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PLMV-VP-030 · Rev. A · Reviewed 2026-11-04

Duro

Duro Labs (Altium) · Discrete manufacturing

Duro is a cloud PLM from Duro Labs, now part of Altium, for hardware teams that manage BOMs, change orders and component sourcing with CAD and ERP links.

Bill of materials: StrongChange management: StrongCAD data management: AvailableFormulation and specifications: LimitedRegulatory compliance: LimitedSustainability and LCA data: LimitedSupplier collaboration: LimitedRequirements management: PartnerAI assistance: Available

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Overview

Duro is a cloud PLM for hardware teams, founded in 2017 in Los Angeles by Michael Corr and Kellan O'Connor. Its current product, Duro Design, was relaunched in June 2025 and is described by the vendor as AI-native and API-first. It holds mechanical and electrical BOMs, part data and revisions, compares any two revisions, and runs change orders with approval templates, impact analysis and a pull-request style review. Validation rules can be written in natural language or in a YAML editor, and a GraphQL API exposes library data. A sourcing view shows prices and availability from distributors of off-the-shelf parts. Duro Drive, a PDM product for working inside the CAD tool, is marked as coming soon on the product page.

Duro's site states that the company has been acquired by Altium, and that the deal builds on an existing partnership. The Duro pages give no date, and CB Insights places it in December 2025. Altium has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Renesas Electronics since August 2024. An Altium podcast of 29 September 2026 says Duro stays available as a standalone product while the link to Altium 365 deepens, and Duro states that customers need not standardise on Altium tools and that it remains CAD-agnostic.

Duro documents integrations with SOLIDWORKS, Onshape, Siemens NX and Altium 365, plus Oracle NetSuite, First Resonance, Valispace, Datum Source, Slack, Jira and Linear. The plans page lists Team, Business and Enterprise with no published prices, a fixed annual subscription and a two-week trial after a conversation with the team. API access, single sign-on and ERP and MES integrations start at Business, while AI Search Assist and dedicated or ITAR hosting are Enterprise features. An Approved Vendor List and a Data Room are listed as coming. Duro reports SOC 2 Type 2 and runs its ITAR environment on AWS GovCloud. See PLM for electronics and hardware and PLM for small manufacturers and startups for the wider context.

Recent news

  • Other

    Altium says Duro stays available as a standalone product.

    The Altium podcast describes the acquisition as bringing Duro into the Altium platform, with a deeper link to Altium 365.

    Altium

Best fit

Hardware start-ups and growing engineering teams in sectors such as aerospace and robotics that want BOM and change control in a cloud product, with CAD plugins and an API that can be set up without a long implementation.

Presence in Europe

The Duro pages reviewed name no European office, partner or hosting region. Duro describes multi-tenant, dedicated and ITAR hosting environments, so European buyers should ask Duro or Altium where data is held and who provides local support.

Strengths

  • BOM, revisions and change orders are the stated core of the product, with revision comparison and a pull-request style review.
  • Validation rules in natural language or YAML check imported data, and a GraphQL API exposes library data for other tools.
  • Documented plugins cover SOLIDWORKS, Onshape, Siemens NX and Altium 365, and a sourcing view shows distributor prices and availability.
  • Dedicated and ITAR hosting on the Enterprise plan addresses aerospace and defence data handling.

Considerations

  • Duro publishes no prices, and API access, single sign-on and ERP links start at the Business plan.
  • The Approved Vendor List, Data Room and Duro Drive PDM are listed as coming, so the register rates supplier collaboration as Limited and buyers should check current availability.
  • The pages reviewed document no RoHS or REACH part data and no native QMS, so regulated product teams need to confirm how that data would be held.
  • The Altium acquisition may affect the roadmap, and teams on other ECAD tools can ask for the stated CAD-agnostic commitment in writing.

Capability assessment

Bill of materialsStrong
Change managementStrong
CAD data managementAvailable
Formulation and specificationsLimited
Regulatory complianceLimited
Sustainability and LCA dataLimited
Supplier collaborationLimited
Requirements managementPartner
AI assistanceAvailable

Editorial assessment of documented out-of-the-box functionality, reviewed 4 November 2026. Strong, Available, Limited, or Partner (delivered through partners or add-ons). How levels are assigned.

Integrations and ecosystem

SOLIDWORKSOnshapeSiemens NXAltium 365Oracle NetSuiteFirst Resonance IONValispace (requirements)Datum Source (sourcing)Slack, Jira and LinearGraphQL API

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Revision history

Rev.DateSummary
AInitial release.

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