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SAP VS SAP S/4HANA_

As of 4 November 2026, SAP S/4HANA is named by 3,299 companies and SAP by 14,631; SAP skews to companies under 200 people (31% vs 23%), SAP S/4HANA to companies over 1,000 (53% vs 39%).

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'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: 2–200 employees
31%
SAP S/4HANA: 2–200 employees
23%
SAP: 1,000+ employees
39%
SAP S/4HANA: 1,000+ employees
53%
Postings per company, 90 days
11.2 · 7.1
Website or DNS footprint
774 · 0
14,631companies name SAP
3,299companies name SAP S/4HANA
3,936name both
163,293 · 23,461postings in 90 days, SAP · 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
SegmentSAPshareSAP S/4HANAshareLeans
Self-employed2402%441%even
2-10 employees9557%1615%even
11-50 employees1,3239%2427%even
51-200 employees2,31516%36111%SAP
201-500 employees2,27416%40912%SAP
501-1000 employees1,80212%34010%SAP
1001-5000 employees3,23722%75923%even
5001-10000 employees9026%2788%SAP S/4HANA
10,001+ employees1,58311%70521%SAP S/4HANA
By industry
SegmentSAPshareSAP S/4HANAshareLeans
Manufacturing & industry4,38930%1,17636%SAP S/4HANA
Technology & software2,36416%60618%SAP S/4HANA
Business & finance services2,19115%40712%SAP
Commerce & trade1,1338%2447%even
Utilities & infrastructure7985%2157%even
Property & construction6354%1013%even
Public, community & associations5254%702%even
Transport, logistics & rental4993%853%even
Automotive4843%1143%even
Consumer services & leisure4743%712%even
Media & content4683%1093%even
Health care4053%512%even
By country
SegmentSAPshareSAP S/4HANAshareLeans
United States5,99541%1,15435%SAP
Germany2,47717%80124%SAP S/4HANA
United Kingdom7905%1595%even
France4953%1083%even
Brazil3973%662%even
Canada3943%762%even
India3793%873%even
Switzerland2532%893%even
Spain2502%512%even
Australia2322%481%even
Netherlands2272%632%even
Italy2232%––outside top 12
Austria––572%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentSAPshareSAP S/4HANAshareLeans
IT operations & business systems30,46715%15,05751%SAP S/4HANA
Finance & accounting28,79614%2,79810%SAP
logistics warehouse and transport20,14710%7363%SAP
Engineering (non-software)10,4755%1761%SAP
Product, program & project management7,6354%1,3144%even
Software engineering7,4104%2,1517%SAP S/4HANA
skilled trades and field service6,8903%820%SAP
procurement and purchasing6,7143%4121%even
Sales6,1063%3881%even
manufacturing and production6,0913%360%SAP
Quality, safety & environment5,4743%1090%SAP
Administration & office4,4482%730%even
Data & AI4,2452%8503%even
Customer service & success4,0302%1601%even
General management & consulting2,7831%6562%even
Unclassified2,2381%1881%even
Legal, compliance & risk1,9531%1460%even
Human resources1,8141%300%even
construction and civil1,4591%210%even
Retail & store operations1,1931%170%even
facilities cleaning and security6830%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications6280%230%even
Business development & strategy5020%410%even
Education & training4900%390%even
research and science4090%180%even
hospitality and food service3490%150%even
healthcare clinical2320%––outside top 12
real estate and property2040%60%even
Design & UX1200%80%even
arts media and entertainment1040%20%even
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 by 14,631; 3,936 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/sap-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 vs SAP S/4HANA: questions

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

By companies naming it in their own job postings, SAP (14,631) over SAP S/4HANA (3,299). By website-and-DNS footprint, SAP (774 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses SAP?

31% of SAP companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 23% for SAP S/4HANA. 39% of SAP companies have over 1,000 employees, against 53% for SAP S/4HANA.

Do companies run both?

3,936 companies name both in their postings, usually SAP 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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