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Sales Cloud

2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Sales Force Automation Platforms.

Salesforce is named a Leader in the Magic Quadrant™ for SFA Platforms for the 17th consecutive year.
 
 

REVENUE CLOUD

2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Configure, Price Quote Application Suites

For the sixth year in a row, Gartner® names Salesforce a Leader in the 2022 Magic Quadrant™ for Configure, Price and Quote Application Suites
 
 

Service Cloud

2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Field Service Management

For the third year in a row, Gartner® has named Salesforce a Magic Quadrant™ Leader in their Field Service Management report.
 
 
 

Marketing Cloud

2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Personalization Engines

Discover why Gartner positioned us as a Leader in the 2022 Magic Quadrant for Personalization Engines.
 
 

Marketing Cloud

2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Multichannel Marketing Hubs

Discover why Gartner positioned us as a Leader in the 2022 Magic Quadrant for Multichannel Marketing Hubs.
 
 

Marketing Cloud

2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for B2B Marketing Automation Platforms

Gartner evaluated several enterprise marketing automation platforms  — and named Salesforce a Leader. 
 
 

analytics

2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Analytics and Business Intelligence Platforms

See why Gartner named Salesforce (Tableau) a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Analytics and Business Intelligence Platforms for the 11th consecutive year.
 
 

Mulesoft

2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Full Lifecycle API Management

Salesforce (MuleSoft) is named a Leader in Full Lifecycle API Management for the 7th time in a row.
 
 

platform

2021 Magic Quadrant for Multiexperience Development Platforms

Gartner Names Salesforce a Leader in Magic Quadrant for Multiexperience Development Platforms
 
 

platform

2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms

Gartner Names Salesforce a Leader in Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms.
 
 

commerce cloud

2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Digital Commerce

See why Gartner has recognized Salesforce as a Leader in Digital Commerce – for the eighth year in a row.
 
 
 

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Sales Cloud

Salesforce is named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Partner Relationship Management, Q3 2023

See how Forrester evaluated partner relationship management platforms and why Salesforce is a Leader.
 
 

Revenue Cloud

Salesforce is named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Configure, Price, Quote Solutions, Q2 2023

See how Forrester evaluated our Salesforce CPQ and Salesforce Industries CPQ solutions and why they are both Leaders.
 
 

Sales Cloud

Forrester Consulting: Make CRM the Foundation of Your Customer-Obsessed Strategy

Gain insights on CRM use today and how businesses are investing in customer-centricity tomorrow with this study commissioned by Salesforce.
 
 

Revenue Cloud

Forrester Consulting: The Rise of Revenue Operations

89% of businesses will be focused on RevOps in the next 2 years. Read the new research from Forrester Consulting to see why.
 
 

SERVICE CLOUD

Salesforce has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Core CRM Solutions, Q3 2022

See how Forrester evaluated core CRM providers and why Salesforce is a Leader.
 
 

Marketing Cloud

Salesforce has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Marketing Suites, Q3 2022

See how Forrester evaluated enterprise marketing suites and why Salesforce is a Leader.
 
 

MARKETING CLOUD

Salesforce has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Cross-Channel Marketing Hubs, Q1 2023.

See how Forrester evaluated the 15 most significant cross-channel marketing hubs and why Salesforce was named a Leader.
 
 

Digital insurance platform

Salesforce has been named a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave™: P&C Claims Management Systems, Q2 2022.

See how Forrester evaluated property and casualty (P&C) claims management system (CMS) providers and why Salesforce is a strong performer.
 
 

experience cloud

The Forrester Wave™: Digital Experience Platforms, Q3 2021

Salesforce has been named a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Digital Experience Platforms, Q3 2021. Salesforce is noted for being especially strong in B2C and B2B commerce, campaigns, and messaging as well as customer profile, developer tools, and API management.
 
 

NET ZERO CLOUD

Forrester New Wave™ : Sustainability Management Software, Q1 2022

Salesforce Net Zero Cloud has been recognized as a Leader in The Forrester New Wave™: Sustainability Management Software, Q1 2022. Salesforce received the highest score possible in the Strategy category and the top score in the Current Offering category.
 
 

AppExchange

The Forrester New Wave™: Marketplaces For SaaS Sourcing, Q1 2022

Salesforce AppExchange, the world’s leading enterprise cloud marketplace for apps and experts, has been recognized as a Leader in The Forrester New Wave™: Marketplaces For SaaS Sourcing, Q1 2022 report.
 
 

Health cloud

The Forrester Wave™: Healthcare CRM Providers, Q1 2020

Salesforce has been named a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Healthcare CRM Providers, Q1 2020. Salesforce received the highest possible scores in the criteria of security and access, social determinants of health data, product vision, execution roadmap, market approach, customer success, and partner ecosystem.
 
 

FINANCIAL SERVICES CLOUD

Salesforce named a leader in the Forrester Wave™ Financial Services CRM, Q3 2023 report.

See how Forrester evaluated financial services CRM providers, and why Salesforce was named a leader
 
 
 
 
 

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IDC White Paper: The Salesforce Economy Forecast

Get the IDC white paper, sponsored by Salesforce, that shows 9 Million New Jobs and $1.6 Billion New Business Revenue to Be Created by 2026.

MARKETING CLOUD

IDC Report: Worldwide Marketing Campaign Management Software Market Shares, 2019: Salesforce and Adobe Battle at the Top, Microsoft and HubSpot Post Strong Gains

In this report from IDC, learn about the key trends, developments and vendors in the market for marketing campaign management solutions.

PLATFORM

IDC White Paper: The ROI of Building Apps on Salesforce

Get the IDC white paper, sponsored by Salesforce, that shows how App Cloud delivers 478% ROI.
 
 
 

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Sales Cloud, Service Cloud

Ovum Enterprise Case Study: Delivering Exceptional Service Across the Student Lifecycle

See how Pepperdine University improved the student experience with institution-wide CRM with Salesforce.
 
 
 

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Sales Cloud

Sales Cloud is ranked the #1 CRM.

Sales Cloud is the CRM leader across all customer segments on G2, including SMB, midmarket, and enterprise.
 
 
 

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Beagle Research

Philanthropy’s Expanding Role in the Corporation

Get an in-depth look at the top priorities for 500 corporate leaders from companies of all sizes, and see how their businesses are addressing the needs of employees, partners, and communities.
 
 
 

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451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence

Salesforce Rocks its Customer Success Agenda, Rallies Partners to Hit Growth Targets

451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, highlights the Customer Success Group and our Partner strategy as key factors in Salesforce’s path to $50B.

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Gartner, Magic Quadrant for the CRM Customer Engagement Center, Brian Manusama, Nadine LeBlanc, 04 June 2020

Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Configure, Price and Quote Application Suites, Mark Lewis, Dayna Radbill, 8 November 2022

From 2009–2012, salesforce.com was positioned as a leader in the Magic Quadrant for CRM Customer Service Contact Centers and from 2013–2014 Salesforce was included in the Magic Quadrant for the CRM Customer Engagement Center as salesforce.com.

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