Planon Named Top-Tier Software Vendor by APPS RUN THE WORLD in the APPS TOP 500 Market Report

Planon Strengths, Domain Expertise, and Key Differentiators

Planon’s leadership in the smart building management market is driven by its deep domain expertise, innovative technology, and customer-centric approach. Founded in 1983, Planon has over four decades of experience in developing IWMS solutions, making it a pioneer in the industry. Its cloud-based platform is highly configurable, allowing organizations to tailor solutions to their specific needs without costly customizations. This flexibility is a key differentiator, enabling Planon to serve diverse industries, including education, healthcare, commercial real estate, and public sector organizations.

Planon’s investment in cutting-edge technologies like IoT, AI, and Gen AI sets it apart in a competitive market. Its IoT-enabled Open Application Platform collects real-time data from building systems, which is analyzed using AI-driven analytics to provide predictive maintenance, space optimization, and energy efficiency insights. The integration of Gen AI enhances these capabilities, enabling advanced automation and personalized occupant experiences. Planon’s focus on sustainability is another core strength, with solutions designed to support ESG compliance, reduce carbon footprints, and meet regulatory requirements.

Planon Recent Developments

Planon has undergone significant leadership changes with Peter Ankerstjerne assuming the CEO role in June 2024, succeeding founder Pierre Guelen who stepped down after an impressive 42-year tenure. This leadership transition marks a new chapter for Planon as it expands its cloud-based smart building management solutions portfolio.

Additionally, Klaas Bosma was appointed Chief Operations Officer for Planon’s Real Estate business line in February 2025, signaling a focus on scaling its real estate software solutions across Europe. Luciën Kamps was named General Manager for EMEA West in February 2024, overseeing commercial operations in the UK, Netherlands, and Nordics.

In March 2024, Planon announced the mainstream release of its Planon Real Estate Management for SAP S/4HANA solution, an SAP Endorsed App within SAP’s industry cloud portfolio. This cloud-based solution integrates comprehensive real estate and property management capabilities with SAP S/4HANA, enabling organizations to optimize their real estate strategies and operate smart, sustainable buildings. By leveraging SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) services and SAP Integration Suite, the solution ensures seamless data exchange between real estate management and enterprise resource planning (ERP) processes, automatically incorporating real estate financial data into enterprise-wide accounts. This release, following the solution’s endorsement by SAP in October 2023, represents a key milestone in Planon’s strategic partnership with SAP, initiated in May 2023, aimed at delivering integrated solutions for corporate and commercial real estate management.

Planon Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Activities

The most significant recent development in Planon's corporate structure was Schneider Electric's increased investment, announced on July 31, 2024. Schneider Electric signed an agreement to increase its ownership stake in Planon from 25% to a controlling 80%. This strategic move enables Schneider Electric to strengthen its agnostic software strategy while giving Planon additional resources to capitalize on the fast-growing smart building software market.

Prior acquisitions have expanded Planon’s capabilities and geographical reach. In January 2021, Planon acquired a majority stake in Reasult B.V., a Netherlands-based company specializing in financial optimization for real estate portfolios, strengthening its offerings for developers and asset managers in Dutch- and German-speaking markets. In January 2022, Planon acquired COOR GmbH, an Austrian firm focused on cost-control and financial optimization for real estate owners, enhancing its European market presence. In March 2023, Planon acquired control.IT Unternehmensberatung GmbH, a leading provider of real estate asset and portfolio management software in the DACH region, along with its subsidiaries easol GmbH and Synapplix GmbH. This acquisition bolstered Planon’s SaaS offerings, including bison.box and CollaborationApp.

In January 2023, Planon acquired a majority stake in Ubigreen, a French PropTech company focused on energy performance and workspace optimization, aligning with its sustainability goals. In April 2022, Planon acquired SPM Assets, an Australia and New Zealand-based provider of asset management services, expanding its presence in the Asia-Pacific region. Additionally, the July 2022 acquisition of AIA, a Swiss firm specializing in IWMS implementation, strengthened Planon’s service and implementation capabilities. These acquisitions have enriched Planon’s product portfolio, enhanced its sustainability focus, and extended its market reach across Europe, Asia-Pacific, and beyond.

