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Enterprise Software Adoption in Belgium

At 21.15%, the share of enterprises in Belgium paying for CRM software as a cloud service was 1.9 times the EU27 average of 11.34% in 2023. That is the fifth-highest figure among the 16 countries compared here.

21.15%
CRM cloud adoption, 2023
23.87%
ERP cloud adoption, 2023

CRM and ERP in Belgium, against the EU27

Since 2018, when the figure stood at 16.0%, CRM adoption has risen 5.15 points, a steeper climb than the EU27 average's 4.69. Ranked on the 2018 figures it holds the same place, fifth.

ERP is the stronger of the two measures: 23.87% of enterprises paid for ERP software as a cloud service in 2023, 2.72 points more than did so for CRM. That is 12.14 points above the EU27's 11.73% and fourth of 16, 1 place higher than on CRM. It was 19.02% in 2021; the 4.85-point rise since then outpaces the 2.08 points the EU27 average added. In the CRM ranking Belgium sits between Sweden (22.99%) and Ireland (17.17%).

Cloud adoptionBelgiumEU27Difference
CRM, 202321.15%11.34%+9.81 pts
CRM, 201816.0%6.65%+9.35 pts
ERP, 202323.87%11.73%+12.14 pts
ERP, 202119.02%9.65%+9.37 pts

Source: Eurostat, ICT usage in enterprises survey (isoc_cicce_use), fetched September 14, 2026. View the underlying table.

Vendors in our rankings headquartered in Belgium

Belgium is the headquarters given for 49 of the 5327 listings in our software rankings: 41 vendors in 46 of the 412 categories. Listed in more than one category: Aikido Security (3), FreeCAD (3), Collibra (2), Overloop (2), Rydoo (2) and Tally (2). That makes it the thirteenth-largest headquarters country in the dataset, behind Sweden (54) and ahead of Spain (43).

Among the 16 countries on these pages Belgium is fifth by number of listings, in line with its fifth place on CRM cloud adoption. IT & Collaboration is the largest category group with 14 listings, followed by Operations (13), Revenue & Growth (9), Finance (4), People (4), Vertical (3) and AI software (2).

23 of the 49 hold a top-three place:

  • Salesflare, #1 in CRM software. Pricing: Published per-user tiers; email sequences and more automation on the middle and top tiers.
  • Aikido Security, #1 in application security testing software. Pricing: Free Developer tier for 2 users, paid tiers from $300 per month including 10 users, priced up by developer count.
  • Wooclap, #1 in audience response software. Pricing: Free Starter plan capped at five questions a month; Basic and Pro are billed annually per presenter with the amounts hidden until you reach the pricing page, and Corporate is a quote from six presenters.
  • Billit, #1 in e-invoicing software. Pricing: Tiers by documents per month: up to 25 from EUR 7.50, up to 500 at EUR 25, up to 1,000 at EUR 250, above that on request; 15-day free trial.
  • Luzmo, #1 in embedded analytics software. Pricing: One public plan starting from EUR 1,995 per month billed annually, with usage tied to customer adoption discussed with sales.
  • Tally, #1 in form builders. Pricing: Free tier with unlimited forms and submissions under fair usage; Pro is listed at 20 euros per month, with a higher Business tier above it.
  • Overloop, #1 in sales engagement software. Pricing: Starter $69/user/month: 250 credits/user/month, 1 email account, 3 campaigns. Growth $99/user/month: 500 credits/user/month, 3 email accounts, 10 campaigns, HubSpot and Pipedrive integration. Enterprise: custom, 1,000 credits/user/month, unlimited accounts/campaigns, Salesforce integration.
  • Phished, #1 in security awareness training software. Pricing: Three plans (Core, Advanced, All-in-One) with prices shown only after contact
  • Aikido Security, #1 in software composition analysis tools. Pricing: A free developer plan for 2 users and 10 repos, then flat monthly fees of 300 (Basic) and 600 (Pro and Advanced) that include 10 users; enterprise pricing is hidden.
  • Vizito, #1 in visitor management software. Pricing: Standard EUR 29.95, Pro EUR 59.95 and Enterprise EUR 99.95 per location per month billed yearly; tiers differ by monthly visit volume, support level and SAML SSO
  • Peripass, #1 in yard management software. Pricing: Base plan from 1,299 euros per month per site, billed annually, with expansion tracks from 1,799 euros.
  • BricsCAD BIM, #2 in BIM software. Pricing: Annual license starting from EUR 1,060 per year for the BIM toolset, with a free 30-day trial that needs no credit card.
  • Aikido Security, #2 in cloud security posture management software. Pricing: A free Developer plan covers one cloud account; paid Basic, Pro and Advanced tiers on the public pricing page scale by developer bundle and by the number of cloud accounts, repos and domains allowed.
  • Connecting-Expertise, #2 in contingent workforce management software. Pricing: Not published; a savings calculator on the site leads to a demo. Suppliers and freelancers register free.
  • Soda, #2 in data observability software. Pricing: Free plan at $0 with free Soda Processing Units and unlimited users; Team at $750 per month; Enterprise by quote
  • Customs4trade, #2 in trade compliance software. Pricing: Priced on the number of declarations as a yearly subscription; the pricing page offers a quote.
  • Lansweeper, #3 in IT asset management software. Pricing: Published annual tiers priced by the number of assets scanned, with an enterprise quote for large estates.
  • Rydoo, #3 in expense management software. Pricing: Published per-user monthly Essentials and Pro plans, cheaper on annual billing, with a 14-day free trial; Business and Enterprise tiers are quoted and bill only active users.
  • Optimy, #3 in grant management software. Pricing: No price on the pages we read; the site offers a demo and a free walkthrough video.
  • Introw, #3 in partner relationship management (PRM) software. Pricing: Starter is free with 1 seat and a portal for 1 partner; Pro, Scale and Enterprise are sold through a demo.
  • TechWolf, #3 in skills management software. Pricing: Quote only; the site offers a demo booking and no price list.
  • Willow, #3 in social media management software. Pricing: From €289/month (Kickstart, billed yearly); Pro from €545/month; custom quoted for larger firms. Quarterly or yearly billing, prices excluding VAT, free 30-minute demo.
  • OMP, #3 in supply chain planning software. Pricing: Pricing on request; no published figures.

