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BMD VS DATEV_

As of 30 October 2026, DATEV is named by 1,893 companies and BMD by 100; BMD skews to companies under 200 people (72% vs 80%), DATEV to companies over 1,000 (6% vs 11%).

As of 30 October 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: BMD's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, DATEV rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

BMD: 2–200 employees
72%
DATEV: 2–200 employees
80%
BMD: 1,000+ employees
11%
DATEV: 1,000+ employees
6%
Postings per company, 90 days
1.5 · 2.7
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 613
100companies name BMD
1,893companies name DATEV
4name both
153 · 5,054postings in 90 days, BMD · DATEV
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
SegmentBMDshareDATEVshareLeans
Self-employed11%271%even
2-10 employees2121%40922%even
11-50 employees2323%65835%DATEV
51-200 employees2828%45224%BMD
201-500 employees1414%1518%BMD
501-1000 employees22%824%DATEV
1001-5000 employees66%764%even
5001-10000 employees22%161%even
10,001+ employees33%221%even
By industry
SegmentBMDshareDATEVshareLeans
Business & finance services3131%93049%DATEV
Manufacturing & industry1919%19110%BMD
Technology & software1212%1327%BMD
Health care88%854%BMD
Property & construction88%1206%even
Public, community & associations55%643%even
Media & content55%332%BMD
Commerce & trade33%1116%DATEV
Hospitality & travel33%––outside top 12
Transport, logistics & rental22%422%even
Utilities & infrastructure22%342%even
Automotive11%472%even
Consumer services & leisure––653%outside top 12
By country
SegmentBMDshareDATEVshareLeans
Austria7676%121%BMD
United States1414%281%BMD
Germany66%1,79395%DATEV
United Kingdom22%151%even
Canada11%––outside top 12
Hungary11%––outside top 12
Switzerland––121%outside top 12
Poland––50%outside top 12
Netherlands––40%outside top 12
Luxembourg––30%outside top 12
Australia––20%outside top 12
Denmark––20%outside top 12
Finland––20%outside top 12
France––20%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentBMDshareDATEVshareLeans
Finance & accounting12155%7,07385%DATEV
Administration & office157%2253%BMD
IT operations & business systems94%851%BMD
real estate and property42%––outside top 12
Sales42%200%even
Engineering (non-software)31%––outside top 12
General management & consulting31%2343%even
healthcare clinical31%––outside top 12
Human resources31%871%even
Product, program & project management31%140%even
construction and civil21%––outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk21%501%even
Unclassified––531%outside top 12
Software engineering––270%outside top 12
Education & training––150%outside top 12
Customer service & success––90%outside top 12
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DATEV is named by 1,893 companies in job postings and BMD by 100; 4 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/bmd-vs-datev)
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

BMD vs DATEV: questions

Which is more used, BMD or DATEV?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, DATEV (1,893) over BMD (100). By website-and-DNS footprint, DATEV (613 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses BMD?

72% of BMD companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 80% for DATEV. 11% of BMD companies have over 1,000 employees, against 6% for DATEV.

Do companies run both?

4 companies name both in their postings, usually BMD in marketing and DATEV 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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