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CDISC VS REDCap_

As of 4 November 2026, REDCap is named by 243 companies and CDISC by 194; CDISC 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'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: 2–200 employees
41%
REDCap: 2–200 employees
21%
CDISC: 1,000+ employees
33%
REDCap: 1,000+ employees
61%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.4 · 2.9
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
194companies name CDISC
243companies name REDCap
5name both
467 · 693postings in 90 days, CDISC · 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
SegmentCDISCshareREDCapshareLeans
Self-employed21%31%even
2-10 employees95%115%even
11-50 employees3216%187%CDISC
51-200 employees3820%229%CDISC
201-500 employees2714%2510%CDISC
501-1000 employees2211%167%CDISC
1001-5000 employees2814%5924%REDCap
5001-10000 employees95%2711%REDCap
10,001+ employees2714%6226%REDCap
By industry
SegmentCDISCshareREDCapshareLeans
Manufacturing & industry8745%83%CDISC
Technology & software5327%104%CDISC
Public, community & associations2211%5322%REDCap
Business & finance services2111%115%CDISC
Health care63%9640%REDCap
Consumer services & leisure32%5422%REDCap
Media & content11%73%REDCap
Property & construction11%––outside top 12
Hospitality & travel––21%outside top 12
Automotive––10%outside top 12
Utilities & infrastructure––10%outside top 12
By country
SegmentCDISCshareREDCapshareLeans
United States14977%18074%CDISC
United Kingdom116%42%CDISC
Germany95%62%CDISC
France32%21%even
Australia21%73%even
Denmark21%––outside top 12
Spain21%21%even
AO11%––outside top 12
Austria11%––outside top 12
Canada11%125%REDCap
Switzerland11%21%even
China11%––outside top 12
Brazil––42%outside top 12
Sweden––31%outside top 12
Singapore––21%outside top 12
United Arab Emirates––10%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentCDISCshareREDCapshareLeans
Data & AI41170%8910%CDISC
Product, program & project management315%445%even
Software engineering224%40%CDISC
research and science173%43050%REDCap
IT operations & business systems81%51%even
Engineering (non-software)20%61%even
arts media and entertainment10%10%even
General management & consulting10%––outside top 12
healthcare clinical10%384%REDCap
Quality, safety & environment10%61%even
social care and community––202%outside top 12
Education & training––101%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
Unclassified––30%outside top 12
Business development & strategy––20%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 by 194; 5 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/cdisc-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 vs REDCap: questions

Which is more used, CDISC or REDCap?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, REDCap (243) over CDISC (194). By website-and-DNS footprint, REDCap (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 21% for REDCap. 33% of CDISC companies have over 1,000 employees, against 61% for REDCap.

Do companies run both?

5 companies name both in their postings, usually CDISC 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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