Five-Year Outlook For The CEO: Industrial CMMS Software

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Executive Summary

In the next five years, computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) software CEOs will face a period of intensified market change, as enterprise asset management (EAM) convergence accelerates, AI-native platforms gain traction, and buyer expectations evolve around scalability, integration and time-to-value. Competitive pressure in the mid-market will rise, driven by enterprise vendors moving downmarket and the growing demand for unified operational platforms. This report provides strategic guidance for CMMS executives navigating this transition, identifying the long-term trends, risks and opportunities shaping the future of the market. Readers will gain insight into shifting buyer priorities, emerging technology disruptors, evolving routes to differentiation and the strategic decisions vendors must make to stay competitive in a maturing and increasingly dynamic landscape.
Summary for decision-makers
Long-term market evolution will compel CEOs to redefine strategies and navigate intensifying competitive dynamics
The state and direction of the industrial CMMS software market
Amid evolving buyer expectations, AI adoption and platform evolution should top the list of CEO priorities
With EAM and FSM convergence and new low-code platform entrants on the rise, CMMS vendors face increasing pressure to evolve
Figure 1. Industrial CMMS software vendor strategic inputs
Figure 2. Long-term CMMS software demand risk matrix
Figure 3. Five-year view: vendor dynamics
Figure 4. Five-year view: buyer dynamics
Figure 5. CMMS software buyer long-term priorities evolution

About the Authors

Josh Graessle

Josh Graessle

Senior Analyst

Josh is a Senior Analyst at Verdantix, covering asset maintenance management, industrial engineering design and construction, and asset management services. He advises softwar...

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Malavika Tohani

Malavika Tohani

Research Director

Malavika is a Research Director at Verdantix, guiding research that explores how digital technologies and services are reshaping industrial operations to become safer, more ef...

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