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AutoCAD Plant 3D VS Autodesk_

As of 4 November 2026, Autodesk is named by 1,231 companies and AutoCAD Plant 3D by 425; AutoCAD Plant 3D skews to companies under 200 people (35% vs 36%), Autodesk to companies over 1,000 (34% vs 35%).

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: AutoCAD Plant 3D's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Autodesk rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

AutoCAD Plant 3D: 2–200 employees
35%
Autodesk: 2–200 employees
36%
AutoCAD Plant 3D: 1,000+ employees
35%
Autodesk: 1,000+ employees
34%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.8 · 2.9
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 10,052
425companies name AutoCAD Plant 3D
1,231companies name Autodesk
77name both
1,189 · 3,544postings in 90 days, AutoCAD Plant 3D · Autodesk
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
SegmentAutoCAD Plant 3DshareAutodeskshareLeans
Self-employed31%222%even
2-10 employees307%625%AutoCAD Plant 3D
11-50 employees4310%14812%even
51-200 employees7718%23919%even
201-500 employees6916%20817%even
501-1000 employees5312%13311%even
1001-5000 employees8720%22318%AutoCAD Plant 3D
5001-10000 employees164%575%even
10,001+ employees4711%13911%even
By industry
SegmentAutoCAD Plant 3DshareAutodeskshareLeans
Business & finance services19546%31325%AutoCAD Plant 3D
Manufacturing & industry8921%27322%even
Property & construction6014%31626%Autodesk
Utilities & infrastructure389%444%AutoCAD Plant 3D
Technology & software174%948%Autodesk
Commerce & trade113%292%even
Public, community & associations51%323%even
Consumer services & leisure31%524%Autodesk
Automotive20%222%even
Transport, logistics & rental20%131%even
Agriculture & forestry10%––outside top 12
Hospitality & travel10%71%even
Media & content––343%outside top 12
By country
SegmentAutoCAD Plant 3DshareAutodeskshareLeans
United States22152%78764%Autodesk
Germany368%817%even
France235%262%AutoCAD Plant 3D
Canada174%544%even
United Kingdom143%686%Autodesk
India133%91%AutoCAD Plant 3D
Netherlands133%212%even
Australia123%171%even
Belgium102%––outside top 12
Spain82%––outside top 12
Brazil72%91%even
Sweden72%––outside top 12
Italy––141%outside top 12
Poland––131%outside top 12
Austria––101%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentAutoCAD Plant 3DshareAutodeskshareLeans
Engineering (non-software)1,33083%2,16948%AutoCAD Plant 3D
construction and civil322%3929%Autodesk
Product, program & project management231%2014%Autodesk
skilled trades and field service151%521%even
facilities cleaning and security111%30%even
IT operations & business systems81%1994%Autodesk
Quality, safety & environment50%862%even
General management & consulting40%261%even
Software engineering40%1914%Autodesk
Data & AI30%491%even
Design & UX30%752%even
Unclassified20%120%even
Administration & office10%241%even
Education & training10%190%even
healthcare support and caregiving10%––outside top 12
Sales10%1794%Autodesk
Customer service & success––872%outside top 12
Marketing & communications––511%outside top 12
manufacturing and production––351%outside top 12
Business development & strategy––150%outside top 12
Finance & accounting––100%outside top 12
Travel, leisure & events––90%outside top 12
arts media and entertainment––50%outside top 12
Human resources––40%outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk––30%outside top 12
research and science––30%outside top 12
agriculture and environment––20%outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport––20%outside top 12
procurement and purchasing––20%outside top 12
real estate and property––20%outside top 12
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Autodesk is named by 1,231 companies in job postings and AutoCAD Plant 3D by 425; 77 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/autocad-plant-3d-vs-autodesk)
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

AutoCAD Plant 3D vs Autodesk: questions

Which is more used, AutoCAD Plant 3D or Autodesk?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Autodesk (1,231) over AutoCAD Plant 3D (425). By website-and-DNS footprint, Autodesk (10,052 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses AutoCAD Plant 3D?

35% of AutoCAD Plant 3D companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 36% for Autodesk. 35% of AutoCAD Plant 3D companies have over 1,000 employees, against 34% for Autodesk.

Do companies run both?

77 companies name both in their postings, usually AutoCAD Plant 3D in marketing and Autodesk 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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