Centric Software

What Centric Software does

Centric Software is a US-headquartered enterprise software company founded in 1997 and headquartered in Campbell, California, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dassault Systemes SE (Euronext Paris: DSY). The company sells an AI-powered Product Concept to Commercialization platform serving approximately 20,000+ brands across 65+ countries in fashion, apparel, luxury, footwear, outdoor, consumer packaged goods, retail, home, and consumer electronics verticals. Its product portfolio centers on Centric PLM as the foundational product lifecycle management solution, complemented by Centric Planning for financial forecasting, merchandising, assortment, and in-season planning; Centric Pricing & Inventory for AI-driven pricing and inventory optimization; Centric Market Intelligence for competitive insights; Centric Visual Boards for cross-functional collaboration; Centric PXM (with PIM, DAM, Shoppingfeed, and Digital Shelf Analytics sub-modules) for product experience management; and the recently launched Centric AI Studio for generative AI concept and asset creation. The company has expanded the platform through four disclosed acquisitions: Armonica Retail (2021), StyleSage (2022), aifora (2023), and Contentserv (2025, EUR 220M enterprise value).

The business operates a SaaS subscription revenue model with annual billing and quote-based enterprise pricing, supplemented by professional services for implementation and customization. Distribution is primarily direct enterprise field sales targeting large retailers, brands, and manufacturers, supported by implementation partners such as Numendo, marketplace integrations including Temu (via Shoppingfeed), and an industry event-led go-to-market motion (NRF, ISPO, Retail Technology Show). The customer base spans enterprise customers (LVMH, JM Smucker, ASICS, Swarovski, Guess Europe, Valentino, The Body Shop, DENIOS, Caracole, Great Kitchens) and mid-market customers (Zak! Designs, 4T2D, Toynk Toys, Summit Golf Brands, Edwards Garment), with reported outcomes including 38% faster product development cycles, 60% reduction in excess inventory, and 110% margin improvement. In October 2025, Fabrice Canonge was appointed CEO, replacing founder Chris Groves, with a stated mandate to accelerate growth through AI-powered SaaS. The company holds SOC 2 Type 2, SOC 3, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, and GDPR certifications.

Name

Centric Software

Legal name

Centric Software, Inc.

Website

https://centricsoftware.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Centric Software is a Dassault Systemes subsidiary that sells AI-powered PLM, Planning, Pricing & Inventory, PXM, and Market Intelligence software to 20,000+ consumer brands across fashion, CPG, retail, and outdoor verticals in 65+ countries via an enterprise SaaS subscription model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Campbell

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices26 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription Licensing: Cloud-based SaaS subscription model for PLM and related solutions. Customers pay recurring subscription fees for access to the platform, support, and updates.
2. Professional Services: Implementation, training, and consulting services for platform deployment and customization

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Centric Software provides an AI-powered Product Concept to Commercialization platform for consumer goods businesses, centered on Centric PLM and extended with Planning, Pricing & Inventory, Market Intelligence, Visual Boards, PXM (PIM/DAM/DSA) and a generative AI Studio. The platform is sold primarily as a SaaS subscription to retailers, brands and manufacturers, with professional services for implementation and customization.

Product overview

Centric Software offers a unified Product Concept to Commercialization Platform comprising core products and modules. The portfolio centers on Centric PLM as the foundational product lifecycle management solution, complemented by planning solutions (Centric Planning), pricing and inventory optimization (Centric Pricing & Inventory), market intelligence (Centric Market Intelligence), and visual collaboration tools (Centric Visual Boards). The Centric PXM platform provides product experience management through sub-modules including PIM, DAM, Shoppingfeed and DSA. AI capabilities are delivered via Centric AI Studio and Centric AI Fashion Inspiration integrated with the PLM. The company has expanded its portfolio through acquisitions including aifora (pricing/inventory), Armonica Retail (retail planning), and Contentserv (PXM/PIM).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Centric PLM: Product Lifecycle Management solution - industry-leading PLM for reducing costs and time to market, improving collaboration and sustainability.
• Centric Planning
• Centric Pricing & Inventory
• Centric Market Intelligence
• Centric Visual Boards
• Centric PXM
• Centric AI Studio
• Centric Shoppingfeed

