Trusted by Leading OEMs and Suppliers
“Perforce [P4] is a comprehensive and powerful versioning solution that serves as the foundation across our entire organization. Using [P4] means that all versions of our products are traceable and auditable.”
Today's Automotive Development Challenges
Today’s automotive visionaries face unprecedented levels of complexity. From designing next-gen infotainment and HMI systems and digital twins, to developing safety-critical in-vehicle software, leaders have to manage:
Cross-functional collaboration for globally dispersed teams
Rapidly growing file sizes and types
Heightened security risks
Aging tech stacks that can’t keep pace
Evolving international safety standards
Accelerate Automotive Innovation with a Unified Data Management Solution
As automakers and suppliers race to beat the competition to market, insufficient data management (DM) is a risk you can’t afford to take.
Learn how a unified data management solution serves as the foundation for safe, compliant, and collaborative development in our eBook: Upshift Automotive Development to Overtake the Competition
Conquer Complexity with Data Management at Global Scale
Perforce leads the pack with a scalable data management system that establishes a single source of truth for all your digital assets. Fast track your development projects with the collaboration, efficiency, and security capabilities you need today while scaling for a sustainable future.
Unmatched Scalability
P4 is the only data management solution you will never outgrow. It effortlessly handles:
- Petabytes of data
- Thousands of concurrent users
- Massive binary files
- 10,000+ transactions per minute
- Global, multi-site topologies
Seamless Global Collaboration
P4’s federated architecture ensures high performance for all users, regardless of their geographic location. Protect assets by giving team members, contractors, and partners access to only the files they need:
- Granular access control down to the file level and by IP address
- Exclusive file locking with global lock visibility
- Content distribution server that protects your source code from 3rd parties
- Full audit history for traceability support
- End-to-end encryption
- Authentication with your preferred Identity Provider via OpenID Connect or SAML 2.0
Empower Development with Intelligent Workflows
Accelerate development and minimize wait times with powerful branching options and syncing capabilities. Lower your operational expenses and uncover hidden efficiencies with:
- Advanced branching models with built-in visualization (via Streams)
- Lightweight and instantaneous branching with Sparse Streams
- Virtual File Sync and Delta Submits of File Edits
- S3 (and S3-compatible) Object Storage Support
Integrate with Real-Time 3D Engines
Using a real-time 3D engine/game engine like Unreal Engine or Unity to build digital twins for prototyping, predictive maintenance, or performance optimization? A scalable, high-performant DM system is essential for managing the high volume of files and many iterations involved in developing with these tools.
Learn more in our eBook: Drive Innovation with Digital Twin Technology
Explore the game engine impact: 2025 State of Game Technology Report
Secure and ISO 26262 Certified
P4 is ISO 26262 certified, ensuring that your data management processes meet the highest standards for functional safety. By supporting complete traceability and seamlessly integrating with your toolchain, P4 offers a secure foundation for developing safety-critical automotive systems.
World-Class Support and Development
As an industry-leading data management solution, P4 benefits from continuous development, unparalleled support, and a relentless focus on helping organizations tackle their most complex development challenges. Perforce is constantly improving and adding new features and functionality to P4 to ensure it exceeds the requirements of the world’s most high-performing development teams.
Seamlessly Integrate Data Management into Your Tools and Workflows
P4 offers out-of-the-box integrations that allow your developers and designers to version in the background of their core workflows.
