Who is Cadence Design Systems's largest competitor?

Synopsys is the largest EDA Software competitor by market cap ($95.4B).

How many companies compete in EDA Software?

wafergraph tracks 9 companies in EDA Software, including Cadence Design Systems.

Cadence Design Systems competitors

As of 2026-10-09, Cadence Design Systems's closest competitors in EDA Software are Synopsys, Keysight Technologies and Siemens EDA. wafergraph tracks 9 companies in EDA Software; Cadence Design Systems is positioned as a market leader there with a market cap of $96.1B, and the largest competitor by market cap is Synopsys at $95.4B.

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Data as of 2026-10-09 · peers = companies sharing Cadence Design Systems's primary EDA Software segment in the wafergraph taxonomy · ordered by market position, then market cap

Who competes with Cadence Design Systems

Competitor	Position	Country	Market cap	Revenue	Compare
Synopsys	leader	United States	$95.4B	$7.1B	Cadence Design Systems vs Synopsys
Keysight Technologies	major	United States	$63.8B	$5.4B	Cadence Design Systems vs Keysight Technologies
Siemens EDA	major	Germany	Unpriced	—	—
Empyrean Technology	challenger	China	$7.6B	$198M	Cadence Design Systems vs Empyrean Technology
Primarius Technologies	challenger	China	$2.7B	$73M	Cadence Design Systems vs Primarius Technologies
Silvaco Group, Inc.	challenger	United States	$270M	$63M	—
Aldec, Inc.	challenger	United States	Unpriced	—	—
AnaGlobe Technology, Inc.	niche	Taiwan	Unpriced	—	—

Customers Cadence Design Systems shares with its competitors

Intel shared with 6 of Cadence Design Systems's top competitors
Samsung Electronics shared with 6 of Cadence Design Systems's top competitors
Qualcomm shared with 6 of Cadence Design Systems's top competitors
NVIDIA shared with 5 of Cadence Design Systems's top competitors
AMD shared with 5 of Cadence Design Systems's top competitors
Apple shared with 5 of Cadence Design Systems's top competitors
Broadcom shared with 5 of Cadence Design Systems's top competitors
MediaTek shared with 5 of Cadence Design Systems's top competitors
Marvell Technology shared with 2 of Cadence Design Systems's top competitors

Frequently asked questions3

Who are Cadence Design Systems's competitors?: Cadence Design Systems's closest competitors in EDA Software are Synopsys, Keysight Technologies and Siemens EDA; wafergraph tracks 8 rivals in that segment.
Who is Cadence Design Systems's largest competitor?: Synopsys is the largest EDA Software competitor by market cap ($95.4B).
How many companies compete in EDA Software?: wafergraph tracks 9 companies in EDA Software, including Cadence Design Systems.

Cite as: wafergraph, “Cadence Design Systems competitors — 8 rivals in EDA Software, compared”, https://wafergraph.com/competitors/cadence (data as of 2026-10-09).

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