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ABI Research Coverage of Siemens

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Siemens is a multinational technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare. Siemens operates multiple divisions, including Digital Industries, Smart Infrastructure, Mobility, Healthineers, and Financial Services. Siemens headquarters is located in Germany, with operations in nearly 200 countries around the world. The Siemens conglomerate traces its roots back to 1847 with the establishment of the Telegraphen Bau-Anstalt von Siemens & Halske in Berlin by Werner von Siemens and Johann Georg Halske. In 1966, the current corporation was formed through the merger of three companies: Siemens & Halske, Siemens-Schuckert, and Siemens-Reiniger-Werke.

Siemens Awards & Publications

Siemens was recognized as the Overall Leader in ABI Research's Competitive Ranking of Commercial and Industrial Energy Management Systems. This distinction is due to Siemens' strong performance in both innovation and implementation, driven by its comprehensive solutions like the Building X platform and SIMATIC Energy Manager, which support end-to-end energy management and decarbonization across commercial and industrial facilities.

Siemens earned the Top Innovator award for its advanced AI and digital twin technologies, which enable detailed energy forecasting, anomaly detection, and optimization of building operations. The company’s Building X platform stands out for its extensive connectivity options and ability to integrate data from various systems, enhancing energy management and operational efficiency.

Siemens was also named a Top Implementer due to its robust global presence and adaptable solutions like Building X and SIMATIC Energy Manager, which cater to diverse commercial and industrial needs. Siemens' multi-channel deployment approach and strong customer support services contribute to its high implementation score.

Siemens earned the Top Innovator award for its Battery Passport solution, which integrates seamlessly with its existing IT and OT portfolios. The company’s strong focus on data governance and interoperability, along with its comprehensive approach to battery lifecycle management, positions it as a leader in innovation.

Siemens ranked first for implementation among Manufacturing Execution System Software Suppliers, as its Opcenter supports a wide range of manufacturing verticals, with industry templates provided that reflect the company's considerable experience in manufacturing. The MES is supported by excellent integration with both International Organization for Standardization (ISO)-95 levels 2 and 4, allowing customers to build a digital-enabled enterprise. Overall, Siemens received the maximum scores for implementation, except for bookings and customer base.

Siemens' extensive end-to-end Xcelerator portfolio, with its capacity to allow manufacturers to build a comprehensive digital thread, gave the company high marks for innovation. The excellent integration of these products allows for a continuous loop of optimization. Few others match this capability in the market. In addition, the company's low/no-code, drag-and-drop, UI, and software functionality is supported by the company's acquisition of Mendix, and is incredibly competitive with other low-code offerings in the market. Siemens also does an excellent job deploying its extensive functionality over the cloud. 

Siemens was named a leader in ABI Research's Manufacturing Execution System Software Suppliers competitive ranking. Siemens' significant customer base and deployment experience in all manufacturing verticals, combined with robust Information Technology (IT) integration capabilities, were among the company's biggest strengths. 

Siemens was named an Overall Leader in ABI Research's Competitive Ranking of MES Software for Discrete Manufacturing. Siemens achieved this top distinction due to its significant global deployment experience, comprehensive industry-specific templates, and strong support for SMB manufacturers. The Opcenter solution’s powerful low/no-code capabilities and solid AI posture further solidified Siemens' position as a leader in the field.

Siemens was named a Top Implementer in ABI Research's Competitive Ranking of MES Software for Discrete Manufacturing. The company’s Opcenter solution, with its comprehensive OOTB capabilities and rapid scalability, stood out for implementation excellence.

Siemens was recognized as a Top Implementer in ABI Research's MES Software: Pharmaceutical, Biotech, and Cell & Gene Therapy Manufacturing competitive ranking. Its significant customer base and deployment experience in the pharmaceutical, biotech, and cell & gene manufacturing market, excellent integration capabilities with other Siemens software, technology, and third-party offerings, and strong OOTB define capabilities that can be rapidly scaled enterprise wide.

ABI Research recognized Siemens as a Leader in the MES Software: Pharmaceutical, Biotech, and Cell & Gene Therapy Manufacturing competitive ranking. The company's strengths include rapid time to value, an excellent partnership base, and global deployment experience across the life sciences market. Siemens also has effective digital thread creation, data visibility capabilities, and low/no-code functionality,

Siemens is a Top Innovator of MES Software within Pharmaceutical, Biotech, and Cell & Gene Therapy Manufacturing. The company's offering Opcenter . enables customers to leverage powerful low/no -code capabilities through the Siemens Mendix platform. The scope of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio in which Opcenter sits, alongside the software’s incredibly modular design, allows Siemens to effortlessly right -size the MES solution for a given customer. This is highly valuable to pharmaceutical, biotech, and cell & gene therapy manufacturers, as the industry historically has a wide range of digital maturity, meaning customers often need considerable guidance and flexibility in solution architecture when deploying new software.