Barred from places 1 to 3 as dominant incumbents in a category: Collibra, Collibra Data Quality and Observability, FL Studio and Showpad. 12 of the 49 sell on quote only (24%), below the 30% across all 5327 listings.

RankingVendorPlaceBest forPricing modelFree option
AI governance platformsCollibra
AI Command Center on a data governance foundation
#10 of 16Existing Collibra customers adding AIQuote onlyNone
AI meeting assistantsKasset
Bot-free AI note taker for desktop, phone and Plaud, stored in France
#16 of 16Teams that want no bot in meetings and French storagePer seat / monthNone
CRM softwareSalesflare
CRM that fills itself in from email and calendar data
#1 of 18Small B2B teams and foundersPer user / monthFree trial
form buildersTally
Notion-style form builder with a very generous free tier
#1 of 15Small teams and freelancers on a budgetFree + flat monthlyFree plan
newsletter platformsMailcoach
Pay-per-send email from a Belgian developer studio
#10 of 12Developers and large lists that rarely sendUsage-basedFree trial
partner relationship management (PRM) softwareIntrow
PRM with a free starter plan and AI support agents
#3 of 14Small teams wanting a free first portalFree tier, then quoteFree plan
sales enablement softwareShowpad
Revenue effectiveness platform, dual-HQ'd Ghent and Chicago, merged with Bigtincan in 2025
#10 of 12Enterprises, especially field-selling organizations, wanting AI-assisted content governance plus a buyer-facing digital sales roomQuote-onlyNone
sales engagement softwareOverloop
Brussels multichannel prospecting, rebranded from Prospect.io
#1 of 11Teams wanting prospecting data and outreach sequencing in one subscriptionPer user / monthFree trial
sales intelligence softwareOverloop
Belgian data-plus-outreach platform, rebranded from Prospect.io
#6 of 11Teams wanting a combined database and multichannel sequencing tool in one subscriptionPer user / monthFree trial
social media management softwareWillow
AI social media system with a voice-modelled coach, built for professional-services firms
#3 of 16Law, accounting, consulting and advisory firms without an in-house social teamFlat monthly / annualNone
survey softwareTally
Document-style form builder with a generous free tier
#9 of 17Startups and small teams on a budgetFlat monthlyFree plan
accounting softwareOdoo Accounting
Accounting app inside a modular open-core business suite
#12 of 16European SMEs adopting several Odoo appsPer user / monthFree plan
e-invoicing softwareBillit
Invoicing portal with a built-in Peppol access point
#1 of 13Small firms in Belgium and neighborsPer documents / monthFree trial
expense management softwareRydoo
Receipt-first expense reporting for European mid-sized companies
#3 of 14European firms with travelling staffPer user / monthFree trial
mileage tracking softwareRydoo
Expense management with calculated mileage claims
#6 of 12Companies of five or more usersPer user / monthNone
CAD softwareBricsCAD
DWG-based 2D and 3D CAD in five editions
#4 of 14Mixed drafting and 3D officesPer seat / yearFree trial
CAD softwareFreeCAD
Open-source parametric 3D modeler
#6 of 14Budget-bound engineering teamsFree (open source)Open source
CAM softwareFreeCAD
Open-source 3D modeler with a CAM workbench
#13 of 13Technical users who accept DIYOpen sourceOpen source
ERP softwareOdoo
Modular ERP with an open-source core, priced per user
#4 of 15Growing SMBs adding modules graduallyPer user / monthFree plan
coworking space management softwareCoworkCore
Brussels-built platform with PEPPOL e-invoicing
#9 of 11Belgian operators who want PEPPOL and local supportMonthly lease / quoteNone
esg and sustainability reporting softwareGreenomy (Position Green)
Brussels EU Taxonomy specialist acquired by Position Green in 2025, its website now redirecting to Position Green
#11 of 12Financial institutions and corporates needing EU Taxonomy alignment data specificallyQuote onlyNone
grant management softwareOptimy
Social impact platform for grants, sponsorship and volunteering
#3 of 12Corporate foundations running several programsQuote onlyNone
product lifecycle management softwareOdoo PLM
ERP-integrated PLM for engineering changes and versions
#10 of 12Small manufacturers already using OdooPer user / monthFree plan
supply chain planning softwareOMP
Unison Planning for process and capital-intensive manufacturers
#3 of 14Process manufacturers with shared capacityQuote onlyNone
