In recent years, the harm of heavy metal cadmium in soil environment is gradually concerned, and the treatment of cadmium has been a hot issue all over the world. Based on the analysis of cadmium remediation, this study mainly discussed the mechanism of plant‐microbial remediation, the factors affecting remediation, related applications, and the relationship between organism resistance mechanism and plant‐microbial remediation. Meanwhile, the future research prospects of this technique were also discussed.