IFS VS SAP PM
As of 30 October 2026, SAP PM is named by 606 companies and IFS by 428; IFS skews to companies under 200 people (25% vs 15%), SAP PM to companies over 1,000 (67% vs 41%).
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: IFS's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, SAP PM rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.
- IFS: 2–200 employees
- 25%
- SAP PM: 2–200 employees
- 15%
- IFS: 1,000+ employees
- 41%
- SAP PM: 1,000+ employees
- 67%
- Postings per company, 90 days
- 4.1 · 3.6
- Website or DNS footprint
- 0 · 0
Who chooses which
Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.
| Segment | IFS | share | SAP PM | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-employed | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0% | even |
| 2-10 employees | 30 | 7% | 17 | 3% | IFS |
| 11-50 employees | 27 | 6% | 37 | 6% | even |
| 51-200 employees | 51 | 12% | 38 | 6% | IFS |
| 201-500 employees | 75 | 18% | 50 | 8% | IFS |
| 501-1000 employees | 66 | 15% | 58 | 10% | IFS |
| 1001-5000 employees | 96 | 22% | 141 | 23% | even |
| 5001-10000 employees | 25 | 6% | 75 | 12% | SAP PM |
| 10,001+ employees | 56 | 13% | 189 | 31% | SAP PM |
| Segment | IFS | share | SAP PM | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing & industry | 177 | 41% | 325 | 54% | SAP PM |
| Business & finance services | 46 | 11% | 37 | 6% | IFS |
| Technology & software | 35 | 8% | 44 | 7% | even |
| Commerce & trade | 34 | 8% | 25 | 4% | IFS |
| Utilities & infrastructure | 29 | 7% | 77 | 13% | SAP PM |
| Property & construction | 26 | 6% | 20 | 3% | IFS |
| Automotive | 22 | 5% | 31 | 5% | even |
| Transport, logistics & rental | 16 | 4% | 8 | 1% | IFS |
| Consumer services & leisure | 12 | 3% | 4 | 1% | IFS |
| Public, community & associations | 11 | 3% | 13 | 2% | even |
| Media & content | 10 | 2% | 10 | 2% | even |
| Health care | 6 | 1% | 8 | 1% | even |
| Segment | IFS | share | SAP PM | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 205 | 48% | 257 | 42% | IFS |
| United Kingdom | 38 | 9% | 38 | 6% | IFS |
| Germany | 37 | 9% | 92 | 15% | SAP PM |
| France | 27 | 6% | 29 | 5% | even |
| Poland | 20 | 5% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Sweden | 17 | 4% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Canada | 16 | 4% | 15 | 2% | even |
| Netherlands | 16 | 4% | 18 | 3% | even |
| Australia | 8 | 2% | 8 | 1% | even |
| Norway | 8 | 2% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1% | 9 | 1% | even |
| Brazil | – | – | 20 | 3% | outside top 12 |
| Switzerland | – | – | 11 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| Spain | – | – | 11 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| India | – | – | 11 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | IFS | share | SAP PM | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IT operations & business systems | 380 | 17% | 824 | 21% | SAP PM |
| Software engineering | 229 | 10% | 254 | 6% | IFS |
| Finance & accounting | 228 | 10% | 100 | 3% | IFS |
| Product, program & project management | 162 | 7% | 140 | 4% | IFS |
| Logistics warehouse and transport | 145 | 6% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Data & AI | 122 | 5% | 97 | 2% | IFS |
| Engineering (non-software) | 108 | 5% | 426 | 11% | SAP PM |
| Quality, safety & environment | 95 | 4% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Sales | 79 | 3% | 39 | 1% | IFS |
| Procurement and purchasing | 77 | 3% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Skilled trades and field service | 62 | 3% | 819 | 21% | SAP PM |
| Manufacturing and production | 57 | 2% | 37 | 1% | even |
| Customer service & success | – | – | 121 | 3% | outside top 12 |
| Legal, compliance & risk | – | – | 56 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Construction and civil | – | – | 38 | 1% | outside top 12 |
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SAP PM is named by 606 companies in job postings and IFS by 428; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/ifs-vs-sap-pm)
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.
IFS vs SAP PM: questions
Which is more used, IFS or SAP PM?
By companies naming it in their own job postings, SAP PM (606) over IFS (428). By website-and-DNS footprint, SAP PM (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.
Who chooses IFS?
25% of IFS companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 15% for SAP PM. 41% of IFS companies have over 1,000 employees, against 67% for SAP PM.
Do companies run both?
0 companies name both in their postings, usually IFS in marketing and SAP PM 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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