Verdantix Green Quadrant Report Identifies Leading Quality Management Software Platforms For Scalability, Workflow Optimization And AI-Enabled Transformation

London, UK. Rising regulatory scrutiny and costly product recalls are driving firms to digitize and standardize quality processes across global operations. Organizations are replacing fragmented systems with centralized, AI-enabled quality management system (QMS) platforms that enhance defect prevention, boost compliance and accelerate digital transformation. At that same time, increased supply chain complexity, in combination with demand for full end-to-end product traceability, is pushing firms towards analytics-driven QMS solutions that deliver faster investigations, greater predictive insights and reduced manual workloads.

The QMS market is on a strong growth trajectory, with Verdantix forecasting revenues of $16.1bn by 2030. Highly regulated industries continue to account for the majority of demand, while appetite is increasingly emerging across other sectors, as regulatory intensity and pace accelerate, product complexity grows and strategic priorities evolve – ultimately guiding the choice between enterprise-wide and more specialized solutions that balance compliance depth with holistic oversight. Vendors are racing to differentiate by embedding AI, enhancing digital thread integration, delivering industry-specific functionality and scaling globally via cloud-native architectures. These innovations enable buyers to unify operations, streamline workflows and build a foundation for advanced analytics and AI-driven quality insights.

The Verdantix Green Quadrant: Quality Management Software 2025 report provides quality, operations and manufacturing leaders with a comprehensive, fact-based benchmark of 14 of the most prominent QMS software providers in the market. Nine emerge as Leaders – ComplianceQuest, ETQ, Honeywell, Ideagen, MasterControl, PTC (Arena), PTC (Windchill), SAP and Siemens – providing the most advanced solutions. Key report findings:

• Regulatory intensity is driving demand for deeper QMS functionality, with organizations requiring full traceability and audit readiness, as quality failures increasingly pose safety risks and lead to operational disruptions and costly recalls. Firms such as Dot Compliance and QAD offer enhanced regulatory specialization and speed-to-value for buyers through pre-configured, validated workflows for rapid deployment.
  
• The QMS market is shifting from document-centric, compliance-focused systems to integrated, AI-enabled platforms that connect design, manufacturing, suppliers and customer feedback. Ideagen and ComplianceQuest are delivering AI capabilities that enhance decision-making, reduce risk and automate tasks, to save time and cost.
  
• Buyers are looking to digitize complex quality processes across multiple sites through strong cross-functional integration. Plex and PTC (Windchill) offer robust design-to-operations connectivity that supports shop-floor execution, while ETQ provides configurable workflows, lifecycle tracking, time- and usage-based scheduling, and mobile/offline capabilities that enhance equipment reliability and meet regulatory requirements.
  
• Many firms are adopting flexible, cloud-based QMS ecosystems. Platforms such as Dot Compliance and Honeywell, built natively on Salesforce, leverage the latter’s scalability, data models and integrated workflows. They deliver consistent UI and seamless integration with other Salesforce applications, ensuring smooth data flows, streamlined processes and full operational visibility.
  
• Effective supplier quality management is critical for managing multi-tier global supply chains, improving visibility across suppliers and customer feedback, and reducing recall risk to protect brand reputation. Vendors such as Siemens and PTC (Arena) provide robust supplier engagement tools that allow quality teams to analyse data, collaborate with suppliers, and track and investigate error trails.
  

“As organizations continue to navigate fast-evolving compliance expectations, global adoption of quality management software will accelerate further, as firms rely on digital tools to enhance defect prevention, strengthen compliance assurance and advance their broader digital transformation capabilities,” said April Choy, Industry Analyst at Verdantix. “With the scope of QMS expanding beyond traditionally regulated sectors into a wider set of industrial and operational environments, quality management is transforming into a strategic business enabler. Vendors that embed AI across quality workflows – supporting predictive analytics, anomaly detection, narrative generation and agent-based task execution – will be best-positioned to win market share”.

To find out more, read the full report.