Best Product Lifecycle Management Software in 2026
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Product lifecycle management software helps teams organize product requirements, bills of materials, revisions, and changes across their work. Compare BOM management and requirements management with revision control, change management, and workflow automation. API access and deployment can affect how an option fits into an existing stack, while free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add cost context. Cascadia PLM, PDXpert PLM, and Dokuly are among the products shown, with Centric PLM and Nora IPLM also represented. Use the listed capabilities to consider how each option aligns with your product data processes and the way your teams coordinate changes.
Product Lifecycle Management Software, one module each.A lit port is something its maker publishes; 14 of 14 with a known API signal have a public API.
- 01 Cascadia PLM API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3$254.17/mo
- 02 PDXpert PLM API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3$3.50/mo
- 03 Dokuly API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 04 Centric PLM API yesDOCS 6.9
- 05 Nora IPLM API yesDOCS 6.9
- 06 Empower PLM API yesDOCS 6.8
- 07 Infor Public Sector API yesDOCS 6.8
- 08 Aligni PLM API yesFREE noDOCS 6.7$187/mo
- 09 Arena PLM API yesFREE noDOCS 6.7
- 10 Delogue PLM API yesFREE noDOCS 6.7€12097.42/mo
- 11 Duro Design PLM API yesDOCS 6.7
- 12 Lifecycle PLM API yesDOCS 6.6
- 13 Specright API yesDOCS 6.6
- 14 Trace One API yesDOCS 6.6
- 15 GitPLM FREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
- 16 NETVIBES DOCS 5.6
- 17 Aptean PLM Lascom Edition DOCS 5.5
- 18 CMPRO DOCS 5.5
- 19 PLMore DOCS 5.5
- 20 Aptean Apparel PLM DOCS 5.4
- 21 Aptean Industrial Manufacturing ERP Traverse Edition FREE noDOCS 5.4
- 22 Creo DOCS 5.4
- 23 Lectra Kubix Link PLM DOCS 5.4
- 24 Oracle Fusion Cloud PLM DOCS 5.4$100/mo
- 25 WFX Apparel PLM DOCS 5.4
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | Paid from | Requirements management | Revision control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cascadia PLM | 7.3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2 | PDXpert PLM | 7.3 | No | 3.5 /user/mo | Yes | Yes |
| 3 | Dokuly | 7.2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 4 | Centric PLM | 6.9 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 5 | Nora IPLM | 6.9 | Yes | |||
| 6 | Empower PLM | 6.8 | Yes | |||
| 7 | Infor Public Sector | 6.8 | ||||
| 8 | Aligni PLM | 6.7 | No | Yes | ||
| 9 | Arena PLM | 6.7 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 10 | Delogue PLM | 6.7 | No | Yes | ||
| 11 | Duro Design PLM | 6.7 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 12 | Lifecycle PLM | 6.6 | ||||
| 13 | Specright | 6.6 | ||||
| 14 | Trace One | 6.6 | ||||
| 15 | GitPLM | 5.8 | Yes | |||
| 16 | NETVIBES | 5.6 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 17 | Aptean PLM Lascom Edition | 5.5 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 18 | CMPRO | 5.5 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 19 | PLMore | 5.5 | ||||
| 20 | Aptean Apparel PLM | 5.4 | Yes | |||
| 21 | Aptean Industrial Manufacturing ERP Traverse Edition | 5.4 | ||||
| 22 | Creo | 5.4 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 23 | Lectra Kubix Link PLM | 5.4 | Yes | |||
| 24 | Oracle Fusion Cloud PLM | 5.4 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 25 | WFX Apparel PLM | 5.4 | Yes |
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