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Intel Quartus Prime VS ModelSim_

As of 30 October 2026, ModelSim is named by 118 companies and Intel Quartus Prime by 126; Intel Quartus Prime skews to companies under 200 people (44% vs 42%), ModelSim to companies over 1,000 (36% vs 34%).

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

Intel Quartus Prime: 2–200 employees
44%
ModelSim: 2–200 employees
42%
Intel Quartus Prime: 1,000+ employees
34%
ModelSim: 1,000+ employees
36%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.7 · 3.6
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
126companies name Intel Quartus Prime
118companies name ModelSim
79name both
466 · 427postings in 90 days, Intel Quartus Prime · ModelSim
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
SegmentIntel Quartus PrimeshareModelSimshareLeans
2-10 employees1310%87%Intel Quartus Prime
11-50 employees1512%1815%ModelSim
51-200 employees2721%2420%even
201-500 employees1613%1513%even
501-1000 employees1210%108%even
1001-5000 employees1512%1614%even
5001-10000 employees76%65%even
10,001+ employees2117%2118%even
By industry
SegmentIntel Quartus PrimeshareModelSimshareLeans
Manufacturing & industry6753%6051%Intel Quartus Prime
Technology & software2217%2319%ModelSim
Business & finance services1310%1916%ModelSim
Utilities & infrastructure65%98%ModelSim
Consumer services & leisure54%––outside top 12
Public, community & associations43%22%even
Media & content32%11%even
Automotive22%11%even
Transport, logistics & rental22%22%even
Commerce & trade11%11%even
Property & construction11%––outside top 12
By country
SegmentIntel Quartus PrimeshareModelSimshareLeans
United States7056%6958%ModelSim
United Kingdom119%108%even
France86%65%even
Germany65%87%ModelSim
Austria54%22%Intel Quartus Prime
Belgium32%11%even
Canada32%––outside top 12
Singapore32%––outside top 12
Spain22%22%even
Ireland22%––outside top 12
India22%54%ModelSim
Poland22%22%even
China––33%outside top 12
Sweden––22%outside top 12
United Arab Emirates––11%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentIntel Quartus PrimeshareModelSimshareLeans
Engineering (non-software)42673%40978%ModelSim
Software engineering7613%5911%even
Sales142%92%even
Product, program & project management41%––outside top 12
Design & UX31%20%even
IT operations & business systems31%––outside top 12
research and science20%10%even
Quality, safety & environment10%20%even
manufacturing and production––10%outside top 12
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ModelSim is named by 118 companies in job postings and Intel Quartus Prime by 126; 79 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/intel-quartus-prime-vs-modelsim)
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

Intel Quartus Prime vs ModelSim: questions

Which is more used, Intel Quartus Prime or ModelSim?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Intel Quartus Prime (126) over ModelSim (118). By website-and-DNS footprint, ModelSim (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Intel Quartus Prime?

44% of Intel Quartus Prime companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 42% for ModelSim. 34% of Intel Quartus Prime companies have over 1,000 employees, against 36% for ModelSim.

Do companies run both?

79 companies name both in their postings, usually Intel Quartus Prime in marketing and ModelSim 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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