IFS Named a Leader in 2026 IDC MarketScape for Manufacturing AI-Enabled Enterprise Asset Management
London, UK, April 1, 2026 – IFS, the leading provider of Industrial AI software, has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: “Worldwide Manufacturing AI‑Enabled Asset‑Intensive Enterprise Asset Management Applications 2026 Vendor Assessment (doc #US54250726, February 2026)”.
The vendor assessment, which evaluates suppliers against evolving buyer needs, analyzed IFS’s Industrial AI capabilities across its enterprise asset management portfolio. The report noted, “Delivered via the IFS Cloud platform, its APM solution integrates seamlessly with ERP, EAM, and FSM capabilities. IFS' priority is to deliver value "at the moment of service," and it focuses on enabling organizations to optimize asset health, resilience, and reliability while supporting sustainability-driven operations.”
The report noted, “IFS invests in an integrated asset life cycle and AI-first road map that brings asset investment planning, asset performance management, and EAM together on a single platform, increasingly powered by IFS.ai. Recent releases of IFS Cloud add AI-driven FMECA automation, anomaly detection, time-series forecasting, and agentic AI use cases for maintenance strategy recommendation, work order generation, and equipment-level decision support.”
IDC also noted IFS’s AI-first roadmap, delivered through IFS.ai, which embeds intelligence across asset management workflows. The report highlights capabilities including FMECA automation, anomaly detection, and forecasting, alongside emerging agentic AI that can recommend maintenance strategies and automatically generate work orders. These developments are further supported by initiatives such as IFS Loops and the Nexus Black accelerator, which help accelerate AI innovation across the IFS platform.
According to the report, “The road map highlights additional APM widgets, asset health navigation, and expanded AI use cases across safety, work execution, and performance optimization.” The report notes, “Consider IFS if you are a midsize to large manufacturer looking for a modern, integrated cloud EAM platform that brings together maintenance, projects, supply chain, and finance. IFS is particularly relevant when your goal is to replace fragmented legacy systems with a single, modular environment that supports high work order volumes, large teams, and cross-plant standardization while adding industrial AI into daily operations.”
Sarah Lee, Research Director, Manufacturing IT Strategies at IDC, said: “AI is redefining enterprise asset management by shifting organizations from reactive maintenance to intelligence-driven asset strategies. As asset complexity increases, manufacturers require architectures that unify data orchestration, AI-driven analytics, and automated workflows at scale. EAM platforms that embed predictive modeling, anomaly detection, and closed-loop work orchestration are now foundational to modern reliability programs. IDC observes that vendors delivering cohesive, cross-suite capabilities spanning EAM, APM, field service, scheduling optimization, and mobile execution offer a clear advantage in supporting distributed, high-throughput manufacturing environments.”
Cathie Hall, Chief Product and Customer Officer, at IFS, said: “We believe being recognized as a Leader in this IDC MarketScape is a real testament to the work our teams and our customers do every day. Manufacturers are under more pressure than ever to keep their operations reliable, safe, and sustainable and they need technology that genuinely helps them do that. We believe the IDC MarketScape’s evaluation reflects exactly what our customers tell us; that IFS Cloud brings their asset, maintenance, and operations worlds together, and that our AI innovations are already making a meaningful difference on the shop floor. We’re proud of this result, but even more proud of the outcomes our customers are achieving with us.”
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About IDC MarketScape:
IDC MarketScape vendor assessment model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of technology and service suppliers in a given market. The research utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each supplier’s position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of technology suppliers can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective suppliers.
About IFS
IFS is the world’s leading provider of Industrial AI for hardcore businesses that service, power and protect our planet. Our technology enables businesses which manufacture goods, maintain complex assets, and manage service-focused operations to unlock the transformative power of Industrial AI™ to enhance productivity, efficiency, and sustainability.
IFS’s AI-powered platform is fully composable, designed for ultimate flexibility and adaptability to a customer’s specific requirements and business evolution. IFS technology leverages AI, machine learning, real-time data and analytics to empower our customers to make informed strategic decisions and excel at their Moment of Service™.
IFS was founded in 1983 by five university friends who pitched a tent outside our first customer's site to ensure they would be available 24/7 and the needs of the customer would come first. Since then, IFS has grown into a global leader with over 7,000 employees in 80 countries. Driven by those foundational values of agility, customer-centricity, and trust, IFS is recognized worldwide for delivering value and supporting strategic transformations. We are the most recommended supplier in our sector.
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