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

Trimble Strengths, Domain Expertise, and Key Differentiators

Trimble offers solutions that connect the physical and digital environments through advanced technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity, and analytics, supporting productivity, safety, and sustainability across sectors like construction, agriculture, geospatial, and transportation. THe portfolio comprises of solutions for 3D Modeling (SketchUp) & BIM (Tekla Structures), Estimating & Takeoff, Fabrication Planning & Management, and Field Service Management, and Construction Financial and Project Management. Trimble's Viewpoint integrates construction management tools such as estimating, ERP, BIM, and mobile collaboration to unify field and office operations. Additionally, e-Builder provides cloud-based program management for capital projects, helping facility owners enhance visibility, streamline workflows, and reduce project cycle times through centralized data and process control. The Transportation & Logistics ecosystem includes over 1MM trucks in North-America managed with Trimble technology + 1,400 shippers and 158,000 carriers across Europe.

Trimble Recent Developments

Trimble reported strong financial performance, achieving $3.68 billion in revenue driven by 5% organic growth and a record annualized recurring revenue of $2.26 billion, marking a 14% increase. This reflects the effectiveness of its "Connect & Scale" strategy, which emphasizes the shift toward software and subscription-based models, reinforcing its commitment to long-term value creation through recurring revenue streams.

Product innovation remains central to Trimble’s strategy. During its November 2024 Dimensions user conference, Trimble showed its latest initiatives to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into construction workflows to help automate processes, improve decision making and enhance productivity. SketchUp® Diffusion [Labs], a generative AI-powered tool available as part of the SketchUp Labs Program, allows architects and designers to create rendered images that inspire the creative process, communicate their vision and build alignment faster. Diffusion generates visualizations in seconds based on a natural language text prompt or a preset style to describe how the designer would like their 3D model and the surrounding environment rendered. ProjectSight®, Trimble's project management software for construction contractors, offers an AI-driven capability that brings automation to project management workflows. Trimble LiveCount uses AI functionality to automatically detect and count thousands of symbols on construction drawings, saving contractors from hours of manual, repetitive and time-consuming tasks during takeoff. In the field, Trimble is incorporating AI into the processing of reality capture data, helping improve decision-making by assisting and automating point cloud segmentation, classification and feature extraction. AI built into Trimble Business Center, a field-to-finish survey CAD software, expedites tedious, repetitive activities such as point cloud classification and feature extraction.

The Trimble Roadworks Paving Control Platform for Mills and Cold Planers enhances milling precision by automating depth control and integrating 3D design visuals directly for operators. This Android-based solution reduces over-cutting, improves surface quality, and connects with Trimble’s broader ecosystem, including WorksManager and Business Center, enabling efficient project data management.

To address signal reliability challenges, Trimble introduced IonoGuard, a firmware enhancement for GNSS receivers using the ProPoint positioning engine. It mitigates ionospheric disruptions that can impair navigation accuracy, particularly during peak solar activity. Additionally, Trimble 4D Control software was updated with a rail monitoring module that automates data collection and analysis, significantly reducing manual effort and improving track maintenance efficiency.

Trimble Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Activities

In May 2024, Trimble acquired Flashtract, a company specializing in payment, compliance, and documentation exchange, further expanding its capabilities in the construction sector.

In December 2022, Trimble finalized its acquisition of Transporeon, a leading cloud-based transportation management platform. Transporeon’s modular solutions support a global logistics network of 145,000 carriers and 1,400 shippers, offering integrated capabilities for sourcing, planning, execution, tracking, and settlement. This acquisition aligns with Trimble’s Connect & Scale strategy, strengthening its cloud software offerings and enhancing its financial performance. With over 90% recurring revenue, the deal is immediately accretive and expands Trimble’s Total Addressable Market (TAM) by approximately $5 billion. This acquisition aligns with Trimble's Connect & Scale strategy, strengthening its cloud software offerings, enhancing its financial performance, and complimenting its strong market share in the North American transportation & logistics market.

In December 2021, Trimble acquired AgileAssets, a leading provider of infrastructure asset management software. AgileAssets’ SaaS-based solutions support real-time decision-making for managing roads, bridges, airports, and rail assets. This strategic acquisition broadens Trimble’s civil infrastructure portfolio, enabling end-to-end asset management and lifecycle optimization.

Trimble Customers in ARTW Customer Database

Leveraging a rigorous data-centric research methodology, APPS RUN THE WORLD asks the simple question: Who’s buying Trimble 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 Trimble 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 Trimble AllTrak Cloud, Trimble API Cloud, Trimble GeoManager, Trimble Horizon, Trimble InSphere, Viewpoint customers.

Trimble Key Enterprise and Cloud Applications

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Trimble serves customers in over 175 countries, supported by teams in more than 40 countries and an extensive network of dealers and distribution partners. While its global presence enables broad service delivery, the company maintains a primary sales focus on North America. This structure allows Trimble to offer localized expertise while leveraging its international scale to meet diverse industry needs.

Viewpoint, part of Trimble’s portfolio, supports over 8,000 organizations and more than 500,000 users with its integrated construction management solutions. Clients span a wide range of companies, including ABI Companies, Intracorp Projects Ltd., Monford Group, and Evergreen Fire and Security. The platform has also been adopted by firms such as Shiel Sexton, Chandos Construction, EMJ Corporation, and Bird Construction, reflecting its role in helping construction teams manage operations, improve coordination, and enhance project outcomes.

Trimble Market Opportunities, M&A and Geo Expansions

Trimble has expanded its strategic collaborations through joint ventures that enhance innovation in agriculture and construction. Its joint venture with AGCO combines Trimble’s precision agriculture business with JCA Technologies under the PTx Trimble brand, to advance smart farming and autonomous solutions, with a focus on mixed-fleet integration, connectivity, and sustainability. Trimble retains a minority stake, secures commercial agreements, and receives significant pre-tax proceeds. In construction, Trimble’s joint venture with Caterpillar, Caterpillar-Trimble Control Technologies, develops electronic guidance and control systems for earthmoving equipment. These solutions integrate site design data with positioning technology, supporting both factory-installed systems and aftermarket offerings for mixed fleets.

Trimble Risks and Challenges

Trimble faces challenges tied to economic volatility, evolving technologies, and complex regulatory environments, which may impact customer demand and operational efficiency. The company counters these risks through ongoing investment in innovation and strategic collaborations. Financial performance reflects shifts in segment demand, with lower hardware sales in Transportation (as part of a strategic shift towards an +90% ARR business) and Buildings and Infrastructure driving a decline in product revenue, while Resources and Utilities saw gains. Geospatial performance stabilized with a late rebound in hardware sales. Service revenue declined due to fewer professional service engagements, but strong subscription growth, particularly in Buildings and Infrastructure, offset some of the downturn, supported by both organic expansion and targeted acquisitions.

Trimble Ecosystem, Partners, Resellers and SI

Trimble markets its building and infrastructure products through a strategic mix of direct sales and a worldwide network of independent dealers. The company capitalizes on the expertise and customer connections of these dealers, including SITECH dealers and Trimble Technology Outlets serving the civil construction market. The BuildingPoint initiative is designed to develop a specialized global distribution network focused on the building construction sector, helping customers adopt Trimble’s building solutions. Additionally, Trimble provides broad access to its software offerings through a dedicated direct salesforce. The Transportation & Logistics ecosystem includes over 250 ecosystem partners.

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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