Planon Customers in ARTW Customer Database

Leveraging a rigorous data-centric research methodology, APPS RUN THE WORLD asks the simple question: Who’s buying Planon applications and why? And we provide the answers – supported by decades of research – to our clients around the world. Our Customer database has over 100 data fields that detail company usage of Planon and other enterprise apps by function, customer size, industry, location, implementation status, partner involvement, Line of Business Key Stakeholders and IT decision makers contact details. List of Verified Planon Universe customers.

Planon Key Enterprise and Cloud Applications

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Planon has built an impressive customer base, serving more than 3,250 organizations worldwide with over 3 million end users.

In North America, notable customers include Dartmouth College, Brown University, California State University Long Beach, and The University of Texas System.

In Europe, Planon’s clientele includes SPIE Efficient Facilities, Honegger AG, Diakonie Nord Nord Ost (DNNO), BayWa, Tegel Projekt GmbH, Corrigenda, North-West University, Bayer Corporate Real Estate, University of Sunderland, and Stark Group

Planon Market Opportunities, M&A and Geo Expansions

Planon’s cloud-based platform, integrated with IoT and Gen AI, enables organizations to collect and analyze real-time data, providing predictive insights that enhance operational efficiency and occupant experiences. The growing emphasis on ESG compliance offers a significant opportunity, as Planon’s solutions help customers reduce energy consumption, meet regulatory standards, and achieve carbon reduction targets. For instance, its Energy & Sustainability Management software, enhanced through the Ubigreen acquisition, supports organizations in achieving net-zero goals.

Geographically, Planon has opportunities to expand into emerging markets, particularly in Asia-Pacific and Latin America, where urbanization and smart city projects are accelerating. The acquisition by Schneider Electric amplifies these prospects, providing access to Schneider’s extensive global network and customer base. The integration of Planon’s software with Schneider Electric’s hardware solutions could create new value propositions, such as comprehensive smart building platforms that combine energy management, automation, and workplace services. Additionally, the emergence of 5G technology and government incentives for smart infrastructure further enhance Planon’s growth potential, enabling faster data transmission and more robust IoT deployments.

Planon Risks and Challenges

Despite its strong market position, Planon faces several challenges. The smart building software market is becoming increasingly competitive, with traditional players expanding their offerings and new entrants leveraging advanced technologies to gain market share. This competition could potentially pressure pricing and margins in the coming years. Integration challenges represent another significant risk. As noted in industry analyses, challenges in integrating building automation software coupled with interoperability issues pose obstacles for market participants. As Planon expands its portfolio through acquisitions and enhances its technology stack, ensuring seamless integration between disparate systems and maintaining compatibility with legacy infrastructure will be critical.

Planon Ecosystem, Partners, Resellers and SI

Planon has developed a robust ecosystem that extends its reach and capabilities. The company maintains a growing network of technology partners, including Schneider Electric, Signify, Hexagon, AddOnn, MazeMap, bGrid, and Disruptive Technologies. These partnerships enable Planon to enhance its offerings with specialized capabilities and expand its technological footprint.

System integrators represent another crucial element of Planon's ecosystem, with partners including KPMG, EY, Jackson Cross, Tjene, and Arazzo Solutions. These relationships enhance Planon's implementation capabilities and provide access to specialized domain expertise. Additionally, Planon works with resellers and implementation partners such as Vetasi, CT ACTIVA, Kagile, FMpool, and MCG to extend its market reach.

Research Methodology

Data used in research reports are derived from publicly available documents, continuous surveys of applications vendors, customers, resellers, Independent Software Vendors, systems integrators and other verifiable sources.

Vendor shares and market forecast results are based on a combination of existing databases as well as demand side and supply side research conducted throughout the year with validation from vendors, customers, channel partners and documentations such as earnings releases and 10Q and 10K filings, vertical industry studies, regional and country-level statistics from public and private institutions(i.e. colleges, universities, government agencies and trade associations).

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