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ARGUS Enterprise VS CoStar_

As of 4 November 2026, CoStar is named by 208 companies and ARGUS Enterprise by 366; ARGUS Enterprise skews to companies under 200 people (35% vs 30%), CoStar to companies over 1,000 (45% vs 34%).

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

ARGUS Enterprise: 2–200 employees
35%
CoStar: 2–200 employees
30%
ARGUS Enterprise: 1,000+ employees
34%
CoStar: 1,000+ employees
45%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.2 · 2.3
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
366companies name ARGUS Enterprise
208companies name CoStar
50name both
787 · 484postings in 90 days, ARGUS Enterprise · CoStar
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
SegmentARGUS EnterpriseshareCoStarshareLeans
Self-employed72%21%even
2-10 employees205%84%even
11-50 employees3610%2613%CoStar
51-200 employees7119%2914%ARGUS Enterprise
201-500 employees6217%2813%ARGUS Enterprise
501-1000 employees4412%2110%even
1001-5000 employees6117%4220%CoStar
5001-10000 employees195%189%CoStar
10,001+ employees4613%3416%CoStar
By industry
SegmentARGUS EnterpriseshareCoStarshareLeans
Business & finance services16545%6833%ARGUS Enterprise
Property & construction6819%5526%CoStar
Manufacturing & industry5114%105%ARGUS Enterprise
Technology & software288%73%ARGUS Enterprise
Public, community & associations175%73%even
Commerce & trade82%157%CoStar
Media & content62%73%even
Transport, logistics & rental62%52%even
Consumer services & leisure41%52%even
Health care41%––outside top 12
Utilities & infrastructure41%31%even
Agriculture & forestry31%––outside top 12
Hospitality & travel––189%outside top 12
Automotive––52%outside top 12
By country
SegmentARGUS EnterpriseshareCoStarshareLeans
United States27976%17986%CoStar
United Kingdom226%94%even
Canada175%52%ARGUS Enterprise
India51%––outside top 12
Australia41%21%even
Spain41%––outside top 12
Germany31%21%even
France31%10%even
Switzerland21%––outside top 12
Ireland21%––outside top 12
Singapore21%––outside top 12
United Arab Emirates10%––outside top 12
Netherlands––21%outside top 12
Hungary––10%outside top 12
Romania––10%outside top 12
South Africa––10%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentARGUS EnterpriseshareCoStarshareLeans
Finance & accounting27726%11618%ARGUS Enterprise
real estate and property18618%10717%even
Quality, safety & environment10210%20%ARGUS Enterprise
IT operations & business systems313%132%even
Data & AI293%173%even
Business development & strategy212%254%even
construction and civil172%30%even
Legal, compliance & risk162%30%even
research and science151%91%even
Product, program & project management131%163%even
agriculture and environment91%––outside top 12
General management & consulting91%41%even
Sales91%7312%CoStar
Engineering (non-software)81%10%even
skilled trades and field service81%10%even
Customer service & success71%102%even
Software engineering61%437%CoStar
Unclassified61%20%even
Administration & office40%61%even
logistics warehouse and transport40%––outside top 12
Human resources30%61%even
Marketing & communications30%173%CoStar
arts media and entertainment20%305%CoStar
facilities cleaning and security20%––outside top 12
healthcare clinical20%––outside top 12
Education & training10%––outside top 12
healthcare support and caregiving10%––outside top 12
Retail & store operations10%10%even
social care and community10%––outside top 12
Design & UX––41%outside top 12
procurement and purchasing––20%outside top 12
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CoStar is named by 208 companies in job postings and ARGUS Enterprise by 366; 50 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/argus-enterprise-vs-costar)
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

ARGUS Enterprise vs CoStar: questions

Which is more used, ARGUS Enterprise or CoStar?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, ARGUS Enterprise (366) over CoStar (208). By website-and-DNS footprint, CoStar (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses ARGUS Enterprise?

35% of ARGUS Enterprise companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 30% for CoStar. 34% of ARGUS Enterprise companies have over 1,000 employees, against 45% for CoStar.

Do companies run both?

50 companies name both in their postings, usually ARGUS Enterprise in marketing and CoStar 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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