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CIMdata, Inc. has released 2025 CIMdata CAM Market Analysis Report (MAR), the 33rd annual study of the global computer-aided machining (CAM) market. Based on end-user payments, CIMdata estimates that the worldwide CAM software and related services market grew by 6.2% in 2024. The estimated end-user payments grew from $2.7 billion in 2023 to $2.9 billion in 2024.
CIMdata projects that the CAM market, along with the PLM economy, will continue to grow in 2025. CIMdata estimates end-user payments for CAM software will increase by 7.5% to just over $3 billion.
The CAM software market has shown modest growth as global economies generally improved. There has been worldwide growth in the sale of machine tools and manufacturing output; greater emphasis has been placed on efficient operation of machine tools as manufacturing firms have strengthened their competitive positions; and the overall PLM (product lifecycle management) market, of which CAM software is a component, has continued on a strong growth path during this period. CAM software purchases are related to all of these factors, particularly machine tool sales.
The size and growth of the CAM software and related services market, based on end-user payments, is shown in the chart above. It can also be seen that approximately one-third of the end-user payments are reseller revenues, and approximately two-thirds of the payments are made directly to software suppliers.
The 2025 version of the CAM MAR is a 91-page report that contains 22 charts and 39 tables of data detailing the worldwide CAM market along several dimensions. It also includes a discussion of trends in the CAM industry and updates on the top CAM solution providers. The 2025 CIMdata CAM Market Analysis Report is available for purchase at: https://www.cimdata.com/en/online-store/market-analysis-reports/product/348-2025-cam-market-analysis-report.
Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.
CIMdata Consulting provides a comprehensive set of unbiased and independent strategic management consulting services. CIMdata offers guidance and support to industrial organizations and PLM solution providers. We maintain a strategic…
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