What PDTec does

PDTec AG is a German B2B software company, founded in 1998 and headquartered in Karlsruhe, that develops standard software solutions for data- and process management in engineering. The company serves industrial customers across automotive (its dominant vertical), machinery and plant engineering, aerospace, shipbuilding, medical technology, and energy, with publicly named reference customers including Porsche, Volkswagen, Brose, BMW, Daimler Truck, Bertrandt, Grundfos, and DIgSILENT.

The company's product portfolio rests on a proprietary modular component architecture, the PDTec Engineering Platform, built on microservice principles around four design tenets — discovery, modularity, orchestration, and autonomy — and exposed through Python and REST APIs. On this platform sit four core solutions: SimData Manager (Simulation Process & Data Management), PDMconnect (Enterprise Integration with ISO 10303 STEP 242 support and Siemens Teamcenter connectors), CAD Portal (lightweight Product Data Management), and TechData Manager (Technology Data Management), with add-on modules such as SmartX Viewer, BatchHub, and SDM4CM for IPG CarMaker. Deployments span on-premises, cloud, and hybrid models.

PDTec generates revenue through subscription-based standard software licensing and SaaS cloud services alongside professional services for consulting, implementation, customization, training, and ongoing support. Distribution is a mix of direct enterprise field sales and an expanding channel partner network (TECOSIM globally as of April 2025, Guoxintech in China as of May 2025) plus technology alliances with Altair, Ansys, Siemens, and Microsoft. In November 2025, PDTec announced an integration with CAIQ GmbH, an AI-applications-in-engineering specialist within the CONTACT Unternehmensgruppe, under which the combined organization will operate under the CAIQ GmbH brand while maintaining existing offices in Germany, Poland, and Romania.

Name

PDTec

Legal name

PDTec AG

Website

https://pdtec.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PDTec AG is a German B2B software company providing engineering data and process management solutions — including Simulation Process & Data Management (SPDM), Enterprise Integration, and lightweight Product Data Management — to industrial customers such as automotive OEMs, tier-1 suppliers, machinery, aerospace, and energy companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Data Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (51321), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Platform (Unified Data & Analytics) Suites (HDAEABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Platform Engineering & Internal Developer Platforms (IDP) (BPAEAKAC), Enterprise Application Data Migration & Master Data Management Services (BPAEAGAJ), Data Modeling & Semantic Layer / Business Glossary (HDAEADAJ)

Keywords

• Simulation data management
• Product data management
• Engineering data management
• Technology data management
• Enterprise integration software

Headquarters

HQ city

Karlsruhe

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Standard Software Licenses: PDTec offers standard software solutions including SimData Manager, PDMconnect, CAD Portal, and TechData Manager. These are delivered as on-premises or cloud/SaaS deployments with software licensing.
2. Professional Services: Comprehensive consulting services including process optimization, implementation support, customization, training, and long-term support. Accompanies software deployments from initial analysis through tailored conception to realization.
3. SaaS/Cloud Services: Software available as cloud service with hybrid deployment options combining on-premises and cloud implementations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

PDTec AG develops and sells engineering data management software for engineering organizations. Its portfolio covers Simulation Process and Data Management (SPDM), Product Data Management (PDM), enterprise integration, and technology data management, enabling customers to manage simulation results, CAD data, and engineering metadata across the product lifecycle.

Product overview

PDTec offers a modular platform architecture built on the PDTec Engineering Platform, a component-based architecture supporting composability principles. The core product portfolio consists of four main solutions: SimData Manager (SPDM), PDMconnect (Enterprise Integration), CAD Portal (Engineering Collaboration/PDM), and TechData Manager (TDM). These solutions share the common PDTec Engineering Platform foundation and can be deployed on premise or in the cloud. Additional offerings include SmartX Viewer for data validation, BatchHub for process automation, and specialized solutions like SDM4CM for CarMaker integration. The company also provides Professional Services for consulting, implementation, training, and ongoing support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SimData Manager: Leading standard solution for Simulation Process & Data Management (SPDM), enabling process automation, centralized data management, and comprehensive traceability of simulation processes.
• CAD Portal
• PDMconnect

