Vendor Selection Articles

In-depth analysis tagged Vendor Selection — covering PLM history, vendor strategy, and the technical decisions reshaping engineering software.

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Nobody expands until 10,000 people: share of 2,223 verified customers buying across more than one software category, by employee count, from 0.8% under 50 staff to 47% over 50,000

You Already Own a Module That Does This: What the Buy-Side Data Means for PLM Leads

ThreadMoat counted 2,223 verified customers of industrial software startups. Read from the practitioner's chair, the numbers say the evaluation question is never 'do we have a gap' but 'does the module we already own actually have the capability'. Here is how to use the data when a startup lands on your desk.

Sep 6, 2026· 4 min read

What predicts startup exit vs failure: acquired versus failed average scores across seven dimensions for 75 engineering-software startups, with Growth Metrics the top predictor and Technology Differentiation the weakest

Vendor Risk: What Startup Exit Predictors Mean for Your PLM Stack

ThreadMoat scored 75 engineering-software startups that reached an exit and separated the acquisitions from the shutdowns. Technology was the weakest predictor; growth and funding efficiency were the strongest. If you are the buyer, that means your due diligence is weighted on the wrong slide.

Sep 6, 2026· 4 min read