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EPA SWMM VS HEC-RAS_

As of 4 November 2026, HEC-RAS is named by 387 companies and EPA SWMM by 182; EPA SWMM skews to companies under 200 people (37% vs 39%), HEC-RAS to companies over 1,000 (29% 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-RAS 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-RAS: 2–200 employees
39%
EPA SWMM: 1,000+ employees
35%
HEC-RAS: 1,000+ employees
29%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.9 · 3.2
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
182companies name EPA SWMM
387companies name HEC-RAS
158name both
526 · 1,251postings in 90 days, EPA SWMM · HEC-RAS
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-RASshareLeans
Self-employed11%21%even
2-10 employees95%215%even
11-50 employees1810%369%even
51-200 employees4123%9224%even
201-500 employees3016%7920%HEC-RAS
501-1000 employees1910%4512%even
1001-5000 employees3620%7419%even
5001-10000 employees116%154%EPA SWMM
10,001+ employees179%236%EPA SWMM
By industry
SegmentEPA SWMMshareHEC-RASshareLeans
Business & finance services12267%24463%EPA SWMM
Property & construction3620%7219%even
Public, community & associations74%277%HEC-RAS
Manufacturing & industry63%144%even
Consumer services & leisure42%92%even
Technology & software32%62%even
Utilities & infrastructure32%123%even
Media & content11%21%even
Transport, logistics & rental––10%outside top 12
By country
SegmentEPA SWMMshareHEC-RASshareLeans
United States14479%28975%EPA SWMM
Canada127%205%even
United Kingdom42%154%even
Australia32%123%even
Italy32%31%even
Germany21%62%even
Spain21%51%even
France21%123%HEC-RAS
Switzerland11%31%even
Denmark11%––outside top 12
Netherlands11%21%even
South Africa11%21%even
Belgium––21%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentEPA SWMMshareHEC-RASshareLeans
Engineering (non-software)52775%1,38177%even
construction and civil7611%1539%EPA SWMM
Quality, safety & environment162%231%even
Product, program & project management61%80%even
research and science61%171%even
General management & consulting51%40%even
Data & AI10%30%even
Legal, compliance & risk10%10%even
Unclassified10%60%even
skilled trades and field service––60%outside top 12
Design & UX––10%outside top 12
IT operations & business systems––10%outside top 12
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HEC-RAS is named by 387 companies in job postings and EPA SWMM by 182; 158 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/epa-swmm-vs-hec-ras)
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-RAS: questions

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

By companies naming it in their own job postings, HEC-RAS (387) over EPA SWMM (182). By website-and-DNS footprint, HEC-RAS (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 39% for HEC-RAS. 35% of EPA SWMM companies have over 1,000 employees, against 29% for HEC-RAS.

Do companies run both?

158 companies name both in their postings, usually EPA SWMM in marketing and HEC-RAS 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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