Products and services

• Centric PLM Industry-leading Product Lifecycle Management solution that reduces costs and time to market, improves cross-functional collaboration and sustainability, and fuels creativity with AI-powered features such as Centric AI Fashion Inspiration. Used by fashion, luxury, CPG and retail brands and manufacturers to manage product development end-to-end.
• Centric Planning Dynamic financial forecasting, merchandising, assortment and in-season planning solution that maximizes business performance, reduces excess inventory and improves operating margins for retailers and consumer goods companies.
• Centric Pricing & Inventory AI-enhanced predictive pricing and inventory optimization solution that capitalizes on product seasonality, boosts profitability and forecasting accuracy, with AI agents explaining price recommendations in plain language.
• Centric Market Intelligence Market intelligence solution providing insights into competitor assortment and pricing strategies, consumer trends and buying behavior, and market opportunities to support data-driven decision making.
• Centric Visual Boards Highly-visual and data-connected digital boards that boost marketing, merchandising and design collaboration and optimize assortments for cross-functional team alignment.
• Centric PXM AI-powered Product Experience Management platform encompassing Product Information Management, Digital Asset Management, content syndication and Digital Shelf Analytics to deliver product experiences across channels.
• Centric AI Studio Generative AI platform natively integrated with Centric PLM that enables brands to generate concepts, visualize assortments and create commerce-ready assets by connecting AI outputs with PLM data, approvals and workflows.
• Centric Shoppingfeed E-commerce technology platform that enables sellers to manage product listings, inventory and orders across multiple marketplaces, with integrations including Temu for European expansion.

Quantifiable outcome

• 38% faster product development cycles
• +14 more outcomes

Named customers30 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability8 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor, key, core and flagship.

• Sourcing JournalminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 10 June 2026Co-hosting webinar on AI-driven connected retail decision-making, focusing on AI reshaping retail merchandising, planning and inventory strategies.
• Levi Strauss & Co.keyGTM or Marketing Partner · 2 June 2026Levi Strauss & Co. participated in exhibitor session at NRF 2026 APAC alongside Centric Software, demonstrating how Centric's planning and pricing tools help apparel companies align global strategy with local execution.
• NumendocoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 25 May 2026Numendo partnered with Centric Software to implement Centric PXM for Groupe GODET, including Centric PIM, DAM, Shoppingfeed and DSA solutions.
• Zukunu IncminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 April 2026Centric Software co-organized AI and automation event in Dhaka, Bangladesh with Zukunu Inc, focusing on digital transformation in apparel sector.
• TemukeyGTM or Marketing Partner · 24 March 2026Partnership between Centric Shoppingfeed and Temu marketplace enables sellers to manage product listings, inventory, and orders more efficiently. Integration supports Temu's expansion across European markets with up to 80% local fulfillment expected.
• Dassault SystèmesflagshipOthersCentric Software is a subsidiary of Dassault Systèmes, confirmed as preferred PLM standard for Consumer Packaged Goods & Retail (CPGR) sector. Centric positioned as strategic PLM platform for connected consumer goods enterprise.
• NVIDIAkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerDassault Systèmes announced strategic partnership with NVIDIA to build an Industrial AI platform powering Virtual Twins, benefiting Centric Software's AI capabilities.
• InfosysminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerJoel Alpert, Partner at Infosys, featured as speaker in joint Centric-Sourcing Journal webinar on AI-driven retail decision-making.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Oracle: Oracle competes via Agile PLM, NetSuite for mid-market, and Oracle Retail Cloud. It overlaps broadly with Centric's PLM, planning and retail offerings, typically as part of a wider enterprise application portfolio rather than a specialized CPGR play.
• SAP: SAP is a broad enterprise incumbent offering PLM within S/4HANA, planning via SAP IBP, and retail via CAR. Centric frequently integrates with SAP (as confirmed for Centric PXM) and competes with it on enterprise mandates where SAP's installed base creates incumbent advantage.

Direct peers

• Lectra: Lectra is a direct peer in fashion and apparel PLM (including the YuniquePLM product), targeting many of the same luxury, apparel and footwear customers as Centric PLM with vertically specialized product development workflows.
• Akeneo: Akeneo is a PIM/PXM platform that directly competes with Centric PXM, particularly for brands prioritizing product content syndication and digital shelf analytics across marketplaces like Temu and Amazon.
• Stibo Systems: Stibo Systems is a leading enterprise PIM and master data management vendor, directly competing with Centric PIM/DAM within the broader PXM category and serving many of the same retail and CPG brands.
• RELEX Solutions: RELEX is a specialist in retail planning, forecasting and inventory optimization that directly overlaps with Centric Planning and Centric Pricing & Inventory across grocery, fashion and specialty retail customers.
• inRiver: inRiver is a PIM platform with deep fashion, retail and manufacturing customer overlap with Centric PXM. Both compete for the central product data repository mandate at mid-market and enterprise consumer brands.
• PTC: PTC's Windchill is the leading enterprise PLM platform and the most direct head-to-head competitor to Centric PLM across discrete manufacturing and consumer goods. Targets the same enterprise product development buyer with overlapping workflow, BOM and compliance capabilities.
• Blue Yonder: Blue Yonder (formerly JDA) is a leading supply chain and retail planning platform that directly competes with Centric Planning, Centric Pricing & Inventory and the aifora module. Targets the same retail/CPG planning buyer with overlapping demand forecasting and replenishment capabilities.
• o9 Solutions: o9 is an AI-powered planning platform with strong retail and CPG penetration, directly competing with Centric Planning and Pricing & Inventory. Both target enterprise merchandising and supply chain leaders with demand sensing, assortment and pricing optimization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Centric_PLM
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centric-software

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds6 records

Investors11 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A5 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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