Name: SAP PLM Software
Rating: 4.4 (5 reviews)

Overview

Product Information on SAP PLM Software

Updated 13th October 2025

What is SAP PLM Software?

SAP PLM Software supports product lifecycle management by providing integrated tools for managing product data, processes, and workflows from concept through retirement. The software facilitates collaboration among engineering, manufacturing, and business teams, enabling organizations to oversee product development, design changes, compliance, and documentation within a centralized environment. It addresses challenges related to complex product structures, version control, and process standardization. By connecting product-related information with enterprise systems, the software enables traceability, efficient project execution, and consistent documentation, helping organizations streamline product development processes and maintain control over product changes throughout the lifecycle.

Overall experience with SAP PLM Software

Operations Manager

<50M USD, Energy and Utilities

FAVORABLE

“Versatile tool for engineering, although it experiences slow remote speed.”

5.0

Apr 28, 2026

I was a user of the platform for the oil industry; it was very versatile for the engineering project control process.

Automated Translation from Spanish

PRODUCT OWNER

3B - 10B USD, Consumer Goods

CRITICAL

“Extensive product capabilities but lacking good user experience”

3.0

Aug 31, 2022

As a user, i found it comprehensive in terms of product capabilities but lacks performance and good user experience

About Company

Company Description

SAP was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Walldorf, Germany. The company employs over 105,000 people globally and develops software solutions for enterprise resource planning (ERP) and related business functions. SAP’s early products, SAP R/2 and SAP R/3, were widely adopted for managing core business processes. Its current ERP platform, SAP S/4HANA, uses in-memory computing to support data-intensive operations and integrates capabilities such as artificial intelligence and machine learning. SAP offers a portfolio of software applications that support various business functions across industries. These applications are designed to operate on a unified digital platform. As of 2025, SAP reports over 230 million cloud users and provides more than 100 solutions. The company’s offerings are used by organizations to manage finance, human resources, procurement, supply chain, and other operational areas.

Company Details

Company type

Public

Year Founded

1972

Head office location

Walldorf, Germany

Number of employees

10001+

Annual Revenue

30B+ USD

Website

http://www.sap.com

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SAP PLM Software Likes & Dislikes

Its strength lies in process controls, notifications and authorizations for work execution in projects, as well as its contribution to planning and control.

Automated Translation from Spanish

1. The level of details that we can manage is quite comprehensive 2. Data management around BOM, inventory, etc is good 3. Integration with SAP ERP is smooth.

Native Integration with SAP ERP, robust versioning and change management, and role based workflow

When used in remote VPNs, it became slow for reading and entering data.

Automated Translation from Spanish

1. It is quite slow and becomes frustrating at times. 2. the user experience is not very intuitive. need to be trained to use it. 3. Integration with non-SAP applications is quite challenging.

Customization can be complex and time consuming, and UI consistency varies across modules.

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<50M USD

Energy and Utilities

Review Source

Versatile tool for engineering, although it experiences slow remote speed.

PRODUCT ASSOCIATE

IT Services

Integration With SAP ERP and Workflow Efficiency Strengthen Product Data Management

4.0

Dec 13, 2025

SAP PLM has been reliable for end to end product data management, with strong integration to SAP ERP and solid governance.

1B-10B USD

Consumer Goods

Extensive product capabilities but lacking good user experience

CIO

A good Plm solution but.

Sep 14, 2022

a good Plm solution but I still prefer Cas vendors solutions (Siemens, Dassault,..)

DATA STEWARD

One of the good solution for PLM

Aug 19, 2022

It is slightly Challenging but most reliable product in the Industry

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Overall experience with SAP PLM Software

“Versatile tool for engineering, although it experiences slow remote speed.”

“Extensive product capabilities but lacking good user experience”