🌊 Siemens named a Leader in the 2025 Forrester Wave™ for PLM
In its Q3 2025 evaluation of product lifecycle management (PLM) platforms for discrete manufacturers, Forrester assessed 8 vendors across 36 criteria grouped into current offering and strategy. Siemens’ Teamcenter software received the highest possible scores in 11 evaluation criteria, received the highest score in the Strategy category among the evaluated vendors, and was also recognized as a Customer Favorite based on reference customer feedback.
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💬 “Reference customers unanimously endorse Siemens’ continuity of support, security, clear communication, customer service, and issue resolution,” the report states. “All said they would buy from Siemens again.”
100% of reference customers said they would buy from Siemens again – a clear vote of confidence we deeply value!
🎯 Highest possible scores in 11 criteria
Current offering
- Digital thread
- Embedded software
- Interoperability with design tools
- Bill of process
- Materials or sourcing library integration
- Support for small batch manufacturing
- Support for sales and marketing use cases
Strategy
- Innovation
- Pricing flexibility and transparency
- Roadmap
- Partner ecosystem
The report also states that Siemens “reinforces its vision for transforming the PLM foundation of smart manufacturing with a pragmatic, transparent roadmap,” and notes that “Siemens’ commitment to innovation pays off with many above-par capabilities.”
Siemens attributes this recognition to its long-standing commitment to delivering powerful, scalable and modern PLM solutions that support today’s most complex engineering and manufacturing challenges.
💬 Siemens comment on being a Leader
“We’re honored to be recognized by Forrester as a Leader in PLM for discrete manufacturing,” said Frances Evans, Senior Vice President, Lifecycle Collaboration Software, Siemens Digital Industries Software.
“We’re honored to be recognized by Forrester as a Leader in PLM for discrete manufacturing,” said Frances Evans, Senior Vice President, Lifecycle Collaboration Software, Siemens Digital Industries Software.
“To us, this recognition reflects our strategy to deliver modern, flexible PLM solutions through the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, and we’re especially proud to see Teamcenter acknowledged as a customer favorite.”
Evans emphasized the importance of customer feedback in shaping the Teamcenter portfolio:
“We work closely with manufacturers across industries to ensure our technology not only supports digital transformation goals but is grounded in real-world use cases that drive measurable results.”
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🧠 A foundation for innovation
With demand growing for intelligent, cloud-based PLM, Teamcenter X delivers faster deployment, seamless upgrades, and continuous innovation – key attributes for companies embracing smart manufacturing.
The Forrester Wave™ report notes that:
“Siemens reinforces its vision for transforming the PLM foundation of smart manufacturing with a pragmatic, transparent roadmap.”
“Siemens’ commitment to innovation pays off with many above-par capabilities.“
These remarks reflect the strength of Siemens’ architectural decisions, including embedded AI and tools like Teamcenter Copilot that support real-world use cases.
🧩 About Teamcenter
Teamcenter is a comprehensive PLM platform that helps companies manage complexity, accelerate innovation, and bring high-quality products to market faster. Teamcenter provides the digital backbone for engineering, manufacturing and compliance.
Teamcenter X, the cloud-based SaaS version, offers the same deep functionality with built-in best practices, lower total cost of ownership, and faster time-to-value. Both are part of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of software and services – designed to help companies of all sizes embrace digital transformation on their own terms.
Teamcenter continues to receive recognition from analyst firms and customers for its strength in areas like BOM management, systems engineering, supply chain collaboration and lifecycle data access.
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