nCode software

What nCode software does

nCode software is a product brand of Hottinger Brøel & Kjær (HBK) that provides engineering software for durability analysis and test data processing. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Rotherham, United Kingdom, nCode serves engineering and design professionals in industries such as automotive and transportation who need to predict fatigue life, process test data, and correlate CAE simulations with physical test results. The product suite addresses core durability engineering workflows including finite element-based fatigue life prediction, digital signal processing, vibration analysis, and sensor data analytics.

The portfolio consists of core products nCode GlyphWorks (signal processing and durability analysis), nCode DesignLife (FE-based fatigue life prediction), and specialized modules including nCode VibeSys (vibration analysis), Advantage Insights (sensor data analytics), and the nCode Premium Materials Database containing 150+ fatigue curves for materials such as steel, aluminum, and titanium. The nCode Viewer provides free data file viewing, and all commercial products are accessed through the Prenscia Access annual subscription licensing platform, which also provides access to HBK's ReliaSoft reliability software.

nCode monetizes through enterprise annual subscriptions sold via a direct sales motion with quote-based pricing and trial CTAs. The customer base is concentrated in automotive and industrial sectors, with documented enterprise customers including Renault Group and Knorr-Bremse. As a product line within HBK's broader test and measurement hardware ecosystem, nCode benefits from integration with HBK data acquisition systems, strain gauges, and sensors, enabling a workflow from physical data acquisition through durability analysis.

Name

nCode software

Legal name

Hottinger Brüel & Kjær (HBK)

Website

https://ncode.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Short description

nCode software is an engineering software brand under HBK providing durability analysis and test data processing tools for engineers in automotive and industrial sectors. Its portfolio covers fatigue life prediction, signal processing, vibration analysis, and sensor data analytics, sold via enterprise annual subscriptions through the Prenscia Access platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Simulation Software

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345), Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825)

akta.pro primary industry

NDT/NDE Inspection Equipment (Ultrasonic, eddy current, radiography, thermography) (IMAGAFAI)

Keywords

• Durability analysis software
• Fatigue life prediction
• Test data processing
• Digital signal processing
• CAE fatigue analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Rotherham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: Annual subscription licensing (Prenscia Access) for data processing, fatigue and reliability analysis software. Provides access to nCode and ReliaSoft products through a unified licensing platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

nCode software provides a suite of durability analysis and test data processing software for engineering customers. Core products include nCode GlyphWorks for digital signal processing and durability analysis, nCode DesignLife for FE-based fatigue life prediction, nCode VibeSys for vibration analysis, Advantage Insights for sensor data analytics, and nCode Viewer for viewing measured data files. All products are delivered through the Prenscia Access annual subscription licensing platform and target engineers performing durability testing, fatigue analysis, and CAE-test correlation in industrial sectors such as automotive and transportation.

Product overview

nCode software is a comprehensive durability analysis and test data processing software suite under HBK. The product portfolio consists of core analysis products (nCode GlyphWorks for signal processing and durability analysis, nCode DesignLife for FE-based fatigue life prediction), specialized modules (nCode VibeSys for vibration analysis, Advantage Insights for sensor data analytics), utility tools (nCode Viewer for data file viewing), and a premium materials database. Products are accessible through the Prenscia Access annual subscription licensing platform, which also integrates access to ReliaSoft reliability software.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• nCode GlyphWorks: A powerful data processing system for durability analysis and digital signal processing with a graphical environment for managing large datasets.
• nCode DesignLife
• nCode VibeSys
• nCode Viewer
• Advantage Insights
• nCode Premium Materials Database

Products and services

• nCode GlyphWorks

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ANSYS: ANSYS is the leading multiphysics CAE suite with structural, thermal, and fatigue/durability modules that directly compete with nCode DesignLife and GlyphWorks in OEM engineering workflows. It competes head-to-head in FE-based fatigue analysis and overlapping test-CAE correlation use cases, though ANSYS is far broader than nCode's specialist scope.
• Siemens Simcenter: Siemens Simcenter combines test (LMS) and simulation (NX Nastran, Star-CCM+) for durability, NVH, and structural analysis, overlapping heavily with nCode GlyphWorks, VibeSys, and DesignLife. Simcenter is a broad incumbent that uses its own test-measurement heritage to compete on integrated workflows similar to HBK/nCode.
• Altair Engineering: Altair's HyperWorks suite, including HyperLife for fatigue analysis and MotionSolve for multi-body dynamics, competes with nCode DesignLife on FE-based fatigue and with VibeSys on dynamics. It is a broad CAE incumbent with overlap in automotive durability workflows that mirrors nCode's customer set.
• SIMULIA (Dassault Systèmes): SIMULIA's Abaqus and fe-safe offerings deliver FEA and industry-standard fatigue life prediction that directly overlaps with nCode DesignLife. Many automotive and aerospace OEMs use SIMULIA for durability analysis, putting it in direct competition for the same CAE fatigue seat that nCode targets.
• Hexagon MSC Software: MSC's Nastran, Adams, and Marc solvers support structural durability and fatigue analysis, competing for the same CAE fatigue seat as nCode DesignLife in aerospace, automotive, and industrial programs. Hexagon also owns CAD/CAM suites that bundle these capabilities, mirroring the full-stack approach HBK uses with nCode.

Others

• ReliaSoft (HBK): ReliaSoft is a sister brand under HBK focused on reliability, maintainability, and probabilistic analysis, distributed through the same Prenscia Access licensing platform. It is not a direct competitor but an adjacent software brand; its bundling with nCode under Prenscia Access shapes the competitive combined offering.
• Brüel & Kjær (HBK) Sound & Vibration: B&K is HBK's sound and vibration hardware and software line, overlapping with nCode VibeSys in vibration analysis workflows used by NVH engineers. As a sibling HBK brand it is aligned rather than competitive but competes for the same engineering budget allocation in acoustic and vibration programs.
• MTS Systems (Test Resources segment): MTS provides structural durability and fatigue testing systems (servo-hydraulic and electromagnetic test rigs) that generate the very test data nCode GlyphWorks and DesignLife process; they sit just upstream in the same customer durability workflow rather than directly competing in software.

Direct peers

• MathWorks (MATLAB & Simulink): MATLAB and Simulink are widely used by nCode's target engineers for signal processing, vibration analysis, and test data workflows that overlap directly with GlyphWorks and VibeSys. Many engineering teams use MATLAB as the analytics 'glue' and compete with nCode's graphical environments for the same data processing budget.

Emerging players

• COMSOL: COMSOL's multiphysics platform addresses structural mechanics and fatigue use cases adjacent to nCode DesignLife, particularly in academic and R&D settings. It is a smaller, specialized player relative to ANSYS/Siemens but increasingly used alongside physical test workflows analogous to GlyphWorks.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hbkworld-test-and-measurement
• Xx.com/hbmncode

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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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