SPARK Matrix™: Configure Price and Quote Applications, Manufacturing, Q3 2026

QKS Group's Configure, Price, and Quote (CPQ) Applications, Manufacturing research provides a detailed and strategic evaluation of the global Manufacturing CPQ market, covering emerging technology trends, competitive vendor positioning, and evolving requirements across configure-to-order (CTO), engineer-to-order (ETO), and high-variant manufacturing environments. The research delivers actionable insights for technology vendors to benchmark their capabilities, refine product strategies, and identify innovation opportunities in areas such as configuration intelligence, engineering integration, and manufacturing execution alignment. It also enables buyers to evaluate vendor offerings based on technology excellence, customer impact, and their ability to support complex manufacturing decision processes.

The research includes a comprehensive competitive assessment and vendor evaluation, conducted through QKS Group's proprietary SPARK Matrix framework. The SPARK Matrix provides a visual representation of the market positioning of leading Manufacturing CPQ vendors based on their technical capabilities, product strategy, market presence, and customer value proposition.

The SPARK Matrix features analysis of vendors including Oracle, SAP, Experlogix, Infor, Tacton, Epicor, Cincom, Revalize, Camos, encoway, DriveWorks, AIcomp, and Configit.

According to Abhishek Dubey, Principal Analyst at QKS Group, “Manufacturing CPQ vendors are increasingly evolving from front-office quote automation providers to integrated decision platforms that connect commercial execution with engineering and production readiness. Technology innovation is centered around constraint-driven configuration, configuration lifecycle management, AI-assisted modeling, guided selling, and deeper integration with ERP, PLM, CAD, and manufacturing systems. Vendors are investing in intelligent configuration engines capable of enforcing engineering validity, generating manufacturing-ready outputs, and maintaining cross-system consistency throughout the product lifecycle. The market is also witnessing growing emphasis on profitability analytics, governance-led pricing, and embedded decision intelligence that enables organizations to manage product complexity, accelerate quote-to-production cycles, and improve operational accuracy in increasingly customized and engineer-intensive manufacturing environments.”

According to Sanjeevi C R, AVP & Lead Analyst at QKS Group, “The Manufacturing CPQ market is undergoing a structural transformation driven by mass customization, shorter product lifecycles, and increasing convergence between commercial and operational functions. Organizations are moving beyond standalone quoting tools and adopting CPQ platforms as strategic systems that synchronize sales, engineering, pricing, and manufacturing processes through a unified decision framework. Demand is increasing for solutions that support configure-to-order and engineer-to-order business models while improving governance, margin visibility, and execution consistency across global operations. Future market evolution will be shaped by the growing adoption of AI-assisted decision support, configuration lifecycle management, and enterprise-wide data coherence, positioning Manufacturing CPQ as a foundational capability for digital manufacturing and connected commercial operations.”

2026 Configure Price and Quote Applications, Manufacturing
Source: QKS Group

Table of Contents

• Key Findings

• SPARK Matrix™ Image

• Vendor Profiles

• Market Definition & Capabilities

• Evaluation Criteria

• Research Methodologies

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