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ETABS VS RISA_

As of 4 November 2026, RISA is named by 298 companies and ETABS by 311; ETABS skews to companies under 200 people (43% vs 32%), RISA to companies over 1,000 (35% vs 29%).

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

ETABS: 2–200 employees
43%
RISA: 2–200 employees
32%
ETABS: 1,000+ employees
29%
RISA: 1,000+ employees
35%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.3 · 2.9
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
311companies name ETABS
298companies name RISA
108name both
1,026 · 852postings in 90 days, ETABS · RISA
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
SegmentETABSshareRISAshareLeans
Self-employed93%31%even
2-10 employees268%134%ETABS
11-50 employees4715%227%ETABS
51-200 employees6120%6020%even
201-500 employees5016%5719%RISA
501-1000 employees289%3813%RISA
1001-5000 employees4916%6020%RISA
5001-10000 employees124%124%even
10,001+ employees299%3311%even
By industry
SegmentETABSshareRISAshareLeans
Business & finance services17055%15050%ETABS
Property & construction7825%8027%even
Manufacturing & industry217%4314%RISA
Technology & software124%62%even
Consumer services & leisure83%10%ETABS
Media & content72%10%even
Commerce & trade62%31%even
Utilities & infrastructure41%103%RISA
Public, community & associations31%10%even
Transport, logistics & rental21%21%even
Agriculture & forestry––10%outside top 12
By country
SegmentETABSshareRISAshareLeans
United States16653%26990%RISA
United Kingdom248%41%ETABS
India196%––outside top 12
Canada186%72%ETABS
United Arab Emirates134%––outside top 12
Australia134%31%ETABS
France41%10%even
Singapore41%––outside top 12
Spain31%––outside top 12
BD21%––outside top 12
Cyprus21%––outside top 12
ET21%––outside top 12
Germany––21%outside top 12
Denmark––10%outside top 12
Ireland––10%outside top 12
Lithuania––10%outside top 12
Mexico––10%outside top 12
Netherlands––10%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentETABSshareRISAshareLeans
Engineering (non-software)1,29390%1,07391%even
construction and civil403%403%even
Product, program & project management70%61%even
Unclassified60%––outside top 12
Sales30%50%even
Design & UX20%––outside top 12
Education & training20%10%even
Software engineering20%10%even
General management & consulting10%––outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment10%––outside top 12
facilities cleaning and security––10%outside top 12
IT operations & business systems––10%outside top 12
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RISA is named by 298 companies in job postings and ETABS by 311; 108 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/etabs-vs-risa)
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

ETABS vs RISA: questions

Which is more used, ETABS or RISA?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, ETABS (311) over RISA (298). By website-and-DNS footprint, RISA (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses ETABS?

43% of ETABS companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 32% for RISA. 29% of ETABS companies have over 1,000 employees, against 35% for RISA.

Do companies run both?

108 companies name both in their postings, usually ETABS in marketing and RISA 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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