Dresner Advisory Services Reveals Winners of 2025 Industry Excellence Awards
NASHUA, N.H. – In a landmark announcement on September 24, 2025, Dresner Advisory Services unveiled the winners of its prestigious 2025 Industry Excellence Awards. This annual recognition celebrates vendors who have demonstrated exceptional leadership across various business sectors, particularly in Business Intelligence (BI), Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).
Dresner's 2025 Wisdom of Crowds® studies provided the foundation for these awards. They are based on comprehensive feedback collected from end users, offering insights into current usage, key drivers, technology priorities, and a thorough evaluation of both solutions and suppliers in the industry. Winners are determined by the performance metrics established through Dresner's proprietary 33-measure assessment system.
Award Categories and Recipients
In total, the awards were distributed across four main categories:
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Overall Leaders: This category honors vendors who excel in a comprehensive array of performance metrics. The Overall Leaders for BI include:
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Alteryx
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Domo
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insightsoftware
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Qrvey
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Tableau, a Salesforce Company
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Zoho
For EPM, the Overall Leaders are:
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Pigment
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Planful
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Prophix
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Vena
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Wolters Kluwer (CCH Tagetik)
The sole Overall Leader for ERP is:
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Sage
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Customer Experience and Technology Leaders: This recognizes vendors that have high levels of customer satisfaction in service and technology offerings. Notably,
ibi stands out as the Customer Experience Leader for BI, while
Lumel and
Unit4 achieved the title for EPM.
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Trust Leaders: Vendors whose customers reported strong confidence in their relationship and perceived value. For EPM,
insightsoftware and
Unit4 were named Trust Leaders.
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Best in Class: Within this classification, vendors are celebrated for surpassing others in specific performance measures. For BI, notable names include:
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Alteryx
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Domo
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ibi
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insightsoftware
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Qrvey
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Zoho
For EPM, the leaders are:
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Lumel
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Pigment
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Planful
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Prophix
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Unit4
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Vena
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Wolters Kluwer (CCH Tagetik)
Additionally, notable awards for value and total cost of ownership (TCO) were also highlighted. Vendors that excels in offering high value at a low TCO in BI include:
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Alteryx
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Domo
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ibi
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insightsoftware
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Qrvey
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Tableau
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Salesforce
For EPM, the leaders repeated are:
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Lumel
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Pigment
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Planful
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Prophix
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Unit4
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Vena
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Wolters Kluwer (CCH Tagetik)
The single participant noted for ERP is:
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Sage
Howard Dresner, the founder and Chief Research Officer of Dresner Advisory Services, expressed his enthusiasm regarding the results. He stated, “Our research provides a clear, market-based perspective of current priorities, deployment trends, and future intentions in these key markets. The evaluations are based solely on unbiased input from end users, and we celebrate the achievements of our winners.”
Conclusion
The 2025 Industry Excellence Awards spotlighted the crucial players in the business technology landscape, offering valuable insights into the ever-evolving dynamics of customer experience, trust, and technological advancements. For more information about the awards and the awarded vendors, please visit
Dresner Advisory Services.