Siemens named PLM leader for discrete manufacturing by Forrester

Siemens has been recognised as a leader in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) for discrete manufacturers in a report published by independent research firm Forrester Research.

The report, The Forrester Wave: Product Lifecycle Management for Discrete Manufacturers, Q3 2025, assessed eight PLM vendors, focusing on aspects relevant to discrete manufacturing sectors. Siemens' Teamcenter software received the top possible scores in 11 distinct criteria and achieved the highest score in the Strategy category among all vendors evaluated.

The evaluation outlined how Siemens distinguished itself across key PLM capabilities. Siemens' Teamcenter was flagged as a customer favourite in the report, a recognition derived from the positive feedback shared by reference customers.

Reference customers unanimously endorse Siemens' continuity of support, security, clear communication, customer service, and issue resolution, and all indicated they would purchase from Siemens again.

The report further highlighted Siemens' approach to the evolving needs of manufacturing, reflecting on the company's strategic direction.

Siemens reinforces its vision for transforming the PLM foundation of smart manufacturing with a pragmatic, transparent roadmap, and Siemens' commitment to innovation pays off with many above-par capabilities.

Siemens earned the highest available scores in several evaluation categories. These included interoperability with design tools, digital thread, embedded software, bill of process, materials or sourcing library integration, support for small batch manufacturing, innovation, roadmap, partner ecosystem, pricing flexibility and transparency, and support for sales and marketing use cases.

Frances Evans, Senior Vice President, Lifecycle Collaboration Software, Siemens Digital Industries Software, commented on Siemens' recognition in the Forrester report.

Evans said, "We're honoured to be recognised by Forrester as a Leader in PLM for discrete manufacturing. 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 favourite."

Teamcenter is described as a comprehensive PLM platform designed to help organisations manage complexity in product development and accelerate time to market. Teamcenter X, the cloud-based iteration of the solution delivered as a service, aims to provide this functionality with built-in best practices and with a lower total cost of ownership. Both Teamcenter and Teamcenter X form parts of the wider Siemens Xcelerator portfolio.

The Forrester Wave evaluation is seen within the sector as a measure of strategy and execution among PLM solution providers. Siemens' performance in the 2025 report will be relevant to manufacturing and engineering organisations considering updates or changes to their PLM deployments.