Makersite

Name: Makersite
Brand: Makersite

AI, Data, and Apps to power sustainable product and supply chain decisions at scale

Est 2018|Raised $86.4M|37 Ref Customers

LinkedIn 12K|Web traffic 12K|FTEs 155|HQ Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, DE

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

Where Makersite appears strongest - Multi-criteria trade-offs in one model (cost + carbon + compliance + risk). - Automated mapping of internal product data to external datasets. - Integration approach with PLM vendors (Siemens Teamcenter, PTC Windchill) and CAD ecosystems. Where competitors often excel - LCA depth and transparency: specialist tools (SimaPro/Sphera) are established in methodological rigor. - Procurement confidence: some competitors have broader user review footprints and longer market presence. - Supplier engagement networks: EcoVadis-type offerings can outperform when the primary need is supplier participation and standardized supplier ESG data collection. Adoption trend signals - Siemens and PTC integrations indicate an emphasis on distribution via PLM channels. - Recent growth-stage funding and analyst coverage indicate momentum, but disclosed customer counts and revenue details are limited in public materials.

	Makersite	SimaPro (PRé Sustainability)	Sphera LCA for Experts (GaBi heritage)
Starting Price	Publicly unclear; third-party sources reference an annual starting plan for a Pro offering and comparison listings show directional baseline pricing	Public list pricing varies; third-party sources reference single-user business plans with add-ons	Pricing not publicly listed; quote-based enterprise offerings are typical
Best For	Manufacturers needing BOM-driven, multi-criteria (cost+compliance+carbon+risk) analysis at scale and PLM/CAD/ERP integrations	LCA practitioners needing methodological rigor, transparency, and modeling flexibility	Enterprises requiring an established LCA toolchain and datasets; regulated industries and mature sustainability programs
Key Strength	Integrated dataset approach, automation, and PLM/CAD/ERP integrations	Deep LCA modeling controls and established LCA community	Enterprise credibility and long-standing LCA positioning
Key Weakness	Sparse third-party customer reviews; methodology transparency and enterprise controls should be validated	Can be expert-centric; scaling LCA beyond specialists may be harder	May be complex to deploy and may not unify cost/compliance/risk as a single model

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

Where Makersite appears strongest

Multi-criteria trade-offs in one model (cost + carbon + compliance + risk).
Automated mapping of internal product data to external datasets.
Integration approach with PLM vendors (Siemens Teamcenter, PTC Windchill) and CAD ecosystems.

Where competitors often excel

LCA depth and transparency: specialist tools (SimaPro/Sphera) are established in methodological rigor.
Procurement confidence: some competitors have broader user review footprints and longer market presence.
Supplier engagement networks: EcoVadis-type offerings can outperform when the primary need is supplier participation and standardized supplier ESG data collection.

Adoption trend signals

Siemens and PTC integrations indicate an emphasis on distribution via PLM channels.
Recent growth-stage funding and analyst coverage indicate momentum, but disclosed customer counts and revenue details are limited in public materials.

	Makersite	SimaPro (PRé Sustainability)	Sphera LCA for Experts (GaBi heritage)
Starting Price	Publicly unclear; third-party sources reference an annual starting plan for a Pro offering and comparison listings show directional baseline pricing	Public list pricing varies; third-party sources reference single-user business plans with add-ons	Pricing not publicly listed; quote-based enterprise offerings are typical
Best For	Manufacturers needing BOM-driven, multi-criteria (cost+compliance+carbon+risk) analysis at scale and PLM/CAD/ERP integrations	LCA practitioners needing methodological rigor, transparency, and modeling flexibility	Enterprises requiring an established LCA toolchain and datasets; regulated industries and mature sustainability programs
Key Strength	Integrated dataset approach, automation, and PLM/CAD/ERP integrations	Deep LCA modeling controls and established LCA community	Enterprise credibility and long-standing LCA positioning
Key Weakness	Sparse third-party customer reviews; methodology transparency and enterprise controls should be validated	Can be expert-centric; scaling LCA beyond specialists may be harder	May be complex to deploy and may not unify cost/compliance/risk as a single model

Makersite

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

02Market Map

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

02Market Map