Apriso

What Apriso does

Apriso is a manufacturing operations management software product that provides manufacturing execution system (MES) capabilities to large enterprise manufacturers. Originally founded in 1993, Apriso was acquired by Dassault Systèmes and now operates as a product sub-brand within the DELMIA portfolio, marketed as DELMIA Apriso. The company's core offerings are FlexNet Production and FlexNet Quality, which enable near real-time monitoring of production rates, automated quality control replacing manual visual inspection, and scrap rate reduction across manufacturing plants. These solutions are integrated with Dassault Systèmes' 3DEXPERIENCE platform, connecting manufacturing operations to virtual twins, industrial AI, and augmented reality capabilities.

Apriso serves large enterprise manufacturers across multiple verticals, with documented deployments in eyewear manufacturing (Luxottica), and addresses pain points including manual quality control processes, production inefficiencies, lack of real-time operational visibility, and waste reduction needs. The business model is built on multi-year enterprise software licensing agreements supplemented by professional services delivered through certified systems integrator partners such as Hermes Reply. Distribution occurs through Dassault Systèmes' global enterprise sales organization, targeting manufacturers requiring comprehensive MES implementations at scale.

The company operates within a growing market — the global smart factory market was valued at $185.98 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach $438.53 billion by 2033 at a 10% CAGR. Apriso competes in the MES and manufacturing operations management category with a value proposition centered on eliminating manual quality errors, enabling real-time production monitoring, and integrating with a broader digital manufacturing ecosystem through the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.

Name

Apriso

Website

https://apriso.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Apriso, now DELMIA Apriso under Dassault Systèmes, provides FlexNet Production and Quality MES software to large enterprise manufacturers, enabling real-time production monitoring and automated quality control across global manufacturing operations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Automation Software (SCADA, HMI, MES, Historian) (IMAHAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Process & Batch Control Software (Recipe Management, ISA-88) (IMAGABAH)

Keywords

• Manufacturing execution systems
• Production monitoring software
• Quality management solutions
• Manufacturing operations management
• Smart factory software

Headquarters

HQ city

Long Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Enterprise Software Licenses and Subscriptions: Apriso solutions are sold as enterprise software to manufacturing companies, typically through multi-year licensing agreements. The software is deployed at manufacturing facilities and includes production management, quality control, and operations optimization capabilities.
2. Professional Services and Implementation: Implementation services provided through systems integrator partners such as Hermes Reply for customer deployments, involving configuration, integration, and deployment of Apriso solutions at manufacturing plants.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Apriso provides manufacturing operations management software through its FlexNet Production and FlexNet Quality solutions, enabling near real-time production monitoring, automated quality control, and operational optimization for manufacturing plants. The solutions are integrated with Dassault Systèmes' 3DEXPERIENCE platform, providing access to virtual twins, industrial AI, and augmented reality capabilities for manufacturing execution and quality management at enterprise scale.

Product overview

Apriso operates as a product sub-brand within the DELMIA portfolio of Dassault Systèmes, offering FlexNet Production and FlexNet Quality as its core manufacturing solutions. These products are designed for implementation at manufacturing plants, with FlexNet Production handling production monitoring and FlexNet Quality managing quality assurance processes. The solutions integrate into the broader 3DEXPERIENCE platform ecosystem alongside other DELMIA offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FlexNet Production and Quality: Manufacturing operations management software solution for production and quality monitoring

Products and services

• FlexNet Production Manufacturing execution system that enables near real-time monitoring of production rates at manufacturing facilities, replacing manual visual quality control processes with automated tracking and enabling production volume optimization and waste reduction.
• FlexNet Quality Quality management solution that works in conjunction with FlexNet Production to monitor scrap rates and virtually eliminate errors in manufacturing operations, providing automated quality monitoring across production lines.
• DELMIA Apriso DELMIA Apriso is the product sub-brand of the FlexNet Production and Quality solutions within the DELMIA portfolio of Dassault Systèmes, providing manufacturing operations software for global manufacturing, operations, and supply chain management.

Quantifiable outcome

• Doubled production volume with higher quality output at Luxottica's Lauriano plant
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Hermes ReplycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHermes Reply serves as the systems integrator for Luxottica's Apriso implementation at its Lauriano plant in Italy. Hermes Reply deployed FlexNet Production and Quality solutions, replacing manual quality control processes and enabling near real-time production monitoring.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• AVEVA (Wonderware / Plant SCADA): AVEVA's Wonderware-based MES portfolio competes head-to-head with Apriso FlexNet in discrete and process manufacturing, with similar enterprise manufacturing focus and complementary historian/HMI capabilities.
• SAP (SAP ME / SAP MII): SAP Manufacturing Execution (formerly MII) is the dominant MES for S/4HANA-attached enterprise customers and competes directly with Apriso in plants already standardized on SAP ERP. Pulls ahead when MES becomes part of broader SAP suite consolidation.
• Rockwell Automation (FactoryTalk): Rockwell's FactoryTalk MES suite competes directly with Apriso in discrete manufacturers already standardized on Rockwell PLCs and Logix controllers, often won through control-system-to-MES bundling.
• Siemens (Opcenter / SIMATIC IT): Siemens Opcenter (formerly Camstar) is the most direct enterprise MES competitor to Apriso, serving global manufacturers with production execution, quality, and shop-floor orchestration. Applies identical MES category and enterprise manufacturing customer base as Apriso.
• PTC (ThingWorx / MES): PTC's ThingWorx and Kepware-driven MES solutions compete with Apriso on connected factory, IoT-enabled production visibility, and quality use cases, particularly in industrial equipment and discrete manufacturing.

Emerging players

• Critical Manufacturing: Critical Manufacturing is a niche MES vendor (founded from Siemens' MES spin-out) focused on high-tech, electronics, and medical device manufacturers. Overlaps with Apriso's discrete manufacturing use cases but typically in smaller, regulated-industry accounts.
• Aegis Software (FactoryLogix): Aegis FactoryLogix delivers MES for electronics and discrete assembly, directly comparable to Apriso's manufacturing execution and quality capabilities. Strong in mid-market and emerging in enterprise electronics manufacturing.

Broad incumbents

• GE Digital (Proficy / iFIX): GE Digital's Proficy suite offers MES, HMI, and historian capabilities overlapping with Apriso's FlexNet Production and Quality solutions, though often packaged as part of GE's broader industrial software stack.
• Honeywell Forge (Manufacturing): Honeywell Forge bundles MES into a broader industrial automation and process control portfolio, competing with Apriso especially in process and regulated industries. Differentiates on scale and OT/IT convergence rather than MES specialization.
• ABB Ability (MES / Operations): ABB Ability covers MES and manufacturing operations within its broad automation portfolio, competing with Apriso primarily where ABB controls the underlying plant automation. Strong in process and energy verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Apriso
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/3dsDELMIA
• Facebookfacebook.com/111072738627
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/apriso
• Instagraminstagram.com/3dsdelmia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors5 records

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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