUp
Design & UX553%1,31422%SketchUp
Unclassified201%371%even
Product, program & project management191%1593%even
Sales90%1002%even
IT operations & business systems80%110%even
Quality, safety & environment60%230%even
Education & training50%391%even
Software engineering40%100%even
agriculture and environment30%701%even
real estate and property30%50%even
Retail & store operations30%1152%even
skilled trades and field service30%170%even
Business development & strategy20%50%even
arts media and entertainment10%210%even
Customer service & success10%80%even
Data & AI10%90%even
facilities cleaning and security10%80%even
Finance & accounting10%10%even
hospitality and food service10%40%even
Human resources10%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications10%130%even
Travel, leisure & events––150%outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport––110%outside top 12
manufacturing and production––100%outside top 12
General management & consulting––50%outside top 12
Administration & office––40%outside top 12
research and science––40%outside top 12
healthcare clinical––10%outside top 12
procurement and purchasing––10%outside top 12
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SketchUp is named by 1,820 companies in job postings and Archicad by 438; 93 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/archicad-vs-sketchup)
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

Archicad vs SketchUp: questions

Which is more used, Archicad or SketchUp?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, SketchUp (1,820) over Archicad (438). By website-and-DNS footprint, SketchUp (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Archicad?

69% of Archicad companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 54% for SketchUp. 14% of Archicad companies have over 1,000 employees, against 22% for SketchUp.

Do companies run both?

93 companies name both in their postings, usually Archicad in marketing and SketchUp 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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