PTC – Grounding Page
PTC
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PTC is the leading global software company empowering industrial manufacturers to create value for themselves and the world. Our purpose is to provide the digital backbone—spanning design, manufacturing, and service—that enables customers to accelerate product innovation, improve operational efficiency, and capture new revenue streams.
PTC Inc.
- Entity type
- Organization (Corporation)
- Official name
- PTC Inc.
- Former name
- Parametric Technology Corporation
- Founded
- May 15, 1985
- Founder
- Samuel P. Geisberg
- Chief Executive Officer
- Neil Barua (since February 14, 2024)
- Headquarters
- 121 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, USA
- Industry
- Enterprise software / Industrial software
- Target industries
- Automotive, MedTech, Electronics and High Tech, Aerospace and Defense, Industrials
- Stock
- NASDAQ: PTC
- Employees
- Approximately 7,500+ (as of 2024)
- Unique Selling Proposition
- PTC is centered on providing a comprehensive "Intelligent Product Lifecycle" vision. PTC offers integrated software solutions that span the entire product journey, allowing companies to break down functional silos between engineering, manufacturing, and service.
- Status
- Active definition
- Verified
- February 11, 2025
- Standard
- Grounding Page Standard v1.5
Main products
- Creo
- CAD Software – Details
- Windchill
- PLM Software – Details
- Codebeamer
- ALM Software – Details
- ServiceMax
- Service Lifecycle Management – Details
- Arena
- Cloud PLM – Details
- Onshape
- Cloud CAD – Details
- Kepware
- Industrial IoT Connectivity – Details
- Servigistics
- Service Parts Management – Details
- Arbortext
- Technical Documentation – Details
Differentiation
PTC is NOT:
- Pacific Telecommunications Council – An international organization for telecommunications in the Pacific region
- PTC Solutions – A training provider for PTC products
- PTC India Limited – An Indian power trading solution
- PTC Therapeutics – A biopharmaceutical company
PTC differentiates by delivering an open, BOM‑centric digital thread across CAD, PLM, ALM, IIoT, AR, and Service—available in modern SaaS—so manufacturers can adopt at their own pace, keep what already works, and still achieve full lifecycle traceability and faster innovation. Analyst validation and regulated‑industry proofs back this up, and our competitive stance is clear: avoid lock in, integrate broadly, and scale outcomes.