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SAP2000 VS Tekla_

As of 4 November 2026, Tekla is named by 417 companies and SAP2000 by 326; SAP2000 skews to companies under 200 people (36% vs 49%), Tekla to companies over 1,000 (26% 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, Tekla rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

SAP2000: 2–200 employees
36%
Tekla: 2–200 employees
49%
SAP2000: 1,000+ employees
35%
Tekla: 1,000+ employees
26%
Postings per company, 90 days
4.0 · 2.3
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
326companies name SAP2000
417companies name Tekla
44name both
1,306 · 968postings in 90 days, SAP2000 · Tekla
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
SegmentSAP2000shareTeklashareLeans
Self-employed31%20%even
2-10 employees268%399%even
11-50 employees3812%7618%Tekla
51-200 employees5417%8821%Tekla
201-500 employees5818%7217%even
501-1000 employees3210%338%even
1001-5000 employees5717%5613%SAP2000
5001-10000 employees206%164%SAP2000
10,001+ employees3812%358%SAP2000
By industry
SegmentSAP2000shareTeklashareLeans
Business & finance services17554%14936%SAP2000
Property & construction7924%9924%even
Manufacturing & industry289%11929%Tekla
Utilities & infrastructure155%133%even
Media & content72%51%even
Consumer services & leisure62%31%even
Technology & software62%113%even
Public, community & associations52%72%even
Commerce & trade31%61%even
Transport, logistics & rental21%31%even
Automotive––10%outside top 12
Hospitality & travel––10%outside top 12
By country
SegmentSAP2000shareTeklashareLeans
United States18958%18143%SAP2000
United Kingdom227%389%Tekla
Canada196%133%SAP2000
Spain134%72%SAP2000
Italy134%113%even
United Arab Emirates103%––outside top 12
Australia82%72%even
India62%164%even
France52%338%Tekla
ID41%––outside top 12
Switzerland21%51%even
Germany21%287%Tekla
Netherlands––236%outside top 12
Belgium––61%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentSAP2000shareTeklashareLeans
Engineering (non-software)1,57193%84763%SAP2000
construction and civil262%1169%Tekla
Product, program & project management50%453%Tekla
Unclassified50%20%even
Sales30%161%even
Education & training10%20%even
General management & consulting10%10%even
skilled trades and field service––161%outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment––141%outside top 12
manufacturing and production––131%outside top 12
facilities cleaning and security––81%outside top 12
Customer service & success––71%outside top 12
IT operations & business systems––60%outside top 12
procurement and purchasing––60%outside top 12
Software engineering––60%outside top 12
Administration & office––40%outside top 12
Design & UX––40%outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport––40%outside top 12
Finance & accounting––30%outside top 12
Business development & strategy––20%outside top 12
arts media and entertainment––10%outside top 12
Human resources––10%outside top 12
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Tekla is named by 417 companies in job postings and SAP2000 by 326; 44 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/sap2000-vs-tekla)
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 Tekla: questions

Which is more used, SAP2000 or Tekla?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Tekla (417) over SAP2000 (326). By website-and-DNS footprint, Tekla (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 49% for Tekla. 35% of SAP2000 companies have over 1,000 employees, against 26% for Tekla.

Do companies run both?

44 companies name both in their postings, usually SAP2000 in marketing and Tekla 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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