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SAP ECC VS SAP S/4HANA_

As of 4 November 2026, SAP S/4HANA is named by 3,299 companies and SAP ECC by 1,221; SAP ECC skews to companies under 200 people (21% vs 23%), SAP S/4HANA to companies over 1,000 (53% vs 59%).

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 ECC's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, SAP S/4HANA rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

SAP ECC: 2–200 employees
21%
SAP S/4HANA: 2–200 employees
23%
SAP ECC: 1,000+ employees
59%
SAP S/4HANA: 1,000+ employees
53%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.6 · 7.1
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
1,221companies name SAP ECC
3,299companies name SAP S/4HANA
1,165name both
4,342 · 23,461postings in 90 days, SAP ECC · SAP S/4HANA
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 ECCshareSAP S/4HANAshareLeans
Self-employed171%441%even
2-10 employees595%1615%even
11-50 employees837%2427%even
51-200 employees1139%36111%even
201-500 employees12310%40912%SAP S/4HANA
501-1000 employees1018%34010%SAP S/4HANA
1001-5000 employees26522%75923%even
5001-10000 employees1028%2788%even
10,001+ employees35829%70521%SAP ECC
By industry
SegmentSAP ECCshareSAP S/4HANAshareLeans
Manufacturing & industry49040%1,17636%SAP ECC
Technology & software21017%60618%even
Business & finance services12610%40712%SAP S/4HANA
Commerce & trade897%2447%even
Automotive565%1143%even
Utilities & infrastructure565%2157%even
Health care363%512%even
Property & construction353%1013%even
Transport, logistics & rental333%853%even
Consumer services & leisure262%712%even
Media & content252%1093%even
Public, community & associations242%702%even
By country
SegmentSAP ECCshareSAP S/4HANAshareLeans
United States47639%1,15435%SAP ECC
Germany28924%80124%even
United Kingdom665%1595%even
France423%1083%even
Switzerland383%893%even
India272%873%even
Canada222%762%even
Netherlands171%632%even
Australia161%481%even
Brazil161%662%even
Spain151%512%even
Austria141%572%even
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentSAP ECCshareSAP S/4HANAshareLeans
IT operations & business systems2,57945%15,05751%SAP S/4HANA
Finance & accounting4728%2,79810%even
logistics warehouse and transport3516%7363%SAP ECC
Software engineering3296%2,1517%even
Product, program & project management1793%1,3144%even
procurement and purchasing1543%4121%even
Data & AI1443%8503%even
Engineering (non-software)1362%1761%even
Sales1312%3881%even
General management & consulting681%6562%even
Customer service & success621%1601%even
research and science481%180%even
skilled trades and field service461%820%even
Quality, safety & environment431%1090%even
Administration & office361%730%even
agriculture and environment321%––outside top 12
manufacturing and production230%360%even
construction and civil220%210%even
Legal, compliance & risk220%1460%even
Unclassified210%1881%even
Human resources190%300%even
Retail & store operations140%170%even
Business development & strategy100%410%even
Marketing & communications80%230%even
facilities cleaning and security60%––outside top 12
Education & training40%390%even
healthcare clinical30%––outside top 12
Design & UX20%80%even
hospitality and food service20%150%even
arts media and entertainment10%20%even
real estate and property––60%outside top 12
Travel, leisure & events––40%outside top 12
social care and community––20%outside top 12
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SAP S/4HANA is named by 3,299 companies in job postings and SAP ECC by 1,221; 1,165 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/sap-ecc-vs-sap-s4hana)
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 ECC vs SAP S/4HANA: questions

Which is more used, SAP ECC or SAP S/4HANA?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, SAP S/4HANA (3,299) over SAP ECC (1,221). By website-and-DNS footprint, SAP S/4HANA (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses SAP ECC?

21% of SAP ECC companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 23% for SAP S/4HANA. 59% of SAP ECC companies have over 1,000 employees, against 53% for SAP S/4HANA.

Do companies run both?

1,165 companies name both in their postings, usually SAP ECC in marketing and SAP S/4HANA 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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