# The 3DEXPERIENCE platform **A Game Changer for Business and Innovation** Discover how a single platform for your entire organization helps you reimagine products and experiences, and rethink business processes and operations. [3DEXPERIENCE platform for Industry Users](/3dexperience-platform/platform-industry-users) [3DEXPERIENCE platform for Business Users](/3dexperience-platform/platform-business-users) Classic Landscape ## One platform, endless possibilities **3D**EXPERIENCE is a business and innovation platform that provides organizations with a holistic, real-time vision of their business activity and ecosystem. **It connects people, ideas, data and solutions in a single collaborative environment** empowering businesses – from startups to large enterprises – to innovate, produce and trade in entirely new ways. **The platform acts as a single version of the truth** to anchor outcome-based processes and capture all activities in one place. It securely connects individuals, teams, departments and external collaborators working together to transform ideas into innovative products, services and experiences. [Industry user video](/media/6659) Explore the differences making the 3DEXPERIENCE platform unique A Unified Environment A Unified Environment The **3D**EXPERIENCE platform connects an organization’s entire ecosystem – **people, ideas, data, and processes, using a single unified environment**. It combines knowledge and know-how using a unified data model and ontologies, supports all disciplines and acts as a single version of the truth. As a unified collaborative environment, **the platform brings together all participants** and enables secure, real-time collaboration on any device. Its user experience brings web-style simplicity and speed to individuals, teams, and departments even when dispersed across different locations. [a unified environment](/media/6754) [ Learn more ](/3dexperience-platform/one-unified-environment) Virtual Twin Experience Powering Virtual Twin Experience The **3D**EXPERIENCE platform enables companies to **create and visualize virtual twin of products, processes, and operations**. Companies represent complex systems from cars to cities to human hearts using the power of science-based modeling and simulation, data science and collaboration. With virtual twin experience powered by the **3D**EXPERIENCE platform, **companies enable a closed-loop connection between the virtual and real worlds** allowing them to exploring all possibilities and scenarios. As a result, businesses design and test products and experiences from inception to market delivery and usage, before actually producing them. [virtual twin](/media/6755) [ Learn more ](/virtual-twin) Sustainable Innovation A Catalyst for Sustainable Innovation The **3D**EXPERIENCE platform let people imagine, design and test the radically new products, materials and processes needed in tomorrow’s more sustainable economy. **The platform helps companies re-invent their value creation process**, leap from product to experience to realize radically new sustainable innovations, and minimize emissions. It transforms collaboration and relationships between sellers, buyers and customers to meet sustainability goals. [sustainable innovation](/media/6756) [ Learn more ](/sustainability) On the Cloud A Cloud-based Platform With the **3D**EXPERIENCE platform, companies break free of IT constraints and bring together all aspects of their business in a **single cloud-based environment**. It provides instant access to the latest catalog of apps and online services to collaborate with teams, clients and external collaborators. The **3D**EXPERIENCE platform helps businesses of any size get innovations and experiences to market faster with proven outcome-based processes. [Cloud image](/media/6964) [ Learn more ](/cloud) Marketplace Marketplace The **3D**EXPERIENCE platform **connects businesses to an ecosystem of industrial service providers**. With the **3D**EXPERIENCE Marketplace, designers and engineers find source-able 3D components offered by qualified suppliers from a comprehensive catalog of millions of parts. They can also upload designs and get quotes for their manufacturing projects reducing friction along the way or hire engineering experts specialized in digitalization, design and certification of products. [3dexperience platform marketplace ecosystem](/media/6963) [ Learn more ](/3dexperience/marketplace) Role-based Role-based Platform The **3D**EXPERIENCE platform is a completely new method of working, not just a set of software programs. You may choose from a variety of **Roles** based on what your needs and skill set are. A role equips you with the applications you need to work effectively and efficiently. By using the **3D**EXPERIENCE platform, you **enhance your work process and unleash your full creative potential** to transform ideas into innovative products, services and experiences. [Role-based Solutions](/media/15797) [ Learn more ](/products/3dexperience/all-products) Validation-Ready for GxP Compliance The **3D**EXPERIENCE platform is the only end-to-end solution designed for process industries, with seamless deployment capabilities on the cloud in GxP spaces, as a SaaS offering. [3DEXPERIENCE GxP Readiness](/media/19896) [ Learn more ](/3dexperience-platform/gxp-readiness) ## How our customers are driving innovations Discover how leading companies are using our **3D**EXPERIENCE platform to imagine, design, and test the radically new products, materials, and processes needed to create a more sustainable world. [ View All Customer Stories ](/insights/customer-stories) More on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform [3DEXPERIENCE Platform Topics](/3dexperience-platform/all-topics) [3DEXPERIENCE Platform Openness](/3dexperience-platform/openness) [Anywhere, Anytime, On Any Device](/3dexperience-platform/anywhere-anytime-any-device) [Data Science ](/3dexperience/data-science) [Science-based Modeling and Simulation](/3dexperience-platform/science-based-modeling-and-simulation) Classic Image as background Join the 3DEXPERIENCE platform user community Connect with peers, experts, and partners all around the world to share best practices and expertise. 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