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EPA SWMM VS HEC-HMS_

As of 4 November 2026, HEC-HMS is named by 233 companies and EPA SWMM by 182; EPA SWMM skews to companies under 200 people (37% vs 31%), HEC-HMS to companies over 1,000 (34% vs 35%).

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

EPA SWMM: 2–200 employees
37%
HEC-HMS: 2–200 employees
31%
EPA SWMM: 1,000+ employees
35%
HEC-HMS: 1,000+ employees
34%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.9 · 2.9
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
182companies name EPA SWMM
233companies name HEC-HMS
120name both
526 · 665postings in 90 days, EPA SWMM · HEC-HMS
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
SegmentEPA SWMMshareHEC-HMSshareLeans
Self-employed11%21%even
2-10 employees95%136%even
11-50 employees1810%188%EPA SWMM
51-200 employees4123%4218%EPA SWMM
201-500 employees3016%4218%even
501-1000 employees1910%3615%HEC-HMS
1001-5000 employees3620%5222%HEC-HMS
5001-10000 employees116%104%even
10,001+ employees179%188%even
By industry
SegmentEPA SWMMshareHEC-HMSshareLeans
Business & finance services12267%15567%even
Property & construction3620%4519%even
Public, community & associations74%115%even
Manufacturing & industry63%83%even
Consumer services & leisure42%31%even
Technology & software32%42%even
Utilities & infrastructure32%63%even
Media & content11%10%even
By country
SegmentEPA SWMMshareHEC-HMSshareLeans
United States14479%18780%even
Canada127%94%EPA SWMM
United Kingdom42%63%even
Australia32%31%even
Italy32%––outside top 12
Germany21%21%even
Spain21%31%even
France21%31%even
Switzerland11%––outside top 12
Denmark11%––outside top 12
Netherlands11%21%even
South Africa11%21%even
United Arab Emirates––10%outside top 12
Austria––10%outside top 12
Belgium––10%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentEPA SWMMshareHEC-HMSshareLeans
Engineering (non-software)52775%74379%HEC-HMS
construction and civil7611%879%even
Quality, safety & environment162%71%even
Product, program & project management61%71%even
research and science61%81%even
General management & consulting51%10%even
Data & AI10%10%even
Legal, compliance & risk10%10%even
Unclassified10%––outside top 12
real estate and property––30%outside top 12
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HEC-HMS is named by 233 companies in job postings and EPA SWMM by 182; 120 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/epa-swmm-vs-hec-hms)
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

EPA SWMM vs HEC-HMS: questions

Which is more used, EPA SWMM or HEC-HMS?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, HEC-HMS (233) over EPA SWMM (182). By website-and-DNS footprint, HEC-HMS (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses EPA SWMM?

37% of EPA SWMM companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 31% for HEC-HMS. 35% of EPA SWMM companies have over 1,000 employees, against 34% for HEC-HMS.

Do companies run both?

120 companies name both in their postings, usually EPA SWMM in marketing and HEC-HMS 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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