{"id":92804,"date":"2026-03-25T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/?p=92804"},"modified":"2026-03-24T12:32:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T19:32:30","slug":"forrester-wave-industry-cloud-public-sector-q1-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/stories\/forrester-wave-industry-cloud-public-sector-q1-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Salesforce Named a Leader in Analyst Evaluation of Industry Cloud Solutions For Public Sector\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Salesforce today announced it has been named a leader in <em>The Forrester Wave\u2122: Industry Cloud Solutions For Public Sector, Q1 2026<\/em>. In the report, Salesforce received the highest possible scores in the vision, innovation, roadmap, partner ecosystem, and adoption criteria. Additionally, the company achieved the highest scores in the current offering and strategy categories among all providers evaluated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The evaluation recognized Salesforce for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>AI-First Strategy:<\/strong> The company provides a composable, AI-native industry cloud that unites program data, casework, and citizen engagement on a single platform.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mission-Specific Capabilities:<\/strong> Through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/government\/defense-it-technology-solutions\/?d=cta-body-promo-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Missionforce<\/a>, Salesforce delivers enterprise-grade, AI-powered public sector capabilities used to support service delivery, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/government\/case-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">case management<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/government\/customer-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">engagement<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/government\/federal-it-modernization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">national<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/government\/state-local-government-software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">state, and local<\/a> levels. It provides a dedicated data model and prebuilt solutions for licensing, benefits, grants, investigations, and contact center operations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Customer Feedback:<\/strong> Evaluated government customers cited Salesforce for its on-time delivery and responsive support, stating they would &#8220;enthusiastically select Salesforce again.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Unmatched Partner Ecosystem:<\/strong> An unmatched partner network, user community, and app marketplace extend the platform\u2019s capabilities seamlessly into niche operational areas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Roadmap Investments:<\/strong> Roadmap investments accelerate innovation in mission-specific public sector workflows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Salesforce perspective: <\/strong>&#8220;Through Missionforce, we are empowering organizations across the full spectrum of government \u2014 civilian, defense, and intelligence \u2014 to operate with greater agility, resilience, productivity, and measurable impact in an increasingly dynamic world.\u201d \u2013 <strong>Kendall Collins, CEO, Missionforce &amp; Government Cloud<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>From the report: <\/strong>\u201cSalesforce is best for national and state jurisdictions pursuing customer-centric service delivery or whole-of-jurisdiction digital government modernization; it\u2019s also viable for local governments willing to treat Salesforce as a strategic transformation partner and take an enterprisewide approach.&#8221;<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"contextual-driver has-text-align-left contextual-driver--evergreen\">\n\t<header class=\"tidbit-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"tidbit-head\">\n\t\t\tSalesforce is a Leader in industry cloud solutions for public sector.\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"tidbit-body\">\n\t\t<p><\/p>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"tidbit-link label\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"label has-right-arrow has-right-arrow--small\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/government\/resources\/forrester-wave-public-sector-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t<span>Access a copy of the report<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 10\">\n\t<path d=\"M13.92 5.38a1 1 0 000-.76.9.9 0 00-.17-.26.25.25 0 000-.07l-4-4a1 1 0 00-1.46 1.42L10.59 4H1.07a1 1 0 000 2h9.52l-2.3 2.29a1 1 0 000 1.42 1 1 0 001.42 0l4-4a.25.25 0 000-.07.9.9 0 00.21-.26z\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"tidbit img-evergreen\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"\n\t\t\thttps:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/themes\/newsroom\/assets\/images\/article-tidbit-evergreen-large@0.5x.png 84w,\n\t\t\thttps:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/themes\/newsroom\/assets\/images\/article-tidbit-evergreen-large@1x.png 168w,\n\t\t\thttps:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/themes\/newsroom\/assets\/images\/article-tidbit-evergreen-large@2x.png 336w\n\t\t\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/themes\/newsroom\/assets\/images\/article-tidbit-evergreen-large@1x.png\"\n\t\talt=\"Illustration of evergreen\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 175px, 130px\"\n\t>\n\t<\/aside>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Missionforce Advantage:<\/strong> As public sector organizations navigate unprecedented digital acceleration, Salesforce is meeting the moment with Missionforce. Missionforce modernizes service delivery and mission-critical operations across government by delivering trusted cloud, data, and AI capabilities designed to support secure, resilient operations and measurable outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAI is redefining the speed, scale, and automation of modern government missions \u2014 from delivering critical citizen services to advancing national defense and security,\u201d <strong>said Collins. \u201c<\/strong>Agencies can\u2019t rely on bolted-on tools or fragmented systems; they need unified, trusted platforms where AI, data, security, and interoperability are built in from day one. 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class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read the full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/government\/resources\/forrester-wave-public-sector-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forrester Wave\u2122: Industry Cloud Solutions For Public Sector<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/government\/artificial-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Agentforce for Public Sector<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/stories\/agentforce-for-public-sector-announcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">how it can transform your organization<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See how <a href=\"https:\/\/gpscasestudies.salesforce.com\/regions\/amer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S. government customers<\/a> and other public sector organizations are using&nbsp;Salesforce<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See what public sector IT leaders say are the biggest issues they\u2019re facing in 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