Pegasystems (PEGA) 10-K 2016 FY Annual report

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Pegasystems Inc. (the Company) on Form10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Alan Trefler, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pegasystems Inc., and Kenneth Stillwell, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of Pegasystems Inc., each certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ ALAN TREFLER

Alan Trefler

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ KENNETH STILLWELL

Kenneth Stillwell

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

Dated: February 24, 2017