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HCSS VS PlanSwift

As of 30 October 2026, PlanSwift is named by 183 companies and HCSS by 179; HCSS skews to companies under 200 people (36% vs 55%), PlanSwift to companies over 1,000 (17% vs 18%).

As of 30 October 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: HCSS's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, PlanSwift rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

HCSS: 2–200 employees
36%
PlanSwift: 2–200 employees
55%
HCSS: 1,000+ employees
18%
PlanSwift: 1,000+ employees
17%
Postings per company, 90 days
4.6 · 2.0
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
179companies name HCSS
183companies name PlanSwift
13name both
830 · 362postings in 90 days, HCSS · PlanSwift
02Side 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
SegmentHCSSsharePlanSwiftshareLeans
2-10 employees53%169%PlanSwift
11-50 employees158%3217%PlanSwift
51-200 employees4525%5329%PlanSwift
201-500 employees5128%3620%HCSS
501-1000 employees3117%137%HCSS
1001-5000 employees1911%127%HCSS
5001-10000 employees53%84%even
10,001+ employees84%127%PlanSwift
Self-employed––11%outside top 12
By industry
SegmentHCSSsharePlanSwiftshareLeans
Property & construction14782%11362%HCSS
Business & finance services158%2212%PlanSwift
Manufacturing & industry106%127%even
Utilities & infrastructure21%53%even
Agriculture & forestry11%––outside top 12
Public, community & associations11%21%even
Media & content11%11%even
Technology & software11%105%PlanSwift
Transport, logistics & rental11%11%even
Commerce & trade––127%outside top 12
Consumer services & leisure––21%outside top 12
Hospitality & travel––21%outside top 12
Automotive––11%outside top 12
By country
SegmentHCSSsharePlanSwiftshareLeans
United States16592%14780%HCSS
Canada74%2011%PlanSwift
Spain42%––outside top 12
Netherlands21%11%even
United Arab Emirates––53%outside top 12
United Kingdom––42%outside top 12
India––21%outside top 12
Australia––11%outside top 12
EG––11%outside top 12
LK––11%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentHCSSsharePlanSwiftshareLeans
Construction and civil69468%43586%PlanSwift
Engineering (non-software)12913%82%HCSS
Product, program & project management454%82%HCSS
Quality, safety & environment303%20%HCSS
Skilled trades and field service202%20%even
Administration & office101%––outside top 12
Finance & accounting81%71%even
IT operations & business systems81%––outside top 12
Unclassified50%––outside top 12
Education & training40%––outside top 12
Manufacturing and production30%––outside top 12
Procurement and purchasing30%51%even
Sales––61%outside top 12
Real estate and property––41%outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk––20%outside top 12
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PlanSwift is named by 183 companies in job postings and HCSS by 179; 13 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/hcss-vs-planswift)
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

HCSS vs PlanSwift: questions

Which is more used, HCSS or PlanSwift?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, PlanSwift (183) over HCSS (179). By website-and-DNS footprint, PlanSwift (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses HCSS?

36% of HCSS companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 55% for PlanSwift. 18% of HCSS companies have over 1,000 employees, against 17% for PlanSwift.

Do companies run both?

13 companies name both in their postings, usually HCSS in marketing and PlanSwift 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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