Value Matrix

The Nucleus Research Technology Value Matrix is concise assessment of the operational value a solution delivers.

It provides a relative positioning of the important vendors in a market and delivers a framework for assessing the suitability of a solution for a particular customer. Vendors are measured on both usability and functionality, factors Nucleus has found are the key drivers of value.  

For a detailed description of the Value Matrix methodology see report: X222 – Understanding the Value Matrix.

Nucleus Research Technology Value Matrices measure vendors on usability and places them into four categories: Leaders, Experts, Accelerators, and Core Providers.

Latest Value Matrix Research

Nucleus Research names Conga, DealHub, Epicor, Infor, Oracle and PROS as leading providers of CPQ technology.

CPQ Technology Value Matrix 2025

November 11, 2025 - Value Matrix Z190
Nucleus Research names Blue Yonder, e2open, Infios, Infor, Oracle, Reply, and Tecsys as leading providers of warehouse management technology.

WMS Technology Value Matrix 2025

November 11, 2025 - Value Matrix Z189
Nucleus Research namesAppian, Creatio, Infor Mongoose, Kissflow, Oracle APEX, OutSystems, and Zoho Creator as leading providers of LCAP technology.

LCAP Technology Value Matrix 2025

November 4, 2025 - Value Matrix Z181
Nucleus Research names Domo, Looker, Oracle, Power BI, Tableau, and ThoughtSpot as leading providers of embedded analytics technology.

Embedded Analytics Technology Value Matrix 2025

October 28, 2025 - Value Matrix Z175
Nucleus Research names Cegid, Infor, Oracle, and Paycor as leading providers of full suite talent acquisition technology.

Full-Suite Talent Acquisition Technology Value Matrix 2025

October 21, 2025 - Value Matrix Z173
Nucleus Research names Blue Yonder, e2open, Infor, Kinaxis, Manhattan Associates, and Oracle as leading providers of TMS technology.

TMS Technology Value Matrix 2025

October 14, 2025 - Value Matrix Z164
Nucleus Research names ClearCompany, Eightfold, Greenhouse, iCIMS, Rival, and Zoho Recruit as leading providers of standalone talent acquisition technology.

Standalone Talent Acquisition Technology Value Matrix 2025

October 14, 2025 - Value Matrix Z162
Nucleus Research names ABB, AWS, Cumulocity, Hitachi, PTC, and Siemens as leading providers of industrial IoT technology.

Industrial IoT Data Platform Value Matrix 2025

September 9, 2025 - Value Matrix Z136
Nucleus Research names Blue Yonder, E2open, Infor, Kinaxis, and o9 Solutions as leading providers of control tower technology.

Control Tower Technology Value Matrix 2025

September 2, 2025 - Value Matrix z131
Nucleus Research names Cegid, Cornerstone, Infor, Oracle, and Rival as leading providers of talent management technology.

Talent Management Technology Value Matrix 2025

August 26, 2025 - Value Matrix Z126
Nucleus Research names Critical Manufacturing, Eyelit Technologies, Infor, iTAC, Parsec Automation, and Siemens as leading providers of MES technology.

Manufacturing Execution System Technology Value Matrix 2025

August 12, 2025 - Value Matrix Z120
Nucleus Research names Blue Yonder, Infor, John Galt Solutions, Kinaxis, o9 Solutions, RELEX Solutions, and Wolters Kluwer CCH Tagetik as leading providers of supply chain planning technology.

Supply Chain Planning Technology Value Matrix 2025

July 15, 2025 - Value Matrix Z107
Nucleus Research names AWS, InterSystems, Microsoft, MongoDB, and Oracle as leading providers of NoSQL DBMS technology.

NoSQL DBMS Technology Value Matrix

July 15, 2025 - Value Matrix Z106
Nucleus Research names Box, Epicor ECM (DocStar), Laserfiche, M-Files, and Zoho as leading providers of CSC technology.

CSC Technology Value Matrix 2025

July 8, 2025 - Value Matrix Z104
Nucleus Research names Datadog, Dynatrace, Elastic, New Relic, and Splunk as leading providers of application performance monitoring technology.

APM Technology Value Matrix 2025

June 24, 2025 - Value Matrix Z97
Nucleus Research names Acumatica, Epicor, Infor, Oracle NetSuite, and Rootstock as leading providers of ERP technology for SMBs.

SMB ERP Technology Value Matrix 2025

June 10, 2025 - Value Matrix Z81
Nucleus Research names IFS, Infor, Microsoft, and Oracle as leading providers of Enterprise ERP technology.

Enterprise ERP Technology Value Matrix 2025

June 3, 2025 - Value Matrix Z79
Nucleus Research names ActiveCampaign, Creatio, HubSpot, Oracle, Salesforce, and Zoho as leading providers of marketing automation technology.

Marketing Automation Technology Value Matrix 2025

May 29, 2025 - Value Matrix Z77
Nucleus Research names Alteryx, Domo, Microsoft, Oracle, Qlik, and Tableau as leading providers of analytics technology.

Analytics Technology Value Matrix 2025

May 28, 2025 - Value Matrix Z76
Nucleus Research names Alteryx, Amazon, Databricks, Dataiku, SAS, and Teradata as leading providers of DSML platform technology.

DSML Platform Technology Value Matrix 2025

April 15, 2025 - Value Matrix Z60
loader