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CDISC VS CDISC ADaM_

As of 4 November 2026, CDISC ADaM is named by 190 companies and CDISC by 194; CDISC skews to companies under 200 people (41% vs 41%), CDISC ADaM to companies over 1,000 (33% 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's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, CDISC ADaM rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

CDISC: 2–200 employees
41%
CDISC ADaM: 2–200 employees
41%
CDISC: 1,000+ employees
33%
CDISC ADaM: 1,000+ employees
33%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.4 · 2.8
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
194companies name CDISC
190companies name CDISC ADaM
147name both
467 · 539postings in 90 days, CDISC · CDISC ADaM
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
SegmentCDISCshareCDISC ADaMshareLeans
Self-employed21%11%even
2-10 employees95%126%even
11-50 employees3216%2513%CDISC
51-200 employees3820%4122%even
201-500 employees2714%3016%even
501-1000 employees2211%1910%even
1001-5000 employees2814%2011%CDISC
5001-10000 employees95%95%even
10,001+ employees2714%3317%CDISC ADaM
By industry
SegmentCDISCshareCDISC ADaMshareLeans
Manufacturing & industry8745%8746%even
Technology & software5327%5730%CDISC ADaM
Public, community & associations2211%158%CDISC
Business & finance services2111%189%even
Health care63%74%even
Consumer services & leisure32%21%even
Media & content11%32%even
Property & construction11%––outside top 12
Automotive––11%outside top 12
By country
SegmentCDISCshareCDISC ADaMshareLeans
United States14977%15582%CDISC ADaM
United Kingdom116%95%even
Germany95%84%even
France32%32%even
Australia21%11%even
Denmark21%11%even
Spain21%11%even
AO11%11%even
Austria11%11%even
Canada11%––outside top 12
Switzerland11%––outside top 12
China11%––outside top 12
Belgium––21%outside top 12
India––11%outside top 12
Japan––11%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentCDISCshareCDISC ADaMshareLeans
Data & AI41170%49174%CDISC ADaM
Product, program & project management315%183%CDISC
Software engineering224%365%even
research and science173%102%even
IT operations & business systems81%81%even
Engineering (non-software)20%51%even
arts media and entertainment10%20%even
General management & consulting10%10%even
healthcare clinical10%––outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment10%10%even
Education & training––20%outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport––20%outside top 12
Business development & strategy––10%outside top 12
Unclassified––10%outside top 12
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CDISC ADaM is named by 190 companies in job postings and CDISC by 194; 147 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/cdisc-vs-cdisc-adam)
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 vs CDISC ADaM: questions

Which is more used, CDISC or CDISC ADaM?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, CDISC (194) over CDISC ADaM (190). By website-and-DNS footprint, CDISC ADaM (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses CDISC?

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

Do companies run both?

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