Products and services

• PDTec Engineering Platform
• SimData Manager
• PDMconnect
• CAD Portal
• TechData Manager
• SDM4CM

Quantifiable outcome

• Significant reduction of manual effort through automation and digitalization of CAE processes (Brose case study)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CAIQ GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 November 2025PDTec and CAIQ (Simulation Expert and Pioneer for AI Applications in Engineering) integrate their offerings for virtual product development. CAIQ brings AI expertise while PDTec contributes simulation and collaboration management solutions. The combined entity will develop next-generation AI-supporting software products. The company will operate under CAIQ GmbH as part of the CONTACT Group.
• Guoxintech (Guangzhou Guoxin Technology Co., Ltd)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 May 2025Channel partnership to position Guoxintech as the channel partner for PDTec standard software solutions in China. Guoxintech aims to drive digital transformation and technological innovation through comprehensive digital engineering services.
• TECOSIMcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 April 2025Channel partnership to position TECOSIM (a globally active engineering company with 650 employees at 15 locations in 6 countries, part of Hinduja Tech Ltd.) as sales partner for PDTec standard software solutions.
• CONTACT Software (CONTACT Elements Platform)coreTechnology or IntegrationPDTec solutions (particularly CAIQ offerings) integrate with the CONTACT Elements Platform, enabling customers to seamlessly enrich portfolios with extensive industry applications and leverage the broad technology ecosystem including AI capabilities.
• ProSTEP IVIPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPDTec participates in ProSTEP IVIP project groups including Smart Systems Engineering, Collaborative Digital Twins, Code of PLM Openness, and Production Lifecycle Information Management.
• T-SystemsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales and distribution partner for PDTec solutions.
• Tigercompany (Korea)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in MAaS (Manufacturing and Assembly as a Service) project for cyber-physical systems development.
• ETRI (Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in MAaS project, collaborating on IoT and smart factory research.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• PTC (Windchill): Established PLM and PDM vendor with a large installed base in discrete manufacturing. Competes with PDTec's CAD Portal and broader data management portfolio in engineering collaboration use cases.
• Ansys: CAE simulation software leader that has expanded into simulation data and process management. PDTec is a partner in the Ansys ecosystem; both serve simulation-intensive engineering organizations across automotive and industrial verticals.
• Siemens Digital Industries Software (Teamcenter): Incumbent PLM platform with deep automotive OEM penetration. PDTec integrates with Teamcenter via PDMconnect; both compete in the data management/collaboration layer for engineering organizations.
• Dassault Systèmes (3DEXPERIENCE / ENOVIA): Major PLM and 3D design platform serving the same global automotive, aerospace, and industrial customers as PDTec. Represents the bundled-incumbent competitive threat across SPDM and PDM.
• CONTACT Software: PLM platform vendor and the corporate parent of CAIQ/PDTec following the November 2025 integration. Comparable through its CONTACT Elements Platform approach to multi-discipline engineering data and process management.
• Hexagon (MSC Software): Simulation and manufacturing software provider (acquired MSC Software). Overlaps with PDTec in CAE and engineering data management for automotive and industrial customers.

Emerging players

• AVL List GmbH: Mobility and powertrain engineering specialist with growing simulation data management capabilities. Comparable to PDTec through its automotive focus, simulation-heavy workflow expertise, and growing digitalization portfolio.
• BETA CAE Systems: Specialist in CAE pre/post-processing and simulation process automation. Comparable niche focus on simulation workflows in automotive and industrial engineering, with overlapping customer pain points to PDTec's SimData Manager.

Direct peers

• PROSTEP AG: Germany-based specialist in PLM integration, data exchange, and engineering collaboration. Closely comparable to PDTec's PDMconnect and SimData Manager offerings, with shared focus on ISO 10303 STEP standards and major German automotive OEM customers.
• Altair Engineering: Simulation and engineering software company with a dedicated SPDM/data management product line. PDTec is a partner in the Altair Partner Alliance, and both serve overlapping simulation-heavy customer bases in automotive and industrial markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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