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Access, shape, and govern the world's leading platform for digital standards, reference data, and ontologies.

Whether you want to use, integrate, or shape digital standards at scale - PCA membership gives you the structure to do it efficiently.

Who membership is for

PCA membership is designed for organizations that:

  • Work in complex engineering or industrial ecosystems

  • Depend on standards, reference data, and strive for interoperability

  • Want to future-proof AI solutions with verified structured data

  • Build or operate digital platforms, tools, or data pipelines for the industry

  • Want to influence how standards evolve

What you get as a PCA member

Core benefits for our members include:

  • Ready to use digital standards, reference data, ontologies, and more

  • Extend and evolve digital standards and other content to support your business needs

  • Influence the ecosystem through our organization & communities

Membership categories

We offer three membership categories:

  • Basic: For individuals or small organizations wanting to take part in our communities and access our content

  • Business: For organizations wanting an active role in PCA and make use of our service suite

  • Enterprise: For large scale organizations wanting an active role in PCA and make extensive use of our service suite

Services

As a PCA member you can gain access to our portfolio of content and services.

Non-commercial and commercial parties may also subscribe to our services under some limitations.


Download an overview of our membership options here.

A non-profit model, built for sustainability

Our goal is long-term value for members.

Membership fees are designed to:

  • Support development, operations, and security

  • Maintain high quality and availability

  • Secure long-term continuity and assurance of services

Ready to join - or want to explore more?

We'e happy to help you:

  • Identify the right membership level

  • ​Understand relevant services

  • Discuss your specific use cases

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