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CDISC ADaM VS REDCap_

As of 4 November 2026, REDCap is named by 243 companies and CDISC ADaM by 190; CDISC ADaM skews to companies under 200 people (41% vs 21%), REDCap to companies over 1,000 (61% vs 33%).

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

CDISC ADaM: 2–200 employees
41%
REDCap: 2–200 employees
21%
CDISC ADaM: 1,000+ employees
33%
REDCap: 1,000+ employees
61%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.8 · 2.9
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
190companies name CDISC ADaM
243companies name REDCap
6name both
539 · 693postings in 90 days, CDISC ADaM · REDCap
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
SegmentCDISC ADaMshareREDCapshareLeans
Self-employed11%31%even
2-10 employees126%115%even
11-50 employees2513%187%CDISC ADaM
51-200 employees4122%229%CDISC ADaM
201-500 employees3016%2510%CDISC ADaM
501-1000 employees1910%167%CDISC ADaM
1001-5000 employees2011%5924%REDCap
5001-10000 employees95%2711%REDCap
10,001+ employees3317%6226%REDCap
By industry
SegmentCDISC ADaMshareREDCapshareLeans
Manufacturing & industry8746%83%CDISC ADaM
Technology & software5730%104%CDISC ADaM
Business & finance services189%115%CDISC ADaM
Public, community & associations158%5322%REDCap
Health care74%9640%REDCap
Media & content32%73%even
Consumer services & leisure21%5422%REDCap
Automotive11%10%even
Hospitality & travel––21%outside top 12
Utilities & infrastructure––10%outside top 12
By country
SegmentCDISC ADaMshareREDCapshareLeans
United States15582%18074%CDISC ADaM
United Kingdom95%42%CDISC ADaM
Germany84%62%even
France32%21%even
Belgium21%––outside top 12
AO11%––outside top 12
Austria11%––outside top 12
Australia11%73%REDCap
Denmark11%––outside top 12
Spain11%21%even
India11%––outside top 12
Japan11%––outside top 12
Canada––125%outside top 12
Brazil––42%outside top 12
Sweden––31%outside top 12
Switzerland––21%outside top 12
Singapore––21%outside top 12
United Arab Emirates––10%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentCDISC ADaMshareREDCapshareLeans
Data & AI49174%8910%CDISC ADaM
Software engineering365%40%CDISC ADaM
Product, program & project management183%445%REDCap
research and science102%43050%REDCap
IT operations & business systems81%51%even
Engineering (non-software)51%61%even
arts media and entertainment20%10%even
Education & training20%101%even
logistics warehouse and transport20%––outside top 12
Business development & strategy10%20%even
General management & consulting10%––outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment10%61%even
Unclassified10%30%even
healthcare clinical––384%outside top 12
social care and community––202%outside top 12
Administration & office––81%outside top 12
Human resources––40%outside top 12
Finance & accounting––30%outside top 12
healthcare support and caregiving––30%outside top 12
Sales––20%outside top 12
construction and civil––10%outside top 12
Customer service & success––10%outside top 12
Marketing & communications––10%outside top 12
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REDCap is named by 243 companies in job postings and CDISC ADaM by 190; 6 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/cdisc-adam-vs-redcap)
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

CDISC ADaM vs REDCap: questions

Which is more used, CDISC ADaM or REDCap?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, REDCap (243) over CDISC ADaM (190). By website-and-DNS footprint, REDCap (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses CDISC ADaM?

41% of CDISC ADaM companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 21% for REDCap. 33% of CDISC ADaM companies have over 1,000 employees, against 61% for REDCap.

Do companies run both?

6 companies name both in their postings, usually CDISC ADaM in marketing and REDCap 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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