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Planisware

Planisware is a publicly traded company that develops and provides project portfolio management (PPM) cloud software applications, a type of enterprise software that supports business operations for large and mid-size companies. Planisware applications are used in multiple countries in industries such as energy, medical devices, high tech, aerospace and defense, chemicals, government, consumer goods, pharmaceutical, and automotive. The company was founded in 1996 in France. As of its initial public offering in 2024, it had 500 clients, including PepsiCo and Pfizer, and 700 employees.

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Planisware
TypePublic
Euronext Paris: PLNW
ISINFR001400PFU4
IndustryInformation technology
Founded1996 (1996)
Founder
  • Pierre Demonsant
  • Yves Humblot
  • Matthieu Delille
  • François Pelissolo
HeadquartersChâtillon, Île-de-France, France
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Pierre Demonsant (Chairman)
Loïc Sautour (CEO)
Products
  • Planisware Enterprise
  • Planisware Horizon
  • Planisware Nova
  • Planisware Orchestra
RevenueIncrease €198.0 million (FY2025)1
Increase €60.8 million (FY2025)1
Increase €50.0 million (FY2025)1
Number of employees
838 (31 December 2025)1
Websitehttps://planisware.com/

Planisware is a publicly traded company that develops and provides project portfolio management (PPM) cloud software applications, a type of enterprise software that supports business operations for large and mid-size companies. Planisware applications are used in multiple countries in industries such as energy, medical devices, high tech, aerospace and defense, chemicals, government, consumer goods, pharmaceutical, and automotive. The company was founded in 1996 in France. As of its initial public offering in 2024, it had 500 clients, including PepsiCo and Pfizer, and 700 employees.2

Products

Planisware Enterprise is PPM software designed to help organizations manage their projects, resources, and budgets. It aims to improve the efficiency of project planning and execution and to help organizations align their projects with their goals.3

Planisware Orchestra is a PPM solution for mid-sized organizations. Its goal is to help businesses improve strategic planning and resource allocation. It has capabilities for portfolio optimization, capacity planning, financial management, scenario analysis, and cross-project resource management.4

Competitors to Planisware products include other enterprise PPM solutions such as Oracle Primavera, along with project management software products such as Smartsheet and Monday.com that allow tracking a portfolio of projects.5

History

Planisware was founded in 1996 by Matthieu Delille, Pierre Demonsant, Yves Humblot, and François Pelissolo.2 The founding team was from Thales Group,3 a French aerospace and defence corporation.

Around May 2023 Planisware started working with investment bankers to explore a potential initial public offering (IPO).6 At that time, the private equity group Ardian held a stake in the company.6 In October 2023, Planisware announced plans for an IPO on Euronext Paris at a valuation of between 1.11 billion and 1.25 billion euros,78 then decided to postpone the IPO due to a "deteriorated" market environment.9 The IPO launched in April 2024 at a valuation of 1.11 billion euros.1011 The founders retained a majority stake in the company.12 In September 2024, Ardian announced plans to sell their remaining shares in the company.13

Planisware was named a leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Adaptive Project Management and Reporting for the fourth consecutive year (2022–2025).14 The company was also named a leader in the Forrester Wave list of Strategic Portfolio Management Tools in Q2 2024, for strategy planning, financial management capabilities, and rapid customer value delivery, as well as earlier Forrester evaluations (2017).15

See also

See also

References

References

  1. "Planisware Public Filing". Euronext (Press release). Retrieved 2026-04-12.
  2. Lykiardopoulou, Ioanna (2024-04-16). "French software firm launches biggest IPO on EU stock exchange in 3 years". The Next Web. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
  3. "About Planisware". Planisware. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  4. "Planisware Orchestra reviews 2026". FitGap. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  5. Smith, Gregory S. (2022-02-23). "Best-Practice IT Governance Today". The New Normal in IT: How the Global Pandemic Changed Information Technology Forever. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-119-83977-4.
  6. "French software firm Planisware explores options including IPO". Reuters. May 18, 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  7. "Planisware IPO aims to be largest IPO in France in two years - Euronext". Reuters. October 3, 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2026.
  8. "Planisware shares priced at 16 euros in Euronext's biggest IPO in two years". Reuters. October 11, 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  9. "Planisware postpones Euronext, marking third European float fail in a week". Reuters. October 11, 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  10. "Software firm Planisware launches $1.18 bln IPO in Paris". Reuters. April 16, 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  11. "Planisware Soars in Paris Debut After Raising About $300 Million". Bloomberg. April 18, 2024. Archived from the original on 2025-07-25. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
  12. "Planisware Resumes Plans for Paris IPO After a Pause Last Year". Yahoo! Finance. Bloomberg. April 15, 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  13. "Ardian Moves to Exit Planisware Stake Following IPO". Bloomberg. September 5, 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  14. "Planisware a Leader in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Adaptive Project Management & Reporting, Four Years Running". FinanzNachrichten.de (Press release) (in German). Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  15. "Forrester Names Planisware A Leader in 2024 Strategic Portfolio Management Market Report". Planisware (Press release). 13 May 2024. Retrieved 2026-03-31.