Nucleus Research Releases 2025 Enterprise Human Capital Management Technology Value Matrix

Leaders in the Enterprise Human Capital Management (HCM) market include ADP Lyric HCM, Dayforce, Infor, Oracle, and UKG Pro.

MIAMI, March 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Nucleus assessed enterprise HCM vendors designed to support more than 2,500 employees, as well as solutions that can scale up for enterprise use cases. These vendors support large and global businesses with integrated solutions that can manage HR processes, address pressing issues, equip HR leaders with the data and insights needed to make informed strategic decisions, and maintain compliance. As the market experiences a sustained uptick in research & development (R&D), acquisitions, and partnerships, whether building, buying, or borrowing features, vendors are under increased pressure to prove the innate and incremental value of their solutions to customers.

“Across the board, employee experience continues to be a primary focus for enterprise HCM vendors,” said Research Manager Evelyn McMullen. “By matching functionality improvements such as learning and career paths, employee recognition, and people analytics with usability enhancements such as mobile-first designs and collaboration and communication tools we’re seeing customers achieve faster time to value and higher ROI from their HCM deployments.”

AI and machine learning continue to be the most prominent points of recent investment among leaders in HCM market. Several vendors have already transitioned focus to the new agentic era, augmenting traditional LLMs to enhance their contextual knowledge. This has led to the subsequent delivery of agents to tackle specific HR processes, such as benefits administration, time-off management, and compliance advisory.

Leaders in this year’s Value Matrix deliver advanced functionality without sacrificing ease-of-use at scale. These include ADP Lyric HCM, Dayforce, Infor, Oracle, and UKG Pro.

The Experts in this year’s Value Matrix are organizations that deliver value to customers with complex use cases through deep functionality and industry-specific capabilities. These include Darwinbox, SAP SuccessFactors, and Workday.

Accelerators in this year’s Value Matrix deliver value through greater ease of use and quick implementation. These include HiBob, Paycor, and Unit4.

Core Providers deliver core capabilities with faster and less expensive adoption. This year’s Value Matrix Core Providers are Cegid, Paylocity, PeopleStrong, and ZingHR.

To download the full 2025 Enterprise HCM Technology Value Matrix, click here.

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