Top 10 Manufacturing Software Vendors and Market Forecast 2016-2021

In 2016, the top 10 Manufacturing software vendors accounted for nearly 55% of the global Manufacturing applications market which grew 1.6% to approach nearly $21.7 billion in license, maintenance and subscription revenues.

Through our forecast period, the Manufacturing applications market is expected to reach $22 billion by 2021, compared with $21.7 billion in 2016 at a compound annual growth rate of 0.3%.

Exhibit 2: Worldwide Manufacturing Software Market 2016-2021 Forecast, $M
Year	2016	2021	2016-2021 CAGR, %
Total	21700	21993	0.3%

Source: Apps Run The World, January 2018

Manufacturing Market Definitions And Forecast Assumptions

Manufacturing (Discrete, high-tech, process manufacturing) – Production Planning, Maintenance Management, Quality Management, CAD/CAM software, Manufacturing ERP, Manufacturing Execution System, Product lifecycle management, Financials, HR, Procurement

A loss of talents could rise as current managers retire in droves, prompting manufacturers to invest in systems for capturing and retaining domain expertise and tribal knowledge.

Top 10 Manufacturing Software vendors

Here are the rankings of the top 10 Manufacturing software vendors in 2016 and their market shares.

Rank	Vendor	2015 Manufacturing Apps Revenues, $M	2016 Manufacturing Apps Revenues, $M	YoY Growth	2016 Manufacturing Market Share, %	Recent Developments
1	SAP	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe	SAP has signed more than 6,900 customers for its next-generation ERP suite S/4 HANA as of October 2017.
2	Synopsys	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe	Continued its expansion with a series of acquisitions to shore up its manufacturing and design applications.
3	Mentor Graphics	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe	Siemens PLM acquired Mentor Graphics in 2017.
4	Oracle	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe	With its extensive Cloud product portfolio, Oracle has captured more than 25,000 Cloud customers covering 65M+ active users across different verticals.
5	Dassault Systemes	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe	Acquired Exa software in September 2017 for designers to evaluate highly dynamic fluid flow throughout the design process.
6	Microsoft	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe	Microsoft Dynamics 365 now covers both CRM and ERP functionality for multiple verticals.
7	Cadence Design Systems	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe	Cadence shows no sign of a slowdown in its EDA software business thanks to holistic, integrated design flow for chip makers like TSMC.
8	Siemens PLM Software	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe	Siemens PLM acquired Mentor Graphics in 2017.
9	Infor	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe	Infor’s Industry Clouds gain traction within manufacturing subverticals.
10	Salesforce	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe	Subscribe	Focusing on migrating Classic users to Lightning user interface in order to deliver next-gen CRM experiences.
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Source: Apps Run The World, January, 2018

Exhibit 4 shows our projections for the enterprise applications market by vertical segment, based on the buying preferences and the customer propensity to invest in new software within those industries as they continue to upgrade and replace many legacy industry-specific applications that have been identified and tracked in our Buyer Insight Database.

Exhibit 4: Worldwide Enterprise Applications Market Forecast 2016-2021, By Vertical Industry, $M

Manufacturing Software Purchases Win/Loss Analysis As Part Of Enterprise Applications Buyer Insight Customer Database

On the buyer side, customers are investing in Manufacturing applications based on new features and capabilities that are expected to replace their existing legacy systems. In many cases, competitive upgrades and replacements that could have a profound impact on future market-share changes will become more widespread.

Since 2010, our global team of researchers have been studying the patterns of the latest Manufacturing software purchases by customers around the world, aggregating massive amounts of data points that form the basis of our forecast assumptions and perhaps the rise and fall of certain vendors and their products on a quarterly basis.

Updated continuously, our database features extensive win/loss analysis. Each year our research team identifies tens of thousands of these Manufacturing customer wins and losses from public and proprietary sources.

The research results are being incorporated into regular updates in our Enterprise Applications Buyer Insight Customer Database. You can access the Quarterly Win/Loss Analysis Scoreboard and our Enterprise Applications Buyer Insight Customer Database by becoming a subscriber.

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Further Readings

An expanded version of this report covers the top 500+ Manufacturing Software Vendors, offering in-depth analysis of the market dynamics, vendors’ Strengths, Customers, Opportunities, Risks and Ecosystems as well as their ability to gain Shares (SCORES) within their respective space. We also offer win-loss analysis of the quarterly wins of these top vendors and whether incumbents and upstarts pose any real threat to their standing amid shifting market requirements and user preferences.