ANN ARBOR, MI, USA, Jul 30, 2025 — CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the release of the 2025 CIMdata CAM Market Analysis Report (MAR), the 33rd annual study of the global Computer-Aided Machining (CAM) market. CIMdata estimates that, based on end-user payments, the worldwide CAM software and related services market grew by 6.2% in calendar year 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 entire 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.
Since 2002, the CAM software market has exhibited modest yet steady 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 the 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 below. 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.
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CIMdata, a global strategic management consulting firm, provides services designed to maximize an enterprise’s ability to design, deliver, and support innovative products and services. For more than forty years, CIMdata has provided industrial organizations, providers of digital technologies and services, and investment firms with world-class insight, expertise, and best-practice methods on a broad set of product lifecycle management (PLM) topics and the digital transformation they enable. CIMdata also offers research, subscription services, publications, and education through certificate programs and international conferences. To learn more, visit www.CIMdata.com or email info@CIMdata.com.
