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SAP APO VS SAP Integrated Business Planning_

As of 4 November 2026, SAP Integrated Business Planning is named by 670 companies and SAP APO by 344; SAP APO skews to companies under 200 people (13% vs 13%), SAP Integrated Business Planning to companies over 1,000 (68% vs 70%).

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

SAP APO: 2–200 employees
13%
SAP Integrated Business Planning: 2–200 employees
13%
SAP APO: 1,000+ employees
70%
SAP Integrated Business Planning: 1,000+ employees
68%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.2 · 3.8
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
344companies name SAP APO
670companies name SAP Integrated Business Planning
260name both
1,104 · 2,552postings in 90 days, SAP APO · SAP Integrated Business Planning
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
SegmentSAP APOshareSAP Integrated Business PlanningshareLeans
Self-employed41%41%even
2-10 employees113%173%even
11-50 employees123%284%even
51-200 employees216%406%even
201-500 employees309%599%even
501-1000 employees257%6810%SAP Integrated Business Planning
1001-5000 employees6519%15022%SAP Integrated Business Planning
5001-10000 employees4212%7211%even
10,001+ employees13439%23235%SAP APO
By industry
SegmentSAP APOshareSAP Integrated Business PlanningshareLeans
Manufacturing & industry20058%40661%SAP Integrated Business Planning
Technology & software4112%6910%even
Commerce & trade288%7711%SAP Integrated Business Planning
Business & finance services247%406%even
Automotive113%173%even
Health care103%142%even
Media & content82%61%even
Utilities & infrastructure72%162%even
Agriculture & forestry41%101%even
Public, community & associations41%––outside top 12
Consumer services & leisure31%41%even
Property & construction31%51%even
Transport, logistics & rental––41%outside top 12
By country
SegmentSAP APOshareSAP Integrated Business PlanningshareLeans
United States17651%37957%SAP Integrated Business Planning
Germany329%518%even
United Kingdom268%447%even
Canada123%173%even
Sweden72%101%even
Switzerland62%101%even
Denmark62%142%even
France62%203%even
India62%122%even
Netherlands62%162%even
Australia41%152%even
Singapore41%––outside top 12
Italy––71%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentSAP APOshareSAP Integrated Business PlanningshareLeans
logistics warehouse and transport51838%90531%SAP APO
IT operations & business systems40830%78226%SAP APO
Software engineering594%662%SAP APO
Data & AI242%652%even
General management & consulting201%1144%SAP Integrated Business Planning
Product, program & project management191%1174%SAP Integrated Business Planning
procurement and purchasing171%251%even
Sales171%702%even
Unclassified71%120%even
Customer service & success50%140%even
Administration & office30%10%even
Finance & accounting30%1274%SAP Integrated Business Planning
Marketing & communications30%100%even
Engineering (non-software)10%50%even
facilities cleaning and security10%––outside top 12
healthcare clinical10%––outside top 12
Human resources10%20%even
Business development & strategy––341%outside top 12
manufacturing and production––60%outside top 12
Education & training––20%outside top 12
agriculture and environment––10%outside top 12
Design & UX––10%outside top 12
hospitality and food service––10%outside top 12
skilled trades and field service––10%outside top 12
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SAP Integrated Business Planning is named by 670 companies in job postings and SAP APO by 344; 260 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/sap-apo-vs-sap-ibp)
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

SAP APO vs SAP Integrated Business Planning: questions

Which is more used, SAP APO or SAP Integrated Business Planning?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, SAP Integrated Business Planning (670) over SAP APO (344). By website-and-DNS footprint, SAP Integrated Business Planning (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses SAP APO?

13% of SAP APO companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 13% for SAP Integrated Business Planning. 70% of SAP APO companies have over 1,000 employees, against 68% for SAP Integrated Business Planning.

Do companies run both?

260 companies name both in their postings, usually SAP APO in marketing and SAP Integrated Business Planning 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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