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 Eyelit Technologies, GAINS, Infor, John Galt Solutions, RELEX Solutions, and Wolters Kluwer CCH Tagetik as leading providers of SMB SCP technology.

SMB SCP Technology Value Matrix 2026

July 21, 2026 - Value Matrix 26134
Nucleus Research names Alteryx, Databricks, Dataiku, Domo, and ThoughtSpot as leading providers of data preparation technology.

Data Preparation Technology Value Matrix 2026

July 14, 2026 - Value Matrix 26128
Nucleus Research names Blue Yonder, e2open, Infor, John Galt Solutions, Kinaxis, o9 Solutions, and RELEX Solutions as leading providers of enterprise SCP technology.

Enterprise SCP Technology Value Matrix 2026

July 14, 2026 - Value Matrix 26130
Nucleus Research names BlackLine, CCH Tagetik, Lucanet, OneStream, Oracle Cloud EPM, Planful, Prophix, and Vena as leading providers of financial close and consolidation technology.

FCC Technology Value Matrix 2026

July 7, 2026 - Value Matrix 26126
Nucleus Research names Box, Epicor, Laserfiche, M-Files, and Zoho as leading providers of content services and collaboration (CSC) technology.

CSC Technology Value Matrix 2026

July 7, 2026 - Value Matrix 26125
Nucleus Research names Five9, Genesys, NiCE, RingCentral, and Talkdesk as leading providers of CCaaS technology.

CCaaS Technology Value Matrix 2026

June 23, 2026 - Value Matrix 26115
Nucleus Research names Alation, Atlan, Collibra, Oracle, and Salesforce (Informatica) as leading providers of data governance technology.

Data Governance Technology Value Matrix 2026

June 23, 2026 - Value Matrix 26114
Nucleus Research names Acumatica, Epicor, Infor, Oracle NetSuite, Rootstock, and Syspro as leading providers of SMB ERP technology.

SMB ERP Technology Value Matrix 2026

June 9, 2026 - Value Matrix 26108
Nucleus Research names IFS, Infor, Microsoft, and Oracle as leading providers of enterprise ERP technology.

Enterprise ERP Technology Value Matrix 2026

June 2, 2026 - Value Matrix 26100
Nucleus Research names StoreForce, UKG, WorkJam, Zebra Workcloud Task Management, and Zipline as leading providers of task management technology.

Task Management Technology Value Matrix 2026

May 19, 2026 - Value Matrix 26093
Nucleus Research names Autodesk, Dassault, Propel, PTC, and Siemens as leading providers of product lifecycle management technology.

PLM Technology Value Matrix 2026

May 5, 2026 - Value Matrix 26087
Nucleus Research names Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle as leading providers of IaaS technology.

IaaS Technology Value Matrix 2026

May 5, 2026 - Value Matrix 26084
Nucleus Research names Blue Yonder, Fluent Commerce, KBRW, Kibo, and Manhattan Associates as leading providers of order management systems technology.

OMS Technology Value Matrix 2026

April 21, 2026 - Value Matrix 26070
Nucleus Research names Dayforce, Infor, Legion, Logile, UKG Pro WFM, WorkForce Software (ADP), and Zebra Technologies as leading providers of WFM technology.

WFM Technology Value Matrix 2026

April 14, 2026 - Value Matrix 26064
Nucleus Research names Boomi, Salesforce (Informatica), Oracle, Infor, and Tray.ai as leading providers of iPaaS technology.

iPaaS Technology Value Matrix 2026

April 14, 2026 - Value Matrix 26063

DSML Platform Technology Value Matrix 2026

April 7, 2026 - Value Matrix 26057

RPA Technology Value Matrix 2026

March 24, 2026 - Value Matrix 26051
Nucleus Research namesConga, Docusign, Ironclad, and Sirion as leading providers of contract lifecycle management (CLM) technology.

CLM Technology Value Matrix 2026

March 24, 2026 - Value Matrix 26050

SMB HCM Technology Value Matrix 2026

March 17, 2026 - Value Matrix 26043

Enterprise HCM Technology Value Matrix 2026

March 10, 2026 - Value Matrix 26035
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