Planisware

What Planisware does

Planisware SA is a publicly traded French software company (Euronext Paris: PLW) that provides an AI-powered SaaS platform for project portfolio management (PPM) and strategic portfolio management (SPM). Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Paris with approximately 800 employees globally, the company serves around 600 enterprise and PMO customers across more than 30 countries. Its platform is built on more than three decades of investment in AI and semantic technologies and is organized as four core products (Planisware Enterprise for business transformation at scale, Planisware Orchestra for turnkey PMO deployment, Planisware Horizon for IT strategic portfolio management, and Planisware Nova for product development), supplemented by modules for Professional Services Automation, Engineering & Construction, and Project Business Automation. AI capabilities are integrated across the platform: Prisma is a hybrid AI agent combining large language models with a user-controlled reasoning execution layer for natural language portfolio queries and approval-gated updates, Oscar is a context-aware agentic AI assistant, and the platform applies Monte Carlo-based predictive analytics and Particle Swarm Optimization for portfolio rebalancing and scenario modeling. The platform supports cloud, hosted, and on-premises deployment.

Planisware's go-to-market is enterprise field sales with a "Request a demo" demand capture mechanism, complemented by inside sales for mid-market inbound and a customer portal (portal.planisware.com) for retention and expansion. Distribution is supported by an annual Exchange EMEA user conference, regional events such as Planisware On Tour, and industry sponsorships including AACE 2026. The company sells primarily via multi-year subscription contracts with custom enterprise pricing, though published tiers range from approximately $6 to $59 per user per month. The business has completed a deliberate transition from perpetual licensing to SaaS, with SaaS & Hosting at 51% of revenue mix and recurring revenue (SaaS + maintenance) at 91% of total revenue. Implementation services complement subscription revenue.

Financial profile as of FY2025: revenue of €198 million (10.3% constant currency growth), adjusted EBITDA margin of 37.4%, cash conversion of 80.1%, and a net cash position of €196 million with no financial debt. Q1 2026 revenue of €51.0 million grew 13.6% year-over-year in constant currencies, with SaaS & Hosting accelerating to 20.5% growth. Named blue-chip customers include Northrop Grumman, TotalEnergies, PepsiCo, Pfizer, Ford, Philips, Novo Nordisk, Primark, Beam Suntory, ABB, Safran, Europol, Argenx, and Dana Incorporated, spanning aerospace & defense, life sciences, automotive, energy, consumer goods, and government verticals.

Name

Planisware

Legal name

Planisware SA

Website

https://planisware.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Planisware SA (Euronext Paris: PLW) is a publicly traded B2B SaaS provider of AI-powered project portfolio management and strategic portfolio management software, serving approximately 600 enterprise and PMO customers across more than 30 countries via its four core products and AI-native capabilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Project Portfolio Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (51321)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

End-to-End Enterprise AI Platforms (MLOps & Model Lifecycle Management) (HDAEANAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) & FP&A Platforms (HDAEAEAK), Model Hosting, Serving & Inference Platforms (HDAAACAB)

Keywords

• Project portfolio management
• Strategic portfolio management
• Enterprise SaaS platform
• AI-powered PPM
• IT portfolio management

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 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 & Hosting (Subscription): Cloud-based subscription revenue from SaaS platform delivery and hosting services. This is the primary growth driver, with SaaS & Hosting revenue reaccelerating to 20.5% growth in Q1 2026. SaaS & Hosting now constitutes over 50% of total revenue mix, up from the company's transition away from perpetual licenses. Recurring revenue (SaaS + maintenance) makes up 91% of total revenue.
2. Perpetual Licenses: Traditional one-time perpetual license revenue from on-premises deployments. The company is strategically transitioning away from this model toward SaaS subscription. Perpetual license revenue is declining as a share of total revenue as the company shifts to recurring models.
3. Implementation Services: Professional services revenue from helping clients implement and deploy the Planisware platform. Implementation revenue surged 64.8% in Q1 2026, indicating strong demand for deployment support as new customers onboard.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Planisware sells an AI-powered enterprise SaaS platform for project portfolio management (PPM) and strategic portfolio management (SPM). The offering is delivered as a multi-product suite — Planisware Enterprise, Orchestra, Horizon, and Nova — combined with AI capabilities (Prisma hybrid AI agent, Oscar agentic assistant, predictive analytics, and particle swarm portfolio optimization) to help large organizations pick, prioritize, resource, and govern complex project portfolios. The platform supports hybrid deployment (cloud, hosted, on-premises) and is sold primarily through direct enterprise sales.

Product overview

Planisware is a B2B AI-powered SaaS platform provider specializing in project portfolio management (PPM) and strategic portfolio management (SPM). The company offers a platform-plus-modules architecture consisting of four core products: Planisware Enterprise (business transformation at scale), Planisware Orchestra (turnkey PPM for PMOs), Planisware Horizon (IT strategic portfolio management), and Planisware Nova (SPM for product development). These are supplemented by specialized modules including Professional Services Automation, Engineering & Construction, and Project Business Automation. The platform incorporates AI capabilities through features like Prisma (AI native operating layer), Oscar (agentic AI assistant), Predictive AI, and AI Portfolio Optimization. Planisware serves approximately 600+ organizational clients across more than 30 countries, helping organizations pick better projects, manage them smarter, and ensure every effort counts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Planisware Enterprise: Business Transformation at Scale - integrated solution bringing together budgets, forecasts, schedules, resources, and actuals at the enterprise level.
• Planisware Orchestra
• Planisware Horizon
• Planisware Nova
• Prisma
• Oscar

Products and services

• Planisware Orchestra Turnkey project portfolio management (PPM) solution for PMOs that streamlines project decision-making, fosters collaboration, and ensures best practice across organizations. Includes ideation modules, portfolio management, and phased project progress tracking with AI integration.
• Planisware Horizon IT Strategic Portfolio Management solution that integrates projects and IT information to shape and align investments, reduce technical debt, and accelerate digital transformation. Designed for CIOs and IT PMOs.
• Planisware Nova Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) solution for product development that weaves projects, products, and innovations for better resource allocation, improved portfolio ROI, and faster time-to-market. Targeted at R&D and innovation teams.
• Planisware Enterprise Integrated enterprise platform for business transformation at scale, bringing together budgets, forecasts, schedules, resources, and actuals at the enterprise level. Supports large organizations managing thousands of concurrent projects.
• Planisware Prisma AI native operating layer for Planisware that turns vision into execution by connecting frontier AIs to live platform data. Enables natural language portfolio queries, live data report generation, and approval-gated cost and schedule updates within the Planisware environment.
• Oscar — Agentic AI Assistant Planisware's agentic AI assistant for strategic execution. Context-aware agents automate reporting and scheduling, run workflows, answer questions, and validate project data within the Planisware platform.

Quantifiable outcome

• Organizations waste 28 times less money when aligning projects to strategy (PMI research)
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability8 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Dana IncorporatedcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 July 2025Dana Incorporated selected Planisware for enterprise-wide program management to support its operations in the automotive industry. The partnership aims to improve project visibility, streamline communication, and enable strategic decision-making amid automotive sector transformation (electrification, supply chain modernization). This is a significant reference customer win in the automotive vertical.
• Northrop GrummanflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 January 2025Northrop Grumman selected Planisware Enterprise as its enterprise-wide program management system. This represents a flagship customer win for Planisware in the defense and aerospace sector, demonstrating the platform's ability to support large-scale, complex program management requirements at one of the world's leading defense contractors. The implementation is intended to drive innovation and enhance operational excellence across Northrop Grumman's program portfolio.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• ServiceNow: ServiceNow is a leading enterprise workflow and service management platform that has expanded into strategic portfolio management and project management capabilities via its SPM app and ITBM/PPM modules. Highly comparable as an enterprise SaaS platform targeting large organizations with multi-product portfolios, though ServiceNow's scope is much broader than Planisware's dedicated PPM focus.
• Microsoft (Dynamics 365 Project Operations): Microsoft bundles project and portfolio management within Dynamics 365 Project Operations and Microsoft Project Online/Planner. Highly comparable customer base of large enterprises, but Microsoft sells PPM as part of a much broader enterprise platform with strong bundling advantages.
• SAP (Project and Portfolio Management): SAP offers project and portfolio management capabilities integrated within its broader ERP suite (S/4HANA and SAP PPM). Comparable enterprise customer base but bundled into SAP's ERP-centric platform.

Direct peers

• Oracle Primavera: Oracle Primavera Unifier and P6 EPPM are dedicated enterprise PPM platforms competing directly in engineering, construction, aerospace, and defense verticals. Closely comparable in target customers and use cases, particularly for complex program management.
• Smartsheet: Smartsheet is a work execution and PPM platform serving enterprise and mid-market customers, with overlapping product capabilities in resource management, project tracking, and portfolio reporting. More accessible to mid-market but covers similar use cases.
• Workfront (Adobe): Adobe Workfront is an enterprise work management and PPM platform serving large organizations, with strong capabilities in marketing project management and creative operations. Direct overlap in enterprise PPM use cases.
• Wrike: Wrike is an enterprise work management and project management platform with growing PPM capabilities. Comparable in serving mid-market to enterprise customers with similar work and portfolio management use cases.
• Celoxis: Celoxis is a dedicated PPM platform serving mid-market and enterprise customers with project portfolio management, resource planning, and time tracking. Direct product overlap though smaller scale than Planisware.

Emerging players

• Monday.com: Monday.com is a work operating system expanding from work management toward broader PPM capabilities. Comparable in adjacent product overlap but skews toward mid-market and SMB customers versus Planisware's enterprise focus.
• Asana: Asana is a work management platform with portfolio-level features. Comparable in adjacent use cases (project tracking, resource management) but lacks the depth of dedicated PPM functionality that Planisware provides to large enterprises.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A1 record

Investments

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

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