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As of 4 November 2026, Ansys leads cae simulation with 1,369 companies naming it in job postings, ahead of ETAP at 805.

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

Leader
Ansys · 1,369
Runner-up
ETAP · 805
Most hiring, 90 days
Ansys
Highest postings per company
FlexSim
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
10,296companies across the category
13%of them on Ansys
32,283postings naming a cae simulation in 90 days
40tools with enough evidence to rank
02 — Ranking

Every cae simulation we can measure

Companies naming the tool, and postings naming it in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the leader.

#ToolCompaniescompaniesPostings, 90 dayspostingsper company
1
AnsysAnsys
1,369
5,1813.8
2
ETAPETAP (Operation Technology Inc.)
805
3,1323.9
3
SKM PowerToolsSKM Systems Analysis
555
2,2654.1
4
AbaqusDassault Systemes
532
1,6043.0
5
COMSOL MultiphysicsCOMSOL
479
1,2132.5
6
Ansys HFSSAnsys
441
1,8104.1
7
Ansys FluentAnsys
390
9062.3
8
NastranHexagon
370
1,4684.0
9
PSCADManitoba Hydro International
305
1,0623.5
10
CST Studio SuiteDassault Systèmes
301
9453.1
11
Zemax OpticStudioAnsys
275
6322.3
12
DIgSILENT PowerFactoryDIgSILENT
262
6402.4
13
PVsystPVsyst SA
250
4331.7
14
EasyPowerEasyPower
240
8163.4
15
PSS/ESiemens
234
7143.1
16
Aspen HYSYSAspenTech
233
5212.2
17
Simcenter STAR-CCM+Siemens
201
4972.5
18
Ansys STKAnsys
186
8054.3
19
LS-DYNAAnsys
180
5272.9
20
FemapSiemens
178
6473.6
21
CAESAR IIHexagon
173
4202.4
22
SOLIDWORKS SimulationDassault Systemes
160
2591.6
23
Ansys MechanicalAnsys
159
3432.2
24
OpenFOAMOpenFOAM Foundation
154
3422.2
25
PLECSPlexim
154
3962.6
26
Aspen PlusAspenTech
140
2511.8
27
Altair HyperMeshAltair
139
4363.1
28
SISTEMAIFA
135
2702.0
29
Autodesk MoldflowAutodesk
134
2261.7
30
Ansys SIwaveAnsys
123
4093.3
31
Ansys CFXAnsys
119
3593.0
32
CODE VSynopsys
112
2942.6
33
Thermal DesktopCullimore and Ring (Ansys)
112
3463.1
34
Ansys IcepakAnsys
111
2992.7
35
CYMEEaton
107
2702.5
36
SimcenterSiemens
103
3263.2
37
Altair HyperWorksAltair
101
2582.6
38
ANSYS WorkbenchAnsys
93
3313.6
39
LumericalAnsys
93
1852.0
40
FlexSimFlexSim Software
88
4455.1
03 — Head to head

Compare two tools

Same data, two columns: who chooses which by size, industry and country.

Ansys vs ETAP1,369 · 805Ansys vs SKM PowerTools1,369 · 555Ansys vs Abaqus1,369 · 532Ansys vs COMSOL Multiphysics1,369 · 479Ansys vs Ansys HFSS1,369 · 441ETAP vs SKM PowerTools805 · 555ETAP vs Abaqus805 · 532ETAP vs COMSOL Multiphysics805 · 479ETAP vs Ansys HFSS805 · 441SKM PowerTools vs Abaqus555 · 532SKM PowerTools vs COMSOL Multiphysics555 · 479SKM PowerTools vs Ansys HFSS555 · 441Abaqus vs COMSOL Multiphysics532 · 479Abaqus vs Ansys HFSS532 · 441COMSOL Multiphysics vs Ansys HFSS479 · 441
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Ansys leads cae simulation with 1,369 companies naming it in job postings, ahead of ETAP at 805. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/category/cae-simulation)
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 →

  • CatalogueBreaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov: 6,296 tools with vendor and category, editions folded into their parent.
  • CompaniesCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, any confidence. Candidate wish-lists excluded.
  • 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
  • Not countedTools used by teams that do not post jobs, and companies without a career site we can read.
FAQ

cae simulation: questions

How is this ranking made?

By the number of companies whose own job postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue (version T-1.0.1-prov). No vendor paid for a position and no editor chose the order.

Why is this different from review-site rankings?

Review sites rank by reviews collected. This ranks by companies hiring people to work in the tool, which is closer to seats in use. It under-counts tools used by teams that rarely post jobs.

What about product editions?

Editions and sub-products () are counted under the parent so no company is counted twice.

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