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RISA VS STAAD.Pro_

As of 4 November 2026, STAAD.Pro is named by 460 companies and RISA by 298; RISA skews to companies under 200 people (32% vs 32%), STAAD.Pro to companies over 1,000 (40% 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: RISA's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, STAAD.Pro rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

RISA: 2–200 employees
32%
STAAD.Pro: 2–200 employees
32%
RISA: 1,000+ employees
35%
STAAD.Pro: 1,000+ employees
40%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.9 · 3.5
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
298companies name RISA
460companies name STAAD.Pro
146name both
852 · 1,603postings in 90 days, RISA · STAAD.Pro
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
SegmentRISAshareSTAAD.ProshareLeans
Self-employed31%102%even
2-10 employees134%245%even
11-50 employees227%419%even
51-200 employees6020%8017%RISA
201-500 employees5719%7617%RISA
501-1000 employees3813%4710%RISA
1001-5000 employees6020%9420%even
5001-10000 employees124%276%even
10,001+ employees3311%6113%STAAD.Pro
By industry
SegmentRISAshareSTAAD.ProshareLeans
Business & finance services15050%21447%RISA
Property & construction8027%9621%RISA
Manufacturing & industry4314%6715%even
Utilities & infrastructure103%398%STAAD.Pro
Technology & software62%153%even
Commerce & trade31%51%even
Transport, logistics & rental21%41%even
Agriculture & forestry10%10%even
Public, community & associations10%51%even
Consumer services & leisure10%72%even
Media & content10%51%even
Automotive––20%outside top 12
By country
SegmentRISAshareSTAAD.ProshareLeans
United States26990%28562%RISA
Canada72%82%even
United Kingdom41%368%STAAD.Pro
Australia31%41%even
Germany21%31%even
Denmark10%––outside top 12
France10%92%even
Ireland10%––outside top 12
Lithuania10%––outside top 12
Mexico10%––outside top 12
Netherlands10%––outside top 12
India––388%outside top 12
United Arab Emirates––133%outside top 12
Spain––82%outside top 12
Singapore––72%outside top 12
MY––31%outside top 12
PH––31%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentRISAshareSTAAD.ProshareLeans
Engineering (non-software)1,07391%2,05091%even
construction and civil403%532%even
Product, program & project management61%40%even
Sales50%70%even
Education & training10%10%even
facilities cleaning and security10%––outside top 12
IT operations & business systems10%––outside top 12
Software engineering10%20%even
Unclassified––50%outside top 12
Design & UX––30%outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment––10%outside top 12
Retail & store operations––10%outside top 12
skilled trades and field service––10%outside top 12
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STAAD.Pro is named by 460 companies in job postings and RISA by 298; 146 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/risa-vs-staad-pro)
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

RISA vs STAAD.Pro: questions

Which is more used, RISA or STAAD.Pro?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, STAAD.Pro (460) over RISA (298). By website-and-DNS footprint, STAAD.Pro (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses RISA?

32% of RISA companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 32% for STAAD.Pro. 35% of RISA companies have over 1,000 employees, against 40% for STAAD.Pro.

Do companies run both?

146 companies name both in their postings, usually RISA in marketing and STAAD.Pro 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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