Siemens earned the Top Innovator award for its integration of generative AI, point cloud compatibility, and innovative virtual commissioning features. The use of advanced AI for path optimization and the seamless connectivity of the platform with other Siemens offerings position it as a leader in innovation.

Siemens was also named a Top Implementer due to the widespread adoption of its Process Simulate platform in automotive, aerospace, and electronics industries. The software’s ability to support complex robotic workflows and its strong implementation support through Siemens’ network of partners and integrators solidified its position.

Siemens was recognized as a Leader for its broad capabilities in industrial automation and strong global presence. Its Process Simulate software, part of the Tecnomatix portfolio, provides advanced programming, simulation, and commissioning features, making it a preferred solution for heterogeneous manufacturing environments.

ABI Research named Siemens a Leader in its competitive ranking of PLM For Large Manufacturers. Teamcenter and Teamcenter X are strong, innovative offerings due to the vast ecosystem of in-house Siemens software, along with partnering software, which allows for maximized data input for the PLM software without needing to change current applications. Additionally, Siemens is leading the pack in new technology with the addition of AI and AR/VR in Teamcenter and Teamcenter X.

Siemens is a Top Implementer of PLM for Large Manufacturers. Core aspects driving its success results came from the extensive partner ecosystem and integration of enterprise applications through the Xcelerator platform, along with fungible tokens for add-on purchasing to adequately scale PLM solutions.

Siemens is a Top Innovator of PLM for Large Manufacturers. Through Arena and Windchill, PTC covers all bases for innovation criteria with great scores for compliance regulation and deployment offerings.

ABI Research named Siemens a Top Innovator for Quality Management System (QMS) Software. Siemens’ solution provides excellent low/no-code capabilities.

ABI Research recognized Siemens as a Leader among Quality Management System (QMS) Software providers. Siemens truly shined in the implementation criteria thanks to a market-leading customer base and extensive deployment experience, incredibly fast time-to-value and deployment scaling capabilities, and a superior partnership ecosystem.

Siemens is a Top Implementer of Quality Management System (QMS) Software. Siemens' market-leading customer base and deployment experience leverages the company’s longstanding expertise in both Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) (Teamcenter) and QMS (Opcenter) deployments with which the QMS software is closely associated. This experience and the flexibility of both the Teamcenter and Opcenter QMS software provides customers with incredibly fast time to value and strong scaling capabilities.

Siemens was names a Leader in ABI Research's competitive ranking of Supply Chain Control Towers. Siemens’ solution is delivering extensive network optimization and scenario analysis tools, alongside advanced execution capabilities to create resilient and proactive supply chains. Siemens is also greatly enhancing stakeholder engagement and enabling more real-time data feeds through its integration of a mobile app into the control tower.

ABI Research named Siemens a Top Innovator in our competitive ranking of Supply Chain Control Towers. Siemens control tower delivers extensive network optimization tools, proactive analysis for greater operational resilience, and well supported stakeholder collaboration.

As a Top Implementer in the Supply Chain Control Towers market, Siemens has key strategic partnerships and market-leading integration processes for users and stakeholders. Offering a flexible usage-based pricing model and the option of standardized product packages or customized solutions provides an accessible and scalable solution to organizations across multiple industry verticals.

ABI Research Competitive Rankings of Siemens

Coverage of Siemens by Technology Area

Siemens in Smart Energy For Enterprises & Industries


Siemens in Sustainability For Industrial Markets


Siemens in Smart Buildings


Siemens in Sustainability For Telco Markets


Siemens in Sustainability Software Markets


Siemens in Industrial, Collaborative & Commercial Robotics


Siemens in Industrial & Manufacturing Technologies


Siemens in Extended Reality (XR) Technologies


Siemens in AI & Machine Learning


Siemens in Industrial & Manufacturing Markets


Siemens in Southeast Asia Digital Transformation


Siemens in Wi-Fi & WLAN Technologies & Markets


Siemens in Supply Chain Management & Logistics


Siemens in 5G Devices, Smartphones & Wearables


Siemens in Consumer Technologies


Siemens in Smart Urban Infrastructure


Siemens in Location Technologies


Siemens in Hybrid Cloud & 5G Markets


Siemens in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth & Wireless Connectivity


Siemens in IoT Markets


Siemens in Smart Mobility & Automotive


Siemens in IoT Networks & Platforms


Siemens in 5G & 6G Cloud-Native Systems


Siemens in IoT Hardware