BIM/AECO Software Market Share, Size and Forecast

The Cambashi BIM/AECO Observatory serves as a reliable source for accurate, detailed, and consistent market data, facilitating cohesive strategic planning activities. The observatory focuses on three pivotal dimensions—product/provider, country, and industry—providing comprehensive information on the competitive landscape.

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BIM Data Management

Data Management for Building Information Management/Modeling (BIM) refers to solutions that facilitate the sharing, control, and management of data, digital assets, and resources throughout various phases of building, plant, and infrastructure projects.
Application integration, data aggregation, file-level storage, and visualization.
Collaboration tools that aid project communication and coordination within design teams and between consultants, contractors and clients

BIM Design

BIM Design includes all products used in the design stage of building and civil infrastructure projects.
Architectural (Arch) Design – software used for the design of buildings
Civil Infrastructure – software used for the design and simulation
Mechanical Electrical Plumbing (MEP) – software is used for the design and analysis
Plant Design – software used for process plant design
Structural (Struct) Design – software used for the design, detailing, and analysis of structural aspects

BIM Construct

Construct software includes a variety of tools including collaboration tools that aid project communication and coordination within design teams and between consultants, contractors, and clients; estimating tools to enable model-based estimating including quantity take-off; surveying tools that provide site layout and modeling capabilities.
Pre-Construct – Applications supporting cost, materials, and resource estimation including QTO, bid/tender management, document management, project scheduling, and sequencing.
Site Management – Solutions for monitoring and managing compliance of cost, quality, and safety, the impact of changes and deviations, monitoring progress, maintaining the project schedule, management, and documentation of quality control, health, and safety

BIM Operate

Facilities Management and Operations software supports various activities related to the management, operations, and upkeep of the built environment, including buildings, campuses, infrastructure, and utilities. Activities include space and workplace management, and the monitoring, tracking, and maintenance of assets to support reliability, and uptime, and optimize asset value.
Performance & Assets – a subset of Facilities Management and Operations software that enables the monitoring, tracking, and maintenance of assets in the built environment to support asset reliability and uptime, and optimize asset value
Space and Workplace – a subset of Facilities Management and Operations software that supports efficient space management, workplace strategies, and optimization in buildings, campuses, and other real estate applications

Comprehensive Coverage

Detailed data on software across 53+ countries, various industry sectors, providers, and products.

Customized Datasets

Tailored projects for specific sectors, applications, or geographies.

Flexible Access

Focus on important details by limiting scope geographically, by industry, company or product.

Cambashi Methodology
Updates

The Observatory is updated every quarter and is accessible either as a “one-off” purchase or through a subscription service.

Years

The Observatory includes data for the current year, four historical years, and four forecast years.

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“We want to provide a consistent and relevant data set that offers help to all stakeholders – across the group, for individual brands, and regionally. Cambashi, in our view, delivered the best quality market data available for the AEC Market, from a proven track record.”
Jens Lederer, Director of Business Development for Nemetschek Group

Read the full Nemetschek case study

AEC-Related Professions

Data from the Cambashi Employment Observatory shows that world-wide there are 8x the number of managers and skilled trades people compared with architects, engineers and technicians. This represents a significant opportunity not only for BIM software vendors but also for businesses looking for further efficiencies as part of digital transformation.

Examples of AEC-Related Professions
  • Architects
  • Civil Engineers
  • Engineering Technicians
  • Draughtspersons
  • Construction Managers
  • Construction Supervisors
  • Skilled Tradespeople

Cambashi’s BIM software research journey

1990 – Initiated coverage of AEC vendors
2009 – First Observatory with AEC market data
2010 – Added Industry segmentation to AEC data
2017 – First BIM Design Software Observatory
2019 – Expanding BIM Observatory portfolio to cover Construct and Operate phases.
2020 February– Launch of BIM Charter to oversee research
2020 – Two new BIM Observatories published for Construct and Operate
2024 – BIM Data Management segment added

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