Nucleus Research Releases 2026 Manufacturing CPQ Technology Value Matrix

Leaders in the manufacturing CPQ market include Configit, Configure One, Epicor, Infor, and Tacton.

MIAMI, Nov. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Nucleus Research has released its 2026 Manufacturing Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) Technology Value Matrix, highlighting how advances in engineering automation, configuration management, and manufacturing integration are helping organizations accelerate sales cycles, reduce engineering costs, and protect profit margins.

For manufacturers managing complex, customizable products, CPQ investments are increasingly evaluated on their ability to produce accurate, technically valid quotes while reducing manual intervention throughout the sales-to-production process. Fluctuating material costs and expanding product variability are placing additional pressure on manufacturers to improve costing accuracy and maintain consistency between customer requirements and production specifications.

"Manufacturers realize greater returns from CPQ when configuration accuracy extends directly into engineering and production," said Cameron Marsh, Senior Analyst at Nucleus Research. "Automating technical validation, engineering documentation, and downstream workflows reduces the cost of processing complex orders while helping organizations protect margins and improve operational efficiency."

Engineering automation remains a significant area of investment, with tighter integration across CAD, PLM, and ERP systems enabling automatic generation of bills of materials, technical drawings, and production documentation. These capabilities reduce repetitive engineering work and improve coordination between commercial and manufacturing operations.

Meanwhile, advanced constraint management and interactive product visualization are expanding self-service configuration capabilities across direct sales and distribution channels. Emerging AI functionality is further simplifying product selection, configuration modeling, and quoting through natural-language interfaces and intelligent recommendations.

Nucleus expects competitive differentiation to depend on how effectively vendors combine sophisticated configuration logic, accessible selling experiences, and manufacturing integration to deliver profitable, production-ready orders with fewer manual processes.

Leaders in the Value Matrix excel in both functionality and usability, offering consolidated integration that delivers strong returns and supports adoption at scale. Leaders in this year's Value Matrix are Configit, Configure One, Epicor, Infor, and Tacton.

Experts offer deep, specialized integration functionality suited to complex and technical requirements. Experts in this year's Value Matrix are Encoway, Oracle, SAP, and Vendavo.

Accelerators focus on usability and ease of deployment, delivering integration that enables quick adoption. This year's Accelerators are Conga, DriveWorks, Elfsquad, and Experlogix.

Core Providers offer essential, reliable integration for organizations with focused needs. This year's Core Providers are Camos, Cincom, SaleSqueeze, and VividWorks.

To download the 2026 Manufacturing CPQ Technology Value Matrix, click here.

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