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CDISC VS IQVIA_

As of 4 November 2026, IQVIA is named by 205 companies and CDISC by 194; CDISC skews to companies under 200 people (41% vs 19%), IQVIA to companies over 1,000 (54% 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, IQVIA rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

CDISC: 2–200 employees
41%
IQVIA: 2–200 employees
19%
CDISC: 1,000+ employees
33%
IQVIA: 1,000+ employees
54%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.4 · 5.0
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
194companies name CDISC
205companies name IQVIA
1name both
467 · 1,018postings in 90 days, CDISC · IQVIA
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
SegmentCDISCshareIQVIAshareLeans
Self-employed21%21%even
2-10 employees95%84%even
11-50 employees3216%94%CDISC
51-200 employees3820%2211%CDISC
201-500 employees2714%2512%even
501-1000 employees2211%2814%IQVIA
1001-5000 employees2814%4220%IQVIA
5001-10000 employees95%157%IQVIA
10,001+ employees2714%5426%IQVIA
By industry
SegmentCDISCshareIQVIAshareLeans
Manufacturing & industry8745%12159%IQVIA
Technology & software5327%3618%CDISC
Public, community & associations2211%21%CDISC
Business & finance services2111%2311%even
Health care63%147%IQVIA
Consumer services & leisure32%42%even
Media & content11%––outside top 12
Property & construction11%––outside top 12
Commerce & trade––42%outside top 12
Automotive––10%outside top 12
By country
SegmentCDISCshareIQVIAshareLeans
United States14977%12260%CDISC
United Kingdom116%84%even
Germany95%52%CDISC
France32%52%even
Australia21%31%even
Denmark21%31%even
Spain21%31%even
AO11%––outside top 12
Austria11%––outside top 12
Canada11%63%IQVIA
Switzerland11%––outside top 12
China11%––outside top 12
Brazil––105%outside top 12
Italy––52%outside top 12
India––31%outside top 12
Belgium––21%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentCDISCshareIQVIAshareLeans
Data & AI41170%22419%CDISC
Product, program & project management315%544%even
Software engineering224%222%even
research and science173%272%even
IT operations & business systems81%494%IQVIA
Engineering (non-software)20%30%even
arts media and entertainment10%––outside top 12
General management & consulting10%464%IQVIA
healthcare clinical10%161%even
Quality, safety & environment10%91%even
Sales––1119%outside top 12
Marketing & communications––827%outside top 12
Business development & strategy––434%outside top 12
Finance & accounting––413%outside top 12
Customer service & success––343%outside top 12
Human resources––71%outside top 12
procurement and purchasing––71%outside top 12
Unclassified––60%outside top 12
Administration & office––40%outside top 12
construction and civil––40%outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk––40%outside top 12
facilities cleaning and security––20%outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport––10%outside top 12
manufacturing and production––10%outside top 12
Retail & store operations––10%outside top 12
social care and community––10%outside top 12
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IQVIA is named by 205 companies in job postings and CDISC by 194; 1 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/cdisc-vs-iqvia)
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 IQVIA: questions

Which is more used, CDISC or IQVIA?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, IQVIA (205) over CDISC (194). By website-and-DNS footprint, IQVIA (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 19% for IQVIA. 33% of CDISC companies have over 1,000 employees, against 54% for IQVIA.

Do companies run both?

1 companies name both in their postings, usually CDISC in marketing and IQVIA 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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