Third Module of the 2026 PLM MAR Report Series
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA, 22 July 2026—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the release of the CIMdata PLM Market and Solution Provider Analysis Report, the third of five modules of the CIMdata 2026 Market Analysis Report Series. The MAR Series provides detailed information and in-depth analysis on the worldwide PLM market during 2025. The series contains analyses of major trends and issues; revenues of leading PLM solution providers and revenue analyses for geographical regions, industry sectors, and historical and projected data on market growth.
Distribution of PLM Revenue by Market Segment, History, and Forecast
“The PLM market grew to $88.3 billion overall in 2025, 9.9% growth over 2024,” stated Mr. John MacKrell, CIMdata’s Chairman. “Electronic Design Automation (EDA) saw strong double-digit gains of 14.5%, driven by market leaders Synopsys, Cadence, and Siemens’ Mentor. Simulation and Analysis grew by a robust 8.5%, and the Platform Technologies (formerly comprehensive cPDm) segment grew by 8.9% year-on-year.”
Digital thread use and artificial intelligence (AI) continue to grow, enhancing applications and workflows that will help sustain growth over the forecast horizon. CIMdata forecasts the PLM market to grow 8.0% in 2026. Looking toward 2030, CIMdata forecasts the PLM market to grow to about $132 billion.
Many areas, including mechanical and electrical CAD, simulation and analysis, visualization and collaboration, building design, and others contribute to the diversity of solution providers in the PLM economy. This is reflected in the fact that no single type of provider dominates the industry. During 2025, several providers generated substantial revenues that represent PLM-related investments. Three solution providers, Dassault Systèmes, PTC, and Siemens Digital Industries Software, are major providers of both tools (such as MCAD) and Product Innovation Platforms (formerly cPDm) technologies, while others, such as Autodesk and Cadence, are primarily tool providers that focus on specific segments within the overall market. This illustrates the breadth of companies that participate in the overall PLM market, even though they may not all compete directly with each other.
This report is the third of five modules of the CIMdata 2026 Market Analysis Report Series to be released. The MAR Series provides detailed information and in-depth analysis on the worldwide PLM market during calendar year 2025. It contains analyses of major trends and issues; revenues of leading PLM providers; and revenue analyses for geographical regions, industry sectors, and historical and projected data on market growth.
The CIMdata PLM Market Analysis Report Series is packaged in five modules:
- The CIMdata 2026 Executive PLM Market Report provides an overview of CIMdata’s complete global analysis. It includes key charts on PLM market investment statistics through 2025, investment forecasts for 2026 through 2030, and a summary of PLM solution providers’ 2025 performance.
- The CIMdata 2026 PLM Industry Review and Trends Report is primarily qualitative and focuses on key issues facing the global PLM Ecosystem of solution providers and end-user organizations. It highlights changes that occurred in 2025, the effects those changes may have in the short and medium terms, and what is on the horizon in the years to come.
- The CIMdata 2026 PLM Market and Solution Provider Analysis Report provides measurements and forecasts for the overall PLM market and its key segments in 2025, including Tools, Product Innovation Platform, and Digital Manufacturing. The Tools section provides additional details on sub-segments such as MCAD, CAM, S&A, EDA, and AEC. It also includes CIMdata’s estimates of PLM solution provider revenues in these segments and sub-segments for 2026 through 2030.
- The CIMdata 2026 PLM Market Geographic Analysis Report offers an additional view of the 2025 market results by major geography. CIMdata’s 2025 estimates and market forecasts for PLM and its major segments are provided for the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific. In addition, the report includes estimates and forecasts for the Product Innovation Platform segment in selected European and Asia-Pacific countries and regions.
- The CIMdata 2026 PLM Market Industry Analysis Report provides an industry segmentation view of the 2025 market results. CIMdata’s 2025 estimates and market forecasts for PLM and Product Innovation Platform are provided for ten industry sectors: aerospace and defense, automotive and other transportation, electronics/telecommunications, fabrication and assembly, process-packaged goods, process-petrochemical, utilities, construction, infrastructure, and shipbuilding.
The CIMdata PLM Market Analysis Report Series is available as a five-module set, or each module can be purchased separately. Selected modules are also available as part of the CIMdata Community Memberships. Further details and pricing information about the report and Community Memberships are available at www.cimdata.com.