trade compliance softwareCustoms4trade
Cloud customs and excise automation platform
#2 of 11Importers and exporters filing declarations in volumePer declaration volume / yearNone
transportation management system softwareAlpega
European TMS with tendering and freight exchanges
#7 of 13European shippers and carriers using spot freightQuote onlyNone
visitor management softwareVizito
Belgian sign-in system with published pricing and EU hosting
#1 of 13Single offices and small multi-site companies wanting self-serve setupPer location / monthFree trial
yard management softwarePeripass
Gate-to-dock yard software with published per-site pricing
#1 of 12Plants and 3PL sites in EuropePer site / monthNone
contingent workforce management softwareConnecting-Expertise
Antwerp vendor management system for external talent
#2 of 11Benelux procurement and HR teamsQuote onlyNone
employee onboarding softwareOfficient
Belgian HR platform, now part of Dutch software group Exact
#6 of 14Belgian or Dutch employers already inside the Exact software ecosystemPer company / month (by headcount)Free trial
resume buildersEuropass
Free CV creator run by the European Commission
#8 of 11Applicants for jobs across EuropeFree (public service)Free plan
skills management softwareTechWolf
Skills and work intelligence layer for workforce planning
#3 of 14Large employers with existing HR systemsQuote onlyNone
IT asset management softwareLansweeper
Agentless discovery and IT asset inventory
#3 of 11Lean IT teams with mixed networksPer asset / yearFree trial
application security testing softwareAikido Security
Code-to-cloud scanner built for small engineering teams
#1 of 13Small teams wanting one consolePer tier + developersFree plan
audience response softwareWooclap
Interactive questions built around learning, from a Brussels company
#1 of 14Trainers and lecturers in EuropePer presenter / monthFree plan
bug tracking softwareMarker.io
Website bug reporting widget with tracker sync
#8 of 14Agencies and teams with non-technical reviewersFlat monthly by planFree trial
cloud security posture management softwareAikido Security
Developer-first security suite with built-in cloud posture checks
#2 of 13Startups wanting code and cloud in one toolPer developer bundle / monthFree plan
code editorsEclipse IDE
Free open-source IDE with a deep plugin model
#9 of 11Java teams that want a free vendor-neutral IDEOpen sourceOpen source
data governance softwareCollibra
Enterprise governance workflows and policy library
#4 of 12Large regulated enterprisesQuote onlyNone
data observability softwareSoda
Data contracts and quality checks you keep in YAML
#2 of 13Engineers who want checks as codeFree + paid tiersFree plan
data observability softwareCollibra Data Quality and Observability
Quality scores wired into governance and data products
#12 of 13Regulated firms already on CollibraQuote onlyNone
data privacy management softwareResponsum
Belgian privacy platform bundling ROPA, DPIA, AI governance and training
#5 of 11Teams that want AI governance and privacy-awareness training bundled with core GDPR documentation toolsQuote-only (free trial available)Free trial available; no permanent free tier
embedded analytics softwareLuzmo
Embedded analytics built for SaaS products
#1 of 16SaaS teams shipping customer dashboardsFlat monthlyFree trial
music production softwareFL Studio
Pattern-based DAW with lifetime free updates
#10 of 13Beatmakers on Windows or macOSPerpetual, four editionsFree trial
security awareness training softwarePhished
Automated phishing simulations and training from Leuven
#1 of 12Small IT teams wanting automationQuote onlyNone
software composition analysis toolsAikido Security
Developer-focused security platform with a dependency scanner
#1 of 11Small teams wanting one bundled security toolFlat monthlyFree plan
BIM softwareBricsCAD BIM
DWG-based CAD platform with a BIM toolset
#2 of 13Drafting teams moving from DWG to BIMAnnual licenseFree trial
BIM softwareFreeCAD
Open-source parametric 3D modeler with a BIM workbench
#11 of 13Self-taught users and budget-limited projectsOpen sourceOpen source
nutrition tracking appsSnapkin
Photo-only calorie and protein tracker from Belgium
#12 of 12Photo loggers who want an EU-hosted diaryPer user / monthFree trial

Counted from our own vendor dataset. Visibility can be paid for: placement disclosure.