Enterprise Software Adoption in Belgium
Written by Priya Nandakumar ·
Edited by Sebastiaan Smits ·
Fact-checked by Connor Blake ·
Published September 14, 2026 · Updated October 1, 2026
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 fourth-highest figure among the 10 countries compared here.
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, fourth.
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 third of 10, 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 adoption | Belgium | EU27 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRM, 2023 | 21.15% | 11.34% | +9.81 pts |
| CRM, 2018 | 16.0% | 6.65% | +9.35 pts |
| ERP, 2023 | 23.87% | 11.73% | +12.14 pts |
| ERP, 2021 | 19.02% | 9.65% | +9.37 pts |
Vendors in our rankings headquartered in Belgium
Belgium is the headquarters given for 16 of the 1416 listings in our software rankings: 15 vendors in 15 of the 106 categories. Listed in more than one category: Overloop (2). Spain has the same number; 10 headquarters countries have more.
Belgium places higher on adoption than on supply: fourth of the 10 countries here by CRM cloud adoption, joint fifth by number of listings. Revenue & Growth is the largest category group with 6 listings, followed by Operations (5), Finance (2), IT & Collaboration (2) and People (1). There is none in AI software or Vertical.
6 of the 16 hold a top-three place:
- BricsCAD, #1 in CAD software. Pricing: Annual subscription per seat, listed on the store: Lite at €330 per year (shown on the store as sold in packs of 5 seats), Pro at €710, Mechanical at €998, BIM at €1,060 and Ultimate at €1,176; a 30-day trial is offered.
- Odoo, #1 in ERP software. Pricing: Published per-user plans covering all apps, a free plan limited to a single app, and a Custom plan for Studio, external API access and on-premise hosting.
- Lansweeper, #1 in IT asset management software. Pricing: Published annual tiers priced by the number of assets scanned, with an enterprise quote for large estates.
- 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
- FreeCAD, #3 in CAD software. Pricing: Free to download and use; the project states there are no licensing fees, no sign-up and no paywall.
- Overloop, #3 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.
Barred from places 1 to 3 as a dominant incumbent in a category: Showpad. 3 of the 16 sell on quote only (19%), below the 28% across all 1416 listings.
| Ranking | Vendor | Place | Best for | Pricing model | Free option |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRM software | Salesflare | #12 of 18 | Small B2B teams and founders | Per user / month | Free trial |
| sales enablement software | Showpad | #10 of 12 | Enterprises, especially field-selling organizations, wanting AI-assisted content governance plus a buyer-facing digital sales room | Quote-only | None |
| sales engagement software | Overloop | #3 of 11 | Teams wanting prospecting data and outreach sequencing in one subscription | Per user / month | Free trial |
| sales intelligence software | Overloop | #6 of 11 | Teams wanting a combined database and multichannel sequencing tool in one subscription | Per user / month | Free trial |
| social media management software | Willow | #16 of 16 | Law, accounting, consulting and advisory firms without an in-house social team | Flat monthly / annual | None |
| survey software | Tally | #6 of 17 | Startups and small teams on a budget | Flat monthly | Free plan |
| accounting software | Odoo Accounting | #12 of 14 | European SMEs adopting several Odoo apps | Per user / month | Free plan |
| expense management software | Rydoo | #13 of 13 | European firms with travelling staff | Per user / month | Free trial |
| CAD software | BricsCAD | #1 of 14 | Mixed drafting and 3D offices | Per seat / year | Free trial |
| CAD software | FreeCAD | #3 of 14 | Budget-bound engineering teams | Free (open source) | Open source |
| ERP software | Odoo | #1 of 15 | Growing SMBs adding modules gradually | Per user / month | Free plan |
| esg and sustainability reporting software | Greenomy (Position Green) | #11 of 11 | Financial institutions and corporates needing EU Taxonomy alignment data specifically | Quote only | None |
| visitor management software | Vizito | #1 of 12 | Single offices and small multi-site companies wanting self-serve setup | Per location / month | Free trial |
| employee onboarding software | Officient | #6 of 14 | Belgian or Dutch employers already inside the Exact software ecosystem | Per company / month (by headcount) | Free trial |
| IT asset management software | Lansweeper | #1 of 11 | Lean IT teams with mixed networks | Per asset / year | Free trial |
| data privacy management software | Responsum | #5 of 11 | Teams that want AI governance and privacy-awareness training bundled with core GDPR documentation tools | Quote-only (free trial available) | Free trial available; no permanent free tier |