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SAP2000 VS STAAD.Pro_

As of 4 November 2026, STAAD.Pro is named by 460 companies and SAP2000 by 326; SAP2000 skews to companies under 200 people (36% 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: SAP2000'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.

SAP2000: 2–200 employees
36%
STAAD.Pro: 2–200 employees
32%
SAP2000: 1,000+ employees
35%
STAAD.Pro: 1,000+ employees
40%
Postings per company, 90 days
4.0 · 3.5
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
326companies name SAP2000
460companies name STAAD.Pro
185name both
1,306 · 1,603postings in 90 days, SAP2000 · 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
SegmentSAP2000shareSTAAD.ProshareLeans
Self-employed31%102%even
2-10 employees268%245%SAP2000
11-50 employees3812%419%SAP2000
51-200 employees5417%8017%even
201-500 employees5818%7617%even
501-1000 employees3210%4710%even
1001-5000 employees5717%9420%STAAD.Pro
5001-10000 employees206%276%even
10,001+ employees3812%6113%even
By industry
SegmentSAP2000shareSTAAD.ProshareLeans
Business & finance services17554%21447%SAP2000
Property & construction7924%9621%SAP2000
Manufacturing & industry289%6715%STAAD.Pro
Utilities & infrastructure155%398%STAAD.Pro
Media & content72%51%even
Consumer services & leisure62%72%even
Technology & software62%153%even
Public, community & associations52%51%even
Commerce & trade31%51%even
Transport, logistics & rental21%41%even
Automotive––20%outside top 12
Agriculture & forestry––10%outside top 12
By country
SegmentSAP2000shareSTAAD.ProshareLeans
United States18958%28562%STAAD.Pro
United Kingdom227%368%even
Canada196%82%SAP2000
Spain134%82%SAP2000
Italy134%––outside top 12
United Arab Emirates103%133%even
Australia82%41%even
India62%388%STAAD.Pro
France52%92%even
ID41%––outside top 12
Switzerland21%––outside top 12
Germany21%31%even
Singapore––72%outside top 12
MY––31%outside top 12
PH––31%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentSAP2000shareSTAAD.ProshareLeans
Engineering (non-software)1,57193%2,05091%SAP2000
construction and civil262%532%even
Product, program & project management50%40%even
Unclassified50%50%even
Sales30%70%even
Education & training10%10%even
General management & consulting10%––outside top 12
Design & UX––30%outside top 12
Software engineering––20%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 SAP2000 by 326; 185 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/sap2000-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

SAP2000 vs STAAD.Pro: questions

Which is more used, SAP2000 or STAAD.Pro?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, STAAD.Pro (460) over SAP2000 (326). By website-and-DNS footprint, STAAD.Pro (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses SAP2000?

36% of SAP2000 companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 32% for STAAD.Pro. 35% of SAP2000 companies have over 1,000 employees, against 40% for STAAD.Pro.

Do companies run both?

185 companies name both in their postings, usually SAP2000 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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