Aras Named a PLM Leader in Forrester Wave for Discrete Manufacturers

 

 

Aras has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Product Lifecycle Management for Discrete Manufacturers, Q3 2025. This comprehensive evaluation assesses vendors based on their strategy, current offering, and market presence. Aras received the highest possible scores in several key areas, including:

Download the report or check out the supporting blog for a detailed look at the PLM vendor landscape – and to see why Aras was named a leader.

FAQs

  • What is the Forrester Wave, and how are vendors evaluated?

    The Forrester Wave: Product Lifecycle Management Platforms for Discrete Manufacturers, is a highly graphical, data-driven report that provides a clear evaluation of the most significant vendors across a specific category. Led by Forrester Research, the report evaluates top vendors in detail, providing a trusted resource for gauging their current offering, and strategy.

  • Why was Aras named a Leader in the Forrester Wave for PLM?

    Forrester noted Aras’ vision to “empower a community of innovators with a data-driven and AI-enabled approach to PLM” and stated that Aras demonstrates above-par adoption compared with other evaluated vendors. Aras received the highest possible scores in seven criteria, including: traceability, sourcing, Bill of Process, and Ideation and requirements management.

  • What criteria are used to evaluate PLM platforms in the Forrester Wave?

    Forrester evaluated PLM vendors across 36 criteria, grouped into current offering and strategy. Customer feedback rounds out the evaluation criteria. According to Forrester, Aras is best suited to very large manufacturers with complex products and the ability to support distinctive capabilities in their PLM instance.

  • How can this report help companies evaluate PLM solutions?

    The Forrester Wave gives enterprise buyers an objective, research-backed foundation for evaluating PLM vendors. Companies can use the report to gauge a shortlist against criteria that reflect genuine manufacturing complexity. It turns what can be an overwhelming buying decision into a more focused conversation.

  • Who should access the Forrester Wave PLM report?

    Any product-driven organization actively evaluating PLM platforms and solutions will find real value here. It’s especially relevant for engineering, IT, and operations decision-makers who rely on credible, independent analysis to inform their decisions.

Forrester does not endorse any company, product, brand, or service included in its research publications and does not advise any person to select the products or services of any company or brand based on the ratings included in such publications. Information is based on the best available resources. Opinions reflect judgment at the time and are subject to change. For more information, read about Forrester’s objectivity